Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3213, Abraham Boyce, Va.
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SERVICE Va.

Boyce, Abraham or
Boice,

Hannah

NUMBER W3213
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Abraham Boyce
Va W.3213

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Abraham Bise [Boyce] ho [?]
Book one thousand Sev’n.
hunDred And Eightytoo
Writ 1782
Joana Stivlin [?]
79
1809
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[IDENTICAL IMAGE AS PREVIOUS PAGE]
Abraham Bise [Boyce] ho [?]
Book one thousand Sev’n.
hunDred And Eightytoo
Writ 1782
Joana Stivlin [?]
79
1809
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The Self Justiciary Convicted and Condemned.
OR, A
DISCOURSE
Concerning the
Difficulty and Necessity
OF
Renouncing our own
RIGHTEOUSNESS:
AND THE
Evangelical Method of Repairing
TO THE
RIGHTEOUSNESS
of a glorious CHRIST,
As our only Title to Blessedness

SAMUEL MATHER,
ate Pastor of the Church at Windsor

71. 16. I will go in the Strength of the
d God ; I will make mention of the
sness, even of thine only.

BOSTON
by J. DRAPER, for D. HENCHMAN
in Cornhill. MDCCXL.
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THE
Epistle Dedicatory.
To the Church and Inhabitants of Windsor:
Mercy and peace be unto you, and be multiplied through Jesus Christ our Lord.

My Brethren and Neighbours
MANY Years are now rolled away since I have been among you in the Word of the Ministries [illegible] may use the [illegible] in 1 Cor. 2. [illegible] yes, came [illegible] of Speech, or of Wisdom, declaring unto you the Testimony of God. For I determined [illegible] know any thing among you [illegible] and him crucified. And I was with you in Weakness, and in Fear, and in much Trembling. And tho'
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tho' in Respect of Age and Years I might continue among you yet many Years longer; yet I am under some Apprehensions (whether it be from Temptation, or otherwise, I say not,) that my Time is not long, and that I have well nigh finished my Course What I have here written, was written with a Design of being published in the Year 1698. But hitherto not published, and why not, is needless to say ; and since that you all know how nigh I have been unto the Grave, and how little Hope of a Recovery for a long Time: But being so far restored as I am, I am the more sollicitous to improve the Time that remains, whether it be more or less; for there is no Work in the Grave, whether I and you all likewise are going ; when Death cometh it puts an End to all Opportunities of doing or getting Good, nor any coming back to lead another and a better Life.
Job 7, 9, 10. He that goeth down unto the Grave, shall come up no more ; he shall return no more to his House, neither shall his Place know him any more. I have formerly published a little Treatise, the Title of which is, A DEAD FAITH ANATOMIZED. And now this other finall Piece offers it self unto your Use, and the Service of your Souls : Concerning which I have these Things to say: (1.)If either in the former, or in this, I have fought my own Honour, I have not done well ; nor wisely neither in publishing Things more hastily gathered together, in the ordinary Course of my Ministry, and (as you know) amidst my Distractions, and

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and that of divers Kinds ; which Considerations require your more favourable and charitable Acceptance thereof: And both the former, and this Discourse to some of God's elect among your selves, and also elsewhere, may be useful.
(2.) Do not think it much if in This you find some Things coincident with what is in the former Treatise: For That and This are near akin ; as to the subject Matter of both : And if in both you find something of Inculcation and Reiteration, it can do no Hurt unto any ; and I have not Leisure to do, what otherwise I could, to prevent those (as I am apt to account them) harmless Inconveniences. For it is not the Edification of the Learned, that I have in my Eye in these Labours of mine ; I cannot forget my self so far as that comes to. But I desire to take the Advantage of this Opportunity, to present you, who are my Charge, and my Flock, with a few Words of Advice, further than what you will find in the ensuing Discourse : And I think that divers Considerations, besides that of the Place that I stand in among you, call me thereunto. It is a Time of much Degeneracy ; our Transgressions are many, and our Backslidings are increased, as Jer. 5. 6. In great Measure we in this Wilderness have lost our first Love, as is said of them, Rev. 2 4. Yet they had divers commendable things among them. We do not walk with God as our Fathers did, and hence we are continually from Year to Year, under his [illegible] one Way or other ; and yet, alas, we turn not to him
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him that smites us: These Considerations call for the utmost of our Endeavours, for the Reformation of what is amiss among us ; and for the upholding and strengthening of what yet remains, and is perhaps ready to die. Consider then these few Words of Advice and Counsel.

Counsel 1. To such as are in a State of Nature, Unconverted Ones ; such, who whatever Convictions and Reformations have been found with them, yet were never born again, and such cannot see the Kingdom of God, John 3. 3. I wish that I had Grounds to think that the Number of such were small ; but I fear that many, many of such that have not experienced a thorow Work of Conversion. Perhaps in that Matter some will account me uncharitable ; but if we must (leaving secret Things to God) go by Visibilities, then it is certainly so ; and is not this a sad Thing? For all such are under Wrath ; and the Wrath of an infinite God abideth on them, John 3. ult. And I wish that you had a due Sense of this awful Truth, which many do manifestly want, because else they could not live as they do in strange Security ; they do not know the Terror of the Lord, it is hid from them ; they have but a little Sense of what is written in Heb. 10 31. It is a fearful thing to fall into the Hands of the living God. It would be good to consider what is written in Job 31. 23. For Destruction from God was a Terror to me : And by Reason of his Highness I could not endure.
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See also Isai. 33. 14. Sinners in Zion are afraid, fearfulness hath surprized the Hypocrites : Who among us shall dwell with the devouring Fire ? Who amongst us shall dwell with everlasting Burnings ? But there be manifestly many Sinners in our Zion, that are not afraid. See Job 15. 25, 26. what is said of some, He stretcheth out his Hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. He runneth upon him, even on his Neck, upon the tick Bosses of his Buckler. It is marvellous that any under Gospel Light should strengthen themselves against even the ALMIGHTY ; even that greatGod which made Heaven and Earth ; who rendeth Rocks into pieces, and makes the Mountains quake. This may occasion us to remember what is written in Eccl. 9. 3. The Heart of the Sons of Men is full of Evil, and Madness is in their Heart while they live, and after that they go to the Dead. Oh! think much of that Place of Torment, as it is called, Luke 16. 28. And who can tell how many of those that you have once known, are in Hell already ; in most unconceivable Misery, from whence there is no Redemption forever. But for your Parts, the matter is come to this strait, you must be Converted, or you must be Damned. Remember also that these are dying Times, the Slain of the Lord amongst us are many ; the Counsel therefore is, Redeem the Time, because the Days are Evil, Eph. 5. 16. And if this Counsel was seasonable so many Years ago, as you have heard mentioned, it is so now. Yet a little while is
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the Light with you, walk while ye have the Light, lest Darkness come upon you ; for he that walketh in Darkness, knoweth not whether he goeth. And it had been better for you that you had never been born, than to die in Unconversion. The Heathen among whom we live, (who seek our Lives, and murder and destroy many of us) will have a far easier Place in Hell than you will, you Children of the Covenant, that live and die in Unconversion. We read, That there are Children of the Kingdom that shall be cast into outer Darkness, where shall be weeping, wailing and gnashing of Teeth ; where the Worm dieth not, and the Fire is not quenched. Rest not then until you find the narrow Way which leadeth unto Life, which few find, Matth. 7. 14. And till you find the good Hope through Grace of an Interest in Christ, 2 Thes. 2. 16. The Time draweth on apace, and how nigh it is you know not, when an Interest in Christ will be of great Value, and when all Things of this World will not profit ; or stand in any stead at all, Prov. 11. 4. nor deliver from Death in the Day of Wrath ; when the Time of Patience is out, then comes a Day of Wrath ; and then there will be no escaping. See Job 27. 22. For God shall cast upon, and not Spare, he would fain flee out of his Hand : Yea but tho' never so fain, it cannot be. Oh ! The Distress and Anguish of Spirit that is seen in some dying ones, under the Arrests of Death, the King of Terrors ; but no remedy, go they must ; and as 1 Thes. 2. 3. Destruction comethin
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upon them as Travail upon a Woman withChild, and they shall not escape. Ponder much and think daily of these and of such like things ; it argues that Persons are sottish Children, Jer. 4. 22. that are so nigh to the Grave ; nor above a Span, or Hand-breadth, and yet should so seldom go thither in their most solemn Meditation.

Counsel 2. To such as are Converted : There are hopefully some such among you ; and how many it is not for me to say, but it will one Day appear. But unto you the Counsel is, Grow in Grace, 2 Pet. 3. ult. It is commanded, and it is expected. Be Examples to others. Let your Light so shine before Men that they may see your good Works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven, Matth. 5. 16. Let your Conversation be as becometh the Gospel, Phil. 1. 27. Or as you have it in Eph. 4. 1. Walk worthy of the Vocation wherewith you are called. Walk as Children of Light, Eph. 5. 8. Yes, much Fruit is expected from us. John 15. 8. Herein is my Father glorified that ye bring forth much Fruit : So shall y e be my Disciples. Not to bear much Fruit will darken our Evidence of being his Disciples, Eph. 3. 10. That ye might be filled with all the Fullness of God and Phil 1. 11. Be filled with the [illegible]teensuess which are by Jesus Christ, [illegible] in the Hearts and the Lives of some, [illegible] hope are truly godly ; and this is a fumbling
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Block unto many that are yet in Unconversion. Oh ! that SHINE that should be in the Lives of Professors is too much wanting ! And the Want of it too little lamented. But that I may speak a little more particularly,
Consider,
1. That Faults in the Conversation do oftentimes proceed from a Neglect of Heart-Work. Let the Heart within be kept as it ought, Prov. 4. 23. Let THAT be filled withKnowledge, and the Fear of God, and the like ; there will be something of it within shining out in the Life and Conversation. The Power of Godliness is a visible thing, and will be seen ; and when there is but little of God within us, and we neglect him in Secret, our Conversations before Men are not likely to be what they should be ; The Light will not shine as otherwise it would do. And sometimes God may leave Persons to bring themselves to shame before Men, for their Neglect of him in Secret, where no Eye seeth ; As on the other hand, if we follow God in secret, he will reward us openly, Matth. 6. 6. So e' contra, if we neglect him in secret, in our secret Walk with God, he may leave us to open Shame ; not only to be slandered, and ill spoken of without Cause, which may be the Portion of the best, but deservedly.
But,
2. Labour to see more of your own Hearts to go deeper down into them. God hath made you to know the Plague of your own Heart already, in some measure; but yet it may be needful

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ful for you to know more still ; and if you keep awake, and at work too, as you should, the longer you do live the more you may see of that desperate Wickedness, and Deceitfulness that is in it, of which we read, in Jer. 17 9. And of this you will hear more in the Book it self. I may allude to that in Ezek. 8. 15. Hast thou seen this, O Son of Man, turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater Abominations than these. So here ; you still complain of your own Hearts badness, and you have great cause so to do ; but dig deeper, and you may see more still, for the Heart is very deep. I judge that he of old had some Sight of this in Psal. 19. 12. And he said, Who can understand his Errors, cleanse thou from me from Secret Faults Now this Discovery will be a Means to keep you humble, and to keep you at Work ; even that Work in a Cor. 7. 1. Let us cleanse our selves from all the Filthiness of the Flesh, and of the Spirit, perfecting Holiness in the Fear of the Lord. This cleansing Work will lie before you as long as you live ; and it is needful, to this end, that you see your selves more and more, that you may go on in that great and necessary Work. Your Life here is a Warfare, Rom. 7. 23. And you should not always be engaged only (as it is with some Christians) in the Frontiers of the Enemy's County, but you should make Progress, and get farther up into the Heart of the Country (as a great Divine compares it) where you'll find more spiritual Conflicts ; and see yet more of the Strength and Deceitfulness of Sin ; as it is
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is called, Heb. 3. 13. and of the Depth of Satan, which some Christians have known little of, Rev. 2. 24. And if you will keep at work with your own Hearts as you ought, God will tap them, or broach them yet lower, that you may see more of the Dregs of Sin that is in them : And when you get Power against outward Transgressions, and can in some Measure keep your selves from your own Iniquity, as he speaks, Psal. 18. 23. yet your best Duties shall make you to abhor your selves, and to have no Confidence in the Flesh, but to rejoice in Christ Jesus, as Phil. 3. 3. And if they do not work this Way, it may be feared that they do you more hurt than good : He that will go to Heaven must go mourning, and loathing himself, and conflict with Corruptions, Lest that war against the Soul. And for my ownPart, I know no other Way for the Children of Men to get to Heaven. As for Infants that shall be saved, we speak not, God hath his Way of working on them, of which we know little or nothing ; and therefore forebear to speak.
3. Let no Sin be little in your Eyes; and yet if you do not Watch it will be so. Yea, grosser Sins are become common and familiar amongst us, and we are apt to make light of those Abominations, Ezek. 8. 17. for which we ought to sigh and to cry, Ezek. 9. 4. though they be not our own ; lest for want thereof we make them our own. But that which I do chiefly aim at is this, Let not Heart Sins be lightly regarded, nor our Original Corruption,
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and Pravity of Nature, which the Apostle calls Filthiness of Spirit ; for so I understand that Place, 1 Cor. 7. 1. Let evil Thoughts and vain Thoughts be great Things in your Eyes and beg  of God to open your Eyes unto that End. And consider what you read in Psal. 19. ult. and 119. 113. and Jer. 4. 14. Let the Words of my Mouth, and the Meditations of my Heart, be acceptable in thy Sight, O LORD, my Strength, and my Redeemer. I hate vain Thoughts. Wash thy Heart from thy Wickedness, that thou mayst be saved. How long shall thy vain Thoughts lodge within thee. Isai. 25. 7. Let the Wicket forsake his Way, and the unrighteous Man his Thoughts ; and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have Mercy upon him, &c. We see upon what Terms Mercy may be had : And yet we must go farther still, our Hypocrisy in all Duties (of which the Lord knows that there is much even in the best of us all) tho' more in some than in other some : Hence is that, 1 Pet 1. 2. Laying aside all Guile and Hypocrisy. Now let these Things be in your Eye, and mourned over, lest they meet you on a Death-Bed, which happens to some Christians, who are saved, yet as it was by Fire.
4 Labour to know Christ more, and the Power of his Resurrection, Phil. 3. 10. CHRISTIANS should have many Thoughts of CHRIST ; else they do not answer their Name of CHRISTIANS. To think little of him, is both our Sin, and our great Loss. And
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if in this I could prevail with you (and the same I desire for my self) there should not pass away so much as one Day without some solemn Thoughts of Jesus Christ, and of God, whom ye know is Life eternal, John 17. 3. And if you would endeavour to think of him, as you ought, and might, it might come to pass that at times you might be able to say, as Psal. 104. 34. My Meditation of him shall be sweet. I will be glad in the LORD -- in JEHOVAH. When as now, perhaps, you do walk in much uncomfortable Darkness, and sometimes it may be in much perplexing Fear concerning what may be your last End, it makes your Lives uneasy ; you have little Strength or Comfort, forgetting that the Joy of the Lord is your Strength, Neh. 8. 10.

Counsel 3. Is to all in general, in this particular farther, viz. Be very careful of the good Education of the Rising Generation, at home and abroad. Schools of Learning are too much wanting in diverse Places in this Land, and Colony ; and have been so for manyYears : the Loss and Damage that cometh thereby is great and irreparable : Yet let us do what we can for our Parts, for the Time to come. It is good that Children should be taught to know themselves, and to bear the Yoke in their Youth ; and be well instructed in their tender Years : See Prov. 22. 6. Train up a Child in the Way that he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Let them be well educated,
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that through the Blessing of God upon them, they may be the more capable of being useful and serviceable in their Places and Generation. God will bless such Designs and Endeavours as I plead for ; more perhaps than you think for : And frown upon the contrary. The great Plea is, that we are poor, and cannot do it : But the Neglect of Duty is to be poorer still ; and as poor as we be, we are not humbled under the mighty Hand of God upon us, and therefore are under his Rebukes still.

4th Word of Counsel is, Content not your selves without, and therefore be much with God in Prayer for a faithfulMinistry. He that writes these Lines needs your Prayers ; but thinketh he is not far from that Place where the Weary be at Rest ; and much desireth that the God of the Spirits of all Flesh, would raise up unto you, in the Work of the Ministry, a Man after his own Heart, that may feed you with the Knowledge and Understanding, Jer. 3. 15. Isai. 30. 20, 21. Oh ! Pray much for a powerful, and a searching Experimental Ministry. Prayer will do great Things ; and you have a God to go unto that heareth Prayers, Psal. 05. 2. And he that wrieth to you hath been much concerned for you, as to that Matter ; and how much, or how little he hath done for you, in begging that Mercy, is in no wise meet to be mentioned : The Day of Christ will declare that Matter just as it is.
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Now that the good, and the great GOD may pour down his Spirit from on High upon us, and upon ours after us, hath been, and shall be the earnest and constant Prayer of him, who is yours in Love, and in the Service of your Souls, whilst among you,

Windsor, March 17.
1 7 0 6.

Samuel Mather.
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Reigester [Register] of the Names of the
Children Born to Abram Boice 
By Hannah His Wife
Nicholas Boice (son) Was born
November 5th 1789
Jacob Boice (son) Was born
[?] July 31 1794
Hannah Boice (Daugh) Was born
December 10th 1796
Mary boice was born
In the year 1798 [LAST DIGIT HARD TO READ]
November 19
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William Bice [Boice] (sin) [son] was born September 1802
Robert Bice [Boice] (Sin) [son] was born September 29 1802
Anny Bice [Boice] was born Jone wary [January] 19 1805
Margaret Bice [Boice] Was born April 16 1807
Ezekiel Bice [Boice] (sin) [son] was Born Jenuwery [January] 19th 1809
Jeremiah Bice [Boice] (sin) [son] Was Born March 13th 1811
David Bice [Boice] (sin) [son] Was born March 11th 1812
Sarah Bice [Boice] (w) [?] was born October 17 1815
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Hannah Griffith Daughter of Abraham Boice Sr. and wife of Jesse Griffith departed this life April [APRIL IS BLOTTED OUT] the 9th 1824 May Aged 27 years 4 Months and 19 Days.

Ezekiel Boice Son of Abrm Boice & Hannah his Wife who departed this life in year of Our Lord 1826 on the 9th day of August aged 17 years 6 Months & 20 Days
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Abraham bice [Boice] the Sun of nicholas bice [Boice] was born in the year 1760 September 27 day
Hanah bice [Boice] daughter of Isaac wells was born in the year 1770 october 30 day they ware [were]
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Married in the year of our lord 17086 augest [August] 7 day 1786

1815
Asa Petre (sin) [son] was born March 10 1815
The issue of Hannah Boice junior. The Daughter of Hannah Boice Senior, Abraham Boice’s Wife
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9.152
Pennsylvania
Hannah Boyce widow of Abraham Boyce who was a private in the Revolution Virginia line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars – Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. & End 11 July 1845

Certificate of Pension issued the third day of February 52 and sent to Sent to
James May Jones Present

[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book [BLANK] Vol. [BLANK]  Page [BLANK]
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W.38.239.
Declaration
Abraham and Hannah Boice or Boyse by Evan Evans Esqr Admnr
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Declaration 

In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed the 15th May A.D. 1828, and of the 7th July A.D. 1838, 3d March A.D. 1843, and 17th June A.D.1844. 

State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County} SS. 

Personally appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas held in the City of Reading this 18th day of April Anno Domini 1851, in and for Berks County Evan Evans Esquire Administrator of Hannah Boice or Boyce deceased: who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision of any Act of Congress the 15th of May A.D. 1828, in rights of the services of Abraham Boice of Boyce deceased - From the best of his knowledge and belief, he makes the following statement of his services. It is reputed of Abraham Boice that he served in the War of the Revolution as a soldier in the Continental Army Virginia Line, and that he served to the end of the war. The said Abraham Boice died on the eleventh day of July Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two (1832) This claim then is made for pension, due Abraham Boice deceased in his life time, from the 4th March A.D. 1826, up to the day of his decease, the 11th of July A.D. 1832, for a full pension, the evidence of his service is herewith connected which is of Record from the state of Virginia 

He would further state that Hannah Boice, wife of said Abraham Boice, survived her husbands death, and remained his widow, and died on the twenty first day of August Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and fourty [forty] five, (21st August 1845 ) he would also state, that from a family Record in possession of his daughter (Mary Whitaker ) since the decease of her parents, it appears that Abraham Boice and Hannah Wells (his wife’s maiden name) were joined in marriage on the seventh day of August Anno Domini One thousand seven hundred and eighty
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Six (1786) which family Record is herewith sent to you dated Boston MDCCXL. The marriage cerimony [ceremony] I believe was performed by the Rev. William Boas of Reading. Therefore in consideration of the services of Abraham Boice deceased as aforesaid, and the marriage with Hannah Wells in the year 1786, she would have been entitled to Pension as his widow. The said Hannah Boice his widow died on the twenty first day of August in the year Anno Domini 1845, there would therefore be a pension due her under act of 7th July 1838, 3d March 1843, and 17th June 1844, that is the pay would be due from 4th March 1836 to 4 March 1841, and from 4th 1843, up to the time of her decease, at the same rate that was due her husband 

The following are the surviving children, and all there are of the said Abraham Boice and Hannah his wife viz: Abraham Boice, Jacob Boice, John Boice, Robert Boice, Mary intermarried with Isaac Whitaker, Margaret intermarried with Jonathan Wamsher and Sarah intermarried with William Davis 

This declaration is therefore made by me the undersigned as administrator of Hannah Boice deceased for the benefit of the children, who are living at considerable distance from each other, I reside in the neighbourhood were [where] they died. The said Abraham Boice and Hannah his wife were residents of Berks County Pennsylvania, and died in Berks County Pennsylvania, and that the said Abraham Boice and Hannah Boice neither of them ever received pension in their lives either from the United States or from the State of Pennsylvania to the best of my knowledge and belief 
Evan Evans

Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court the day and year first above written 

Before me
Samuel Bell
Judge
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County} SS. 

At a Court of Common Pleas held in the City of Reading, in and for Berks County Pennsylvania this eighteenth day of April A.D. 1851, it was proven in open Court, to the satisfaction of said Court, by the oath of Evan Evans and Lot Evans, residents of Berks County That Abraham Boice (or Boyce) deceased, a reputed soldier of the Revolutionary War, was a resident of Berks County and died in Berks County on the eleventh day of July Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two, and that Hannah Boice his wife survived him, and died in Berks County Pennsylvania, on the twenty first day of July Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and fourty [forty] five She remaining his widow. And that the following are all of her surviving children viz: Abraham Boice, Jacob Boice, John Boice, Robert Boice, Mary intermarried with Isaac Whitaker, Margaret intermarried with Jonathan Wamsher and Sarah intermarried with William Davis 

David F Gordon PF[?]
Samuel Bell Judge

State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County ss. 
I Michael R. Beyer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County do hereby certify that David F. Gordon in the President Judge of the 23d judicial district of Pennsylvania and that Samuel Bell is an Associate Judge of the 23d judicial district of Pennsylvania duly appointed and Commissioned and qualified as such according to law. And that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Reading this 18th day of April AD 1851 
Michl Boyer Proth
[SEAL]
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That it appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an act of assembly, passed the November session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 4th day of February 1782 in the name of Abram Boyce--- as a soldier infantry and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for £36-- delivered to himself but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated. 
Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this twenty seventh day of January 1851

Ro Johnston 
First Auditor

[No Seal of Office]
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32.981 
Pennsylvania 
Abraham Boyce Decd 
of Reading in the State of Pennsylvania 
who was a private in the [BLANK] commanded by Captain [BLANK] of the [BLANK] commanded by [BLANK]  in the Penna line for 18 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 60 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & end 11 July 1832. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of February 1852. and sent to James May Jones Present 

Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending [BLANK]

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 

Recorded by A H Markland Clerk, Book F2 Vol. 5 Page 5
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That it appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an act of assembly, passed the November session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 4th day of Feby 1782 in the name of Abram Boyce as a soldier infantry and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for £ 36-0-0 delivered to himself but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated. 

Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this twenty seventh day of January 1851 

Ro Johnston
First Auditor

[No Seal of Office]
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County}SS.

I Michael R. Boyer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that James E Wells is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for Berks County Pennsylvania; duly elected and Commissioned as such and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are true and genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Reading this 18th day of April Anno Domini 1851.

Michl K. Boyer 
Prothy
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No.38.239
Abram Boyce decd
Penna.
Act 7 June ‘32
Set Nov 6, 1837

James May Jones
Reading Pa.
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Pension Office
Novr 6, 1851.

Sir:
The declaration of Evan Evans Admr. of the estate of Hannah Boyce, widow of Abraham has been examined and filed.
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Rec’d Nov. 10th 1851 –
705.28
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Pension Office, 
Nov. 6, 1851

Sir:

The declaration of Evan Evans, Admr. of the Estate of Hannah Boyce decd. widow of Abraham, has been examined and filed. The Admr alleges that Abram Boyce served to the end of the war in the Va. Continental Line, and claims a pension under the Act of 15 May 1828, but the evidence filed does not sustain that allegation. The certificate of the Auditor of Va. does not show that he was in service after the 31 Decr 1781. If he served afterward we have no evidence of it; in fact the probability is that he did not from the fact that he is not returned here as a war’s man and as being entitled to bounty land from the General Government. He is therefore, not entitled to a pension under that act. He is however, under Act of 7 June 1832 up to the time of his death, provided you can identify Abram Boyce the husband of Hannah with the soldier who actually performed the service. This may be done by proving he belonged to the Va. Continental Line or that he was always reputed & believed to have been a soldier of that line. The evidence of marriage is sufficient. 

Very Respectfully 
Yr Obt Servt 
Wilson 
For Commr.

James May Jones Esq.
Reading Pa
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Warnick Furman 
Jany 13. 1851

James M. Jones Esq.
Dr Sir, 

Since the receipt of your fav[?] of 23. ult. I have examined such of my papers, as I thought likely to contain the information you require relative to the services of the late Abraham Boice dec’d in the Revolutionary War, but, regret to say without success – 

In answer to your inquiries as to the position Mr. Boice held in the army and the manner in which I became acquainted [CROSSED OUT] connected with his claim on the Virginia Government, I have only to say, that if my memory serves me, he was a Teamster in the Virginia Line; and that during [CROSSED OUT] in the early part of my services in Congress I rec’d a letter from Jno. Boice the Son of Abraham, enclosing a small paper, very much worn, purporting to be a Certificate from an Officer of the then Government of Virginia setting forth [?] that Abraham Boice was entitled to receive from said Government So many pounds tobacco, and for services rendered as Teamster in the Virginia Line in the early part of the Rev. War – A letter was addressed to the proper Officer at Richmond stating the facts, which was promptly replied to, and an ofc[?] stated [???ng] a considerable balance how much I do not recollect in favor of Mr. Boice, and stating that it would
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be paid on the transmission of the proper voucher, which was accordingly done, the money received, & paid over to Mr. Boice-- The extent of the services, or, (as share before Stated) amount rec’d I do not remember – A line addressed to the proper Officer at Richmond Va would put you in possession of those facts. 

Very Respectfully 
Jones 

David Potts law[?]
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County }ss.

Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid David Hufman who being duly affirmed according to Law on his affirmation says I was well acquainted with Abram Boice who resided in the town and of Berks County towards Chester. He died about the year 1832. I had frequent Conversations with him I heard him speak of his services in the war of the revolution he always said he was in the Continental Army Virgina line I am now in my eighty first year of age he Abraham Boice was an old man when he died he was always known & reputed to have been a soulder [soldier] in in the revolutionary war 

David Hufman

Affirmed and subscribed before me 
the first day of Jany AD 1852 
Evan Evans Justice of the peace 

State of Pennsya 
Berks County } ss.

Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the said County Jacob Seivert who being duly affirmed according to law on his affirmation say, I was well acquainted with Abraham Boice who resided in the lower end of Berks County towards Chester, he died about the year 1832 I had frequent conversations with him I have heard him speak of his Services in the war of the revolution he always said he was in the Continental army Virginia line I am in my Seventy eighth year of age he Abraham Boice was an old man when he died he was always know and reputed to have been a Souldier [Soldier] in the revolutionary war. 

Jacob Seivert his mark X

affirmed & Subscribed before me
the first day of Jany AD 1852
Evan Evans Justice of the peace

I Evan Evans Justice of the Peace in and for Berks County Pennsya do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above named David Hufman and Jacob Seivert  for about forty years that they are respectable persons & are entitled to full faith & credit in what they say 

Jany 1st AD 1852 
Evan Evans Justice of the peace
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County } SS 

I Charles H Hunter Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do herby certify that Evan Evans Esq is an acting Justice of the Peace in in and for Berks County Penns. duly elected and Commissioned as such and that the forgoing signatures purporting to be his are true and Genuine- 

In testimony whereof I have have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal office at Reading this 26th day of January A. D. 1852 

C. H. Hunter
Prothonotary
[SEAL]
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Mr Jones of Pennsylvania presents a paper designed to meet the objections of this office as stated in the letter of Mr Kirby of the 6 Novr ‘51[?] have not examined the paper but Mr Jones is a sha??er and anxious to have the matter disposed of It is one of those cases which ought to receive prompt attention

J E Heath
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James M Jones Esqr
Reading
Evan Evans Esq [LINE CROSSED OUT]
Berks County
Pa.
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Warwick Furman 
Dec. 6. 1850 

Dear Sir 

On my return my home a few days since, I found your letter of the 22 ultimo. My absence at the time of its receipt will account for the delay in answering And

I regret that it is not in my power to give you the information you desire I do not now recollect the amount, nor the time I received the money for Mr. Boice- I have, I think a memorandum among my papers in relation to it, but cannot just now lay my hands upon it -It was rec’d I think in 1832 or ‘3 – 

It was for arrear of Wages for services in the "Virginia line" and was paid at Richmond by that Government, - I do not know whether Mr. Boice’s  name is on the Rolls at Washington or not 

I presume however that it is. – 

Should I be fortunate enough to lay my hands on my memoranda. I will advise you of it –

very Respectfully 
Yours 
David Pots [???]

Evan Evans Esq
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Reading November 10th 1851.

J E Heath Esquire 
Com. of Pensions

Sir
Yours of the 6th inst is before me - in relation to the claim of Evan Evans admr of Hannah Boyce decd - The declaration claims for Abraham Boyce under Act of 15th May 1828. - The services of Mr. Boyce no doubt was to the end of war so far as the fighting was concerned but did not serve so far as I know to the treaty of Peace 
I thought he should be entitled under that law but if you contraction [?] be otherwise I must be content - There can be no doubt of the fact of identity, Mr. Boyce retained in possession up to a short time previous to his death the certificate for the balance due him for services as a solder in the infantry in the Virginia line - that paper of course was made to him and as the paper purports to have been delivered to himself [UNDERLINED] when issued, he retained it untill the Hon. David Potts Sen - was elected a member of Congress Mr. Potts was the member for Chester Co Pa – Mr. Boyce lived in Berks Co. the reason why Mr. Potts attended to getting his money for the old man was this Mr. Boyce lived in the lower end of Berks and Hon Potts
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resided in the upper end of Chester Co. consequently they did not live but a few miles apart - he volunteered to get the old mans money from the State of Virginia on his old certificate a copy of which was sent you, and upon which he did receive and pay it over to the old man – Mr. Evans at my instance [INSISTANCE?]addressed a letter to the Hon David Potts Jun to know what he remembered of the transaction Inclosed [Enclosed] you will receive the answer of Mr. Potts to Evan Evans Esq, which he then directed to me This will identify together these facts, first and old man second his name Abraham Boyce, third his reputation as an old Soldier - 4th his having in possession and in his own name a certificate from the State of Virginia for services rendered in the war of the Rev’n which he handed to Mr. Potts, and Mr. Potts getting the money and paying it over to him in 1832 when a member of Congress - This will no doubt be satisfactory of the indentity [identity], the administrator Mr Evans was a neighbor of Mr Boice knew him well - There is no more respectable man in the County than Mr Evans or his son Lot - whose names appear on the papers, he (the admistrator administrator] is an aged Justice of the Peace. I would be pleased to receive the Certificates at an early day 

Respectfully Yours 
James May Jones
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Treasury Office 29 Feb 1832 

I hereby certify that David Potts Jun’r has this day deposited with me the following evidence of public debt

“We the Auditors of public accounts do hereby certify that Abraham Boyce is entitled to thirty six pounds specie for the balance of his pay to the 31 day of December 1781 as a soldier of the infantry in the Virginia line on Continental establishment, payable the first day of January 1785 with an interest of six per antum per annum, agreeable to an act of the general assembly passed in the November Session 1781 - Given under our hands this 4 day of February in the year 1782 
signed B Stark" 

Principal £ 36 or $120
Interest from 1 Jany 1785 to 1 Jany 1811 26 years 187.20
[TOTAL] 307.20

L. Burfoot Trea Com’r

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a voucher on file in this office; this voucher is accompanied by another in favor of George Shoemaker for one thousand pounds of nett tobacco ascertained to be of the value of $20.84 and that $328.04 the amount of the two claims was paid on the 12 March 1832 by a warrant to J Robertson Cash’r upon the order of David Potts jun’r 

Auditors Office
Richmond Va 
27 Jany 1851 

Ro Johnston 
First Auditor
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Treasury Office 29 Feby 1832 

I hereby certify that David Potts Jun’r has this day deposited with me the following evidence of public debt

“We the Auditors of Public Accounts, do hereby certify that Abraham Boyce is entitled to thirty six pounds specie for the balance of his pay to the 31 day of December 1781 as a soldier of the Infantry in the Virginia line on Continental establishment, payable the first day of January 1785 with an interest of six per antum per annum, agreeable to an act of General Assembly passed in the November Session 1781 Given under our hands this 4 day of February in the year 1782 
signed B Stark" 

Principal £ 36 or $120
Interest from 1 Jany 1785 to 1 Jany 1811 26 years 187.20
[TOTAL] 307.20
L. Burford Trea Comm’r 

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a voucher on file in this office, this voucher is accompanied by another in favor of George Shoemaker for one thousand pounds of nett tobacco, ascertained to be of the value of $20.84, and that $328.04 the amount of the two claims, was paid on the 12 March 1832 by warrant to J Robertson Cash’r upon the order of David Potts Jun’r 

Ro Johnston
First Auditor

Aud’r Office
Richmond Va 27 Jany 1851
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Abraham Boyce dec’d
Penn’a 
Act 7 June 1832 
18 Mo pri - $60 per 
an to 11 July 1832 when 
he died. 

Payable to 
Abram Boyce, Jacob Boyce,
John Boyce, Rob’t Boyce 
Mary Whitaker, Margaret 
Wamsher, & Sarah Davis 
only children. 

cert to 
James May Jones 
of Penn’a 
now present,
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Hannah Boyce dec’d. 
wid of Abraham,
 Penn’a 
Act 7 July 1838. &c 
18 Mo pri- $$60 per 
An: to 21 July 1845 
when she died. 
(except 2 years) 

Payable to 
Abram Boyce, Jacob 
Boyce, John Boyce,
Robert Boyce, Mary 
Whitaker, Margaret 
Wamsher, & Sarah Davis 
only surviving children 

Cert to 
James May Jones 
of Penn’a
Now Present.
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Reading April 18th 1851 
James E Heath Esq 

Sir: 
Inclosed you will receive the application of Evan Evans Esq Administrator of Hannah Boice dec’d for the Pension that was due them in life time - The papers will explain themselves  -

Respectfully Yours.
James May Jones
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Rev.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3213
Hannah Boyce
Widow
Abraham Boyce
Pri Rev. War.
Acts March 3d & 13 June 17/4[CUT OFF]
Index: Vol. A, Page 71
[Arrangement of 1870]
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James E Heath Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
[PERPENDICULAR TO ADDRESS:]
Nov: 14 – 1851
Letter of David Potts Jr. rel: to
Claim of Hannah
Boyce Dec’d
Jas May Jones
Reading Pa

Triplettt
Comr [CROSSED OUT]

[POSTMARK/STAMP]
BADINS[?]
Nov
10
28[?]
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No 35.239
Abram Boyce Dec’d
Penn’a
Act 7th June 1832
To James May Jones. Nov. 5. 1851
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Brief in the case of Hannah Boyce, dec’d. wid. of Abraham.
County and State of Pennsylvania 
acts 7 July 38. &c. 

Claim, ("original," or “for increase.") [“FOR INCREASE” CROSSED OUT ON PRINTED FORM]

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Evidence of service; Record of marriage. Documentary, being the original family register. The soldier was also himself entitled under act of 1832 from 4 Mch 31 to 11 July 1832 when he died, for which I have allowed. 

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Kirby 
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent 
James May Jones Esq’r. 
of Penn’a 
now present.
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James E Heath Esq[CUT OFF]
Commissioner of Pension[CUT OFF]
Washington City
D. C.

[PERPENDICULAR TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS]
April 21/51
Decl &Evi: of Evan 
Evans Adm’r of
Abraham & Hannah
Boice or Boyce
James May Jones 
Reading
Pa.

[WRITTEN OVER OR UNDER THE ABOVE]
Act 15 May 1828
Infflith??

Pension [180 DEGREES/UPSIDE DOWN]

[ILLEGIBLE ROUND STAMP]
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County }SS.

Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for Berks County Pennsylvania Evan Evans and Lott Evans who being first duly sworn according to law on their oaths say, that they were well acquainted with Abraham Boice or Boyce deceased who was a resident of Berks County Pennsylvania, that he was reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War that the said Abraham Boice died in Berks County Pennsylvania, on the eleventh day of July Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two (1832) that his wife Hannah Boice survived him, and remained his widow and died in the County aforesaid, on the twenty first day of August Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and forty five (1845) and that the following are her only surviving children and there are none others, viz: Abraham Boice, Jacob Boice, John Boice, Robert Boice Mary intermarried with Isaac Whitaker, Margaret intermarried with Jonathan Wamsher, and Sarah intermarried with William Davis 

Evan Evans
Lott Evans

Sworn to and subscribed this 11th day of February A.D. 1851 before me. 

I James E. Wells a Justice of the Peace in and for Berks County State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Evan Evans and Lott Evans - who have sworn to the above affidavit, that they are credible persons, and that what they have stated in the above affidavit, is entitled to full faith and credit. 

James E. Wells 
Justice of the Peace
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State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County } SS.

Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Berks County Pennsylvania Mary Whitaker who being first duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following statement, I am a Daughter of Abraham and Hannah Boice or Boyce who lived and died in Berks County, Pennsylvania, my father was I believe a soldier in the Revolutionary War - I have heard him speak of his services often - he had in possession during his life time a Book Printed in Boston in the year MDCCXL by J[ohn CROSSED OUT] Draper, after his death my mother Hannah Boice had it and since her decease, I have had it in my possession. It contains the family Record, the only one we ever had, It contains the date of my Mother and Fathers marriage correctly I believe and also, the births of myself, brothers and sisters, It was the family record and is the only one I ever knew of- 
Mary Whitaker her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed this Eleventh day of February A.D. her 1851, before me. 
James E. Wells 
Justice of the Peace 

Witness present at Mary Whitaker making her mark to this Instrument of Writing
Evan Evans 
Lott Evans
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11. 261 
Pennsylvania

Hannah Boyce widow of Abraham Boyce who died on the 11 July 1832 of [BLANK] in the State of [BLANK] who was a private in the [BLANK] by commanded by Captain [BLANK] of the [BLANK] commanded by [BLANK]  the Con line for 18 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents or annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of February 1852 and sent to James May James Present

Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending [BLANK] 

{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838.} 

Recorded by A H Mackewell [?] Clerk, 
Book A Vol, One Page 215
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Book entitled "The Self Judiciary Convicted and Condemned Or A Discourse Concerning the Difficulty and Necessity of Renouncing our own Rightousness [Righteousness] and the Evangelical Method of Repairing to the Righteousness of a Glorious Christ etc.
by Samuel Mather 
1740
J. Draper, printer 
Boston 
The above book was taken from the pension application file of Abraham Boyce cited # W 3213 Rev War. 

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