Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7813, Josiah Ward, Mass. Privateer
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.
Privateer

Ward, Josiah

NUMBER
S7813

CONTENTS
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[Handwritten text to left]
Lttr to mr ward Dec 3rd 

26175
Ohio Pittsburgh
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Josiah
Ward
of Huron Co   in the State of Ohio
who was a Privateer
in the Company commanded
by Captain Mayhew of the Regt commanded
by Col [illegible] in the Penn line for
Militia

10  [illegible] $ 33.33
Privateer and Mass.[illegible]
Records corrected $
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio [illegible]
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of March
and Sent to
Hon L..B. Sturges, Norwalk, Ohio
______________________
Arrears to the 4th of Mch 24. 100.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 16
16.66
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$116.66

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk
Book 6 Vol 8 Page 133.
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Jan 15.  46 

Josiah Ward 
Ohio or Pits [illegible] 32




Hon J.L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington 
D.C.  

W

(Postmark)
Elyria
O
JAN 10
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Elyria Lorain Co Ohio Jan 7th 1846 

Sir

Will you be so kind as to send me a copy of that part of my late husbands Josiah Ward Declaration which gives an account of his Services and the officers he served under in the Revolutionary War 
he made his declaration for pension in 1833 or 1834 in Sharon Co Ohio and got certificate dated March 24th 1834 allowing him $33.33 per year 
he died on 18th 1843. I always understood him that he served more than two years I suppose I am entitled to receive the pay that would have been due him providing I can prove that he served more than ten months 
he was a Massachusetts Soldier and I made application to the secretary of Massachusetts for proof of his services and he wrote me that I must state under what officers he served before they could tell me and as I was married to him sometime after the War I could not remember what he used to say the names of his officers were 
Now I hope you will send me the copy of his declaration relating to his service of not tell me what I must do in order to obtain the desired copy for if there is anything due me I very much need it 
Elanor Ward 


Commissioner of Pensions
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To the Honorable Judges of the Court of Common For Huron County 

We the undersigned Do certify 
That Mr Josiah B. Ward is a man of sober habits And good Moral Character and his word can be Depended upon as far as our acquaintance is with him. 
New London Oct. 3rd 1832 

Peter Kinsley 
Salmon Weston 
J.B. Merifield 
W. C. Spalding 
John A Hendrix
James [illegible]
David Loveland 
Jacob Roorback 
John Akright 
Philo T Porter
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State of Ohio Huron County ss

on this 8th day of October AD 1832 personally appeared before the President & Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County now sitting in Norwalk in said County Samuel Sherman a Resident of said New London in said County aged sixty seven years who  being first duly sworn doth on Oath declare testify and say that he is and for many years last past has been well acquainted with Josiah Ward of New London in said County of Huron, 
That after said Ward left the Continental service of the United States at or soon after the close of the Revolutionary war the said Ward came into the edge of NewHampshire State joining on the State of Massachusetts the Deponant lived for many years in the Neighborhood of each other the said Ward having married for his first wife a Sister of the Deponent 
That he was always considered & reputed to have been a soldier to have served as such for most of the said Revolutionary War. That the said Ward has always sustained the Character of a good citizen & of undoubted truth and veracity was a Whig & good Friend to his Country 
Samuel Sherman - 

Subscribed & Sworn to the day and year aforesaid in open Court
D Gibbs Clk 
By M.H. Tilden Deputy
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We Asahel Morse Clergyman residing in the town of Norwalk in said County and Samuel Sherman residing in New London in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Josiah Ward 
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy one years of age - 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 
Asahel Morse 
Samuel Sherman 
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court 
D Gibbs Clk 
By MH Tilden Deputy 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department; that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Asahel Morse who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Norwalk in said County of Huron and that Samuel Sherman who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of New London in said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit
D Higgins Pres Judge
 Timothy Baker}    apointe [illegible]
Frederick M  Gowler }
John Turk}

I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Huron in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that than the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
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said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Ward for a Pension 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this__ day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two

D. Gibbs Clerk.   H.C.P.
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State of Ohio Huron County ss 

On this Eight day of October AD 1832 -personally appeared before the President & Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County now sitting in Norwalk in said County in open Court Josiah Ward a resident of New London Huron County in said State

He was born in the Town of Old Weymouth fifteen miles South of Boston, State of Massachusetts aged about Seventy years old in the month of May last 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 7th 1832- 
That in the Fall of the year AD 1777 as he thinks, he entered as a Volunteer in a militia company commanded, according to his best recollection,  by a Captain Mayhew one of the Lieutenants was Aaron Bird of Dorchester of said Massachusetts the Colonel of the Regiment he dont now recollect the Muster master was one Brown the he & they went from Dorchester to Cambridge in Massachusetts and guarded Burgoynes Troops then American  prisoners  for five months 
he was then dismissed. The other troops or guards marched with said prisoners to old Rutland he the declarant went back to Dorchester & then enlisted in a Militia Regiment to guard the Frontiers - ammunition & Fort at  Dorchester heights the British having at that time left Boston 
The company he enlisted into was commanded by Capt Lemuel Clap Lieutenant Aaron Bird & Nathaniel Clap were the two Lieutenants and Colonel Clap of Dorchester commanded the Regiment 
he enlisted for six months and served over five months he was then dismissed & returned to Milton in said Massachusetts. 
He then entered & went on board of the Ship Pilgrim at Beverly in Massachusetts a Privateer as a Sailor commanded by Captain Robinson cruised of to the Streights of Gibralter Martinique & in other parts of the Atlantic Ocean 
they were out about two months took a prise loaded with Delph on which used in making Glass 
the steward of the ship was William [Goss?] has forgotten the Lieutenants but thinks his name was
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Thatcher one of the Price masters was Moses Vorce 
they returned to said Beverly he went from there to Milton where he met with Colonel Elijah Vorce of the Continental Army of what was [called?] the “Bay troops” the first Colonel Joseph Vose who by the recommendation of his Brother Moses, with whom he had been to Sea, besought him to enlist into the continental Army & go with him 
His mother was opposed to it He went again & took him along to his mother she still continued unwilling - his Father having been killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill his other Brothers then being in the American service & she being very poor in her circumstances His Brother Nehemiah was in the Army during the whole war & his other Brother Joshua was served in the Militia for nine months. That Colonel Vorce finally persuaded his mother to let him go the said Vorce promising if she was thereafter dissatisfied to let him return to his mother. 
He then volunteered as a waiter to Colonel Vorce-- was with him Two years nine months and thirteen days which brought it to the close of the war when the army was disbanded 
the said Colonel gave him a writing certifying his faithful services which was  consumed by fire in his house four years ago in the Town of Euclid about nine miles east of Cleaveland.

That a little before Lexington Battle he lived at Nantasket in said Massachusetts which at a very high tide, became an Island; which was the case when he was there 

He had been on Pettits Island near by to dig for water for Cattle on returning from that Island in a boat to Nantasket he was taken by the British belonging to a ship named the Prong laying off in the Gut of Nantasket he was confined by them three days & three nights That by the intercession of a Captain Haswell who lived in Nantasket the British Captain released him & the other Prisoner, a Mr Binney a farmer lived there with whom the Declarant lived. Mr Binney soon went off with his family to Hingham leaving the Deponent the Father old Mr Binney. the British then having possession of Nantasket. This
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old Mr Binney the Father of him who had escaped being a rank Tory five Americans come privately in the night & took him off and left the Deponent alone among the British. 
after this he went & secreted himself in a [illegible] Pigeon house in the gable end of a house in the Garrett in the third Story when he lay five days and five nights without any thing to eat except a single turnip which he found which made him sick 
he then in a misty & foggy night made his attempt to escape. he crawled down from his berth to the shore he then crawled on his Belly about a half a mile on the muddy stats covered with Eell Grass until he passed the British guard house 
he then got up & hurried as fast as his strength would permit untill he got to the American guard house at what was called Rocky Nook. The American guard hailed him and asked "who comes there”. His answer was " a Boy escaped from Captivity from the dammed Rebels”. The Americans treated him with much hospitably and kindness & were very cautious about feeding him.
He was lousy & ragged   The next day when the guard  was relieved two of them led him, him being very weak - got a horse for him which he mounted & went up to Mr Binney with whom he had lived at Nantasket. 
He dont know that his name was even enrolled. The other service he performed for about six weeks at Nantasket when Court D’Estaings fleet was [illegible]and came into Boston to repair. 
He fully believes he was in the American service between four and five years during the Revolutionary war He also declares that in the last war with Great Britain he was living in Windham Town & County in Vermont
he having two sons he asked them whether they intended to serve in the American cause his Son Samuel first replied he did not know but said he was willing to for the good of this County the other said the same he then told his sons he would  also go with them.
The declarant said to his wife make up some provisions for us, which she did -  they the three accordingly equipped themselves went on to Sandyhook, State of New York with their Equipment, Blankets & crossed
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Lake Champlain in a boat full of soldiers went to Plattsburgh & arrived there the day of the Battle at that place his son Samuel then enlisted under one Captain Brown for about three months the time of the Campaign and son Lemuel engaged as a Substitute for one Daniel Younglove & served for said three months    was discharged & returned home to his Family 
That he knows of no person living who can testify to his aforesaid services except Samuel Sherman now living in said New London 
Since the Revolutionary war he lived in New Hampshire seven years then moved St Johnsbury in the Northern part of Vermont met  there with a misfortune by a Log falling on him which occurred three Breeches in his abdomen went back to Winchester New Hampshire staid three about four years then went back again to Dummirston in Vermont staid there about four years went from thence to Edinburgh County of Saratoga State of New York came from thence to Euclid State of Ohio from thence to Bath in Medina County Ohio and from thence to New London as aforesaid about a year last February where he now lives  He is now very poor   He never received any thing for all his services in except a very trifle for his share of the Prise money whatever he did receive was in continental money greatly depreciated 
When he served with said Colonel Vorce he accompanied him to old Providence Rhode Island from thence to Springfield from thence to Fishkill or Tarrytown from thence to West point were there stationed from thence to Brandywine & back to West point & to all the places where Colonel Vorce went. 
That his name is really Josiah Ward but owing to the being other person when living in Vermont of the same name & to avoid difficulty he was advised at a particular house by some of his friends to insert a B in the middle of this name to distinguish him from the other Josiah Ward. He has no record of his age 
that he is acquainted with Samuel Sherman & Isaac Place Esq both of said New London 
who can testify to his character for truth & veracity & their belief of my services as a Revolutionary Soldier evidence of his services That he has no documentary evidence of his services.
Josiah Ward

 Sworn to & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid 
[crossed out] Josiah Ward

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension List of the agency of any State 
Josiah Ward 

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court 
D. Gibbs Clk 
By M H. Lilam  Dep
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State of Ohio Huron County Ss 

On this tenth day of July AD 1833 personally appeared before me Timothy Baker one of the Associate Judges of the Court of the Common Pleas for said County, Josiah Ward of New London in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make this his supplementary declaration, to this former declaration made before said Court of Common pleas on the eighth day of October 1832 then sitting in Norwalk in said County 
that when he served from the date of the year in 1777 for five months thereafter at Cambridge, in the militia mentioned in his former declaration, his captain's name was Mayhers or Mays he cannot be certain which in that when he entered as a Volunteer as before mentioned he was living at Dorchester - his Colonels name he cannot recollect. 
after said five months had expired, he immediately again enlisted into the Militia for six months then living also at said Dorchester -served in guarding the [Fortiand?] - , ammunition & Fort at Dorchester heighths, 
he belonged to a company commanded by Captain Lemuel Clap of said Dorchester  - his two lieutenants were Aaron Ward & Nathaniel Clap. & his Regiment commanded  by Colonel Clap of Dorchester and for five months  was then dismissed honorably - he was also employed during said time in guarding the Guard Ships in Boston harbor containing British Prisoners - he was at this time knocked down, by a British Prisoner by a spike used  with a Hauser in dragging Cannon - by a stroke on his hand the scar of the wound remains to this time - 
he did not suppose that his name would be found on the rolls of the War department as having served with Colonel Voce or mentioned
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in his former declaration as he did not regularly enlist as other soldiers commonly did-- but volunteered & engaged as a waiter as mentioned in his former declaration & Colonel Vose received & adopted him as such, & served with him for the period & at the places mentioned in his said former declaration viz, for two years nine months & thirteen days 
The reason why he recollects so precisely the time he has mentioned --- is that he perfectly remembers that his Brother Nehemiah Ward volunteered the whole of the Revolutionary war in the  Continental Army came to him to go home with him. 
The Declarant had then served with Colonel Voce Two years & nine months his Brother was detained by him Thirteen days before he went with him to his home 
He the Declarant was born at old Waymouth Massachusetts, He has seen none of his old comrads for forty years past -   has not heard respecting his said Brother Nehemiah for thirty years past to the said in Belfast now  [superscript State] Province of Maine & supposes he & his old comrads are all dead & he cannot procure any person now living to testify to his said services except Samuel Sherman who testified to his former 
declaration 
the Commissioner of Pension in his “brief objections” states, that the Declarant has not procured the Evidence of a Clergyman &  a credible person to testify as required by the direction of the War Department - . 
The said Commissioner well knows, by referring to his former papers-- that such Evidence is on the regularly described & sworn to by the Revd Asahel Morse a Clergyman and Samuel Sherman a credible
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person ——— - Josiah Ward 

Sworn & Subscribed before me at Norwalk this 10th day of July 1833 
Timothy Baker 
Judge of theron Com Pleas 

I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Huron State of Ohio Certify that the Honorable Timothy Baker is an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas  for said County and that the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office in Norwalk in said County the tenth day of July AD 1833 
D Gibbs CCP H. Co,y
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MMHF

Rev. & 1812 
Wars Section 

December 23, 1929

[crossed out-T]. Dean Fosler
 82 Bragdon St., 
Roxbury, Massachusetts 

Dear Sir: 
 I advise you that the names of those persons who appeared in support of the claim for pension of Josiah Ward (s. 7813) as shown in the papers on file, are as follows: 
Samuel Sherman 
Peter Kinsley 
Salmon Weston 
J. (Or I.) S. [illegible- name struck over]
W.C. Spalding 
John A. Hendryx J. 
James O. Merifield 
David Loveland 
Jacob Roorback 
John Akright 
Paulo T. Porter 
Asahel Morse. 

Very truly yours, 

E. W. MORGAN 
Acting Commissioner.
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M.E.E.


Rev. & 1812 Wars Section 

June 18, 1928

T. Dean Fosler 
1104 1/2 N. Church Street 
Decatur, Illinois 

Sir:  
I advise you that in the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 7813, it is not shown where the soldier, Josiah Ward, died 

Respectfully, 


WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner.
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MMHF

Rev. & 1812 War Section. 
R

March 9, 1928.

T. Dean Fesler, 
1104 1/2 North Church Street, 
Decatur, Illinois. 

Sir: 

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 7813 it appears that Josiah Ward was born in May 1763 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. 

A short time before the battle of Lexington he was living at Nantasket, Massachusetts with a farmer named Binney who went away leaving him with the farmer's father a Tory. Said Josiah Ward, while in a boat returning from Pettit's Island, was captured by the British ship Prong and confined three days before being released. Soon after, the British captured the Tory Binney, and he concealed himself in the garret of a house where he remained without any thing to eat, except one turnip, and nothing to drink for five days before he escaped in the night. 

While a resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts he enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served five months in Captain Mayhew or May's Massachusetts Company. 

He immediately re-enlisted and served five months in
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Captain Lemuel Clap's Company, Colonel Clap's Massachusetts Regiment and during this service a British prisoner knocked him in the head with a spike. 

He entered at Beverly, Massachusetts (date not stated) and served two months as sailor on the privateer "Pilgrim" Captain Robinson; they captured a prize. 

He was in service for six weeks at Nantasket when the French Fleet was in Boston, no details of service given. 

He also served as waiter to Colonel Joseph Vose of Massachusetts for two years, nine months and thirteen days, dates not stated. 

While living at Windham, Vermont during the War of 1812, he and his two sons Samuel and Lemuel equipped themselves and went to Plattsburg, New York where they arrived on the day of the battle. 

Samuel and Lemuel then enlisted and served three months each. 

Josiah Ward was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832 while living in New London, Huron County, Ohio. He died January 18, 1843. 

Josiah Ward's father, name not stated, was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. His brother Nehemiah served during the whole of the Revolution, and his brother Joshua served during the Revolution in the militia for nine months. The de-
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tails of their services are not given. 

Josiah Ward's first wife was the sister of one Samuel Sherman, her name is not stated. 

Josiah Ward married in 1795 Elanor (maiden name not given) who was living in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio in 1846. 

The above noted is the only soldier named Josiah Ward who was pensioned in Ohio. 

Respectfully, 


WINFIELD SCOTT, 
Commissioner.
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MMHF

(Rev.) & 1812 Wars Section 

July 15, 1936 

Pearl R. Clapp  
201 East Hempstead 
Fairfield, Iowa. 

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the

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MMHF

(Rev.) and 1812 Wars Section 

May 19, 1924

Mrs. Theodore R. Oehlke 
338 Washington Ave., 
Lorain, Ohio. 

Madam: 

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 7813 it appears that Josiah Ward was born in May 1763 in Weymouth, Massachusetts . 

A short time before the battle of Lexington he was living at Nantasket, Massachusetts with a farmer named Binney who went away leaving him with the farmer's father a Tory. Said Josiah Ward, while in a boat returning from Pettit's Island, was captured by the British ship Prong and confined three days before being released. Soon after, the British captured the Tory Binney, and he concealed himself in the garret of a house where he remained without anything to eat, except one turnip, and nothing to drink for five days before he escaped in the night. 

While a resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts he enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served five months in
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Captain Mayhew or May's Massachusetts Company. 

He immediately re-enlisted and served five months in Captain Lemuel Clap's Company, Colonel Clapp's Massachusetts Regiment and during this service a British prisoner knocked him in the head with a spike. 

He entered at Beverly, Massachusetts (date not stated)and served two months as sailor on the privateer "Pilgrim ", Captain Robinson; they captured a prize. 

He was in service for six weeks at Nantasket when the French Fleet was in Boston, no details of service given. 

He also served as waiter to Colonel Joseph Vose of Massachusetts for two years, nine months and thirteen days, dates not stated. 

While living at Windham, Vermont during the War of 1812 he and his two sons Samuel and Lemuel equipped themselves and went to Plattsburg, New York where they arrived on the day of the battle. 

Samuel and Lemuel then enlisted and served three months each. 

Josiah Ward was allowed pension on his application
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executed October 8, 1832 while living at New London, Huron County, Ohio. He died January 18, 1843. 

Josiah Ward's father, name not stated, was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. His brother Nehemiah served during the whole of the Revolution, and his brother Joshua served during the Revolution in the militia for nine months. The details of their services are not given. 

Josiah Ward's first wife was the sister of one Samuel Sherman, her name is not stated. 

Josiah Ward married in 1795 Elanor (maiden name not given) who was living in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio in 1845. 

Respectfully, 

Commissioner

(Handwritten note)
[illegible]
The above noted is the only soldier named
Josiah Ward who was pensioned in Ohio
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We the Subscribers believing it to be the duty of all, not only to sympathise with the distressed, but to alleviate their misfortunes by all Reasonable means within our power to hereby cheerfully agree, to give the several sums, articles of property anexed to our names, to 

(The rest of this document was neatly torn on the left side,  leaving only sentence fragments)

and Stephen Hecox, who has 
to have their House burnt with 
tained. - By which distressing 
and worthy family, have 
their all, and at this inclement 
turned and of doors.-- And as 
olute want of all the necessa 
earnestly solicit the benevolent 
ssities. 

Euclid Jan 24th 1828 
$1,00
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Ohio July 18 
[illegible]

(Postmark)
Norwalk
Ohio

July 11


J L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions 
War Department
Washington
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Norwalk H Cy Ohio 10 July 1833 

J L Edwards Esq 
Commissioner of Pensions 

Sir 

I return to you Josiah Wards Pension papers corrected so far as is in his power 

I am sensible that there are several facts stated in his first declaration not strictly applicable to his present claim, but I was induced to shew the patriotic spirit of himself & Family manifested through his Life which he still continues to manifest notwithstanding he [illegible] extremely from & infirm with Rheumatic & other complaints 
It is evident that he served two different five months in the militia & I trust there can be no doubt he served  with Colonel Vose as he has stated altho his name is not found on the rolls 

His papers now corrected are the whole which you returned to me with the addition of his supplementary declaration 

I am very respectfully 
your Obt Servt 
Lewis B Sturges 

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(Postmark)
Elyria
Nov 27

Dec 2d [illegible] 

Josiah Ward 
Ohio or Pittsburh
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Hon J L Edwards
Commisioner of Pensions 
Washington
DC
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Elyria Lorain Co O.  Nov 26th 1845 

Sir
In the latter part of the year 1833, my husband, Josiah Ward then of Huron Co Ohio made his application for a pension under the law of 1832 by the aid of a Mr L. Sturgess of Norwalk Ohio. 
He received a certificate from the War Department dated of March 24th 1834 allowing him a pension at the rate of only $33.33 per year I always understood him that he served nearly three years in the Army and Mr Sturgess afterwards informed my husband that it was through a mistake by him made in making out the papers that he did not get a larger pension and promised to help rectify it but did not as they are both dead my husband died in 1843 I was married to him in the year 1795. 
Will you please inform me what was the reason of not allowing a larger pension to my husband and also whether I would be entitled to what would have been due him providing I can show that he served a longer period than was proved by him when his pension was granted to him and you will very much oblige me 
Elanor Ward
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Josiah Ward 

(an X is drawn through this text)
To remain on file until an answer if received whether the claim_t is willing to receive a pension for 10 months 



Adm 10 Months 

L. B Sturgis 
Norwalk . O
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(Left side)

Rev War

1924, May 19 - Hist to Mrs. Theo R. Oehlke MMHF 

1924. July 16 Hist to Pearl W. Clapp. MMHF 

1928. Mch. 9. T. Dean Fesler fur-hist. MMHF, 

1928 June 18. T. D. Fesler advised place of death not stated. MMHF

1929. Dec 21 T.D. Fesler adv- names of affiant MMHF 

(Right side)

7813 
INVALID. 
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File No. 7813 
Josiah Ward 
Prv Rev War 
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Act: June 7th 1832 
Index: - Vol. 1st, Page 392 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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G. S. LYON & SONS LUMBER  and MFG. CO. WOODWORK FOR HOMES 
DECATUR--- ILLINOIS 

March 1, 1928. 

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir: 

I would like to get a copy of the information contained in the pension application of Josiah Ward. He was a Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania and he got his pension while living in Huron County, Ohio about 1832.

If there is any expense in connection with this please let me know. 

Thanking you in advance, I am, 
Yours truly, 

T. Dean Fesler. 

1104½ N. Church St., 
Decatur, Illinois. 

(Office date stamp) 
U.S. 
Pension Office
Mar 5 1928
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March 24, 1928.

United States Deept of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: 

In regard to your letter of March 9, 1928 your reference Rev and 1812 War Section. 

I want to thank you for your letter. There was one point that was not clear to me. Did Josiah Ward (Revolutionary War Pension Claim, 
S 7813) die at New London, Huron County, Ohio? 

If you can give me this information I will appreciate it very much 

Yours truly 

T. Dean Fesler 

1104 1/2 N. Church St. 
Decatur, Illinois 

(Office date stamp)
U.S.
Pension Office
Mar 28 1928
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Fairfield, Iowa
May 14-1926

Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 

Have you any record of one Josiah Ward buried at Huron, Ohio, who had served as a private in a Penn. Militia, and drew a pension dated March 24, 1834. 
Please send me all such record you may have for D.A.R. data
Thanking you very much 
I Am -  Yours truly 

Pearl R. Clapp 
201 E. Hempstead 
Fairfield 
Iowa 

(Office date stamp)

US Pension Office
S
May 17, 1928
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338 Washington Ave 
Lorain, Ohio Apr 8, 1924 

Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 

Dear Sirs :

Please give me the services and any other information in possess concerning the following Revolutionary Soldiers: Abner Loveland who resided in Brighton, Ohio in 1840 age 76, and Josiah Ward who also lived in Brighton Ohio in 1840 age 78. 

Yours respectfully, 

Mrs. Theodore R. Oehlke 

(Office date stamp)
US 
Pension Office
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Apr 11 1924
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January 1. 1928. 

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir :

I would like information concerning Josiah Ward, a Pennsylvanian, who served in the Revolutionary War. He is among those who were pensioned June 7, 1832 as listed in the Pennsylvania Archives. Would you please give me his service record and any information concerning his family that there might be in connection with his application for pension. 

Thanking you in advance for your trouble, I am 

Yours truly 

T. Dean Fesler 

1104 1/2 No. Church St. 
Decatur, Illinois.

(Office date stamp)
US
Pension Office
Jan 18 1928
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October 21, 1929. 

Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington, D.C. 

Gentlemen:  I

 would like to find out what persons signed the petition for pension of Josiah Ward, Revolutionary War soldier. The number of the claim is S 7813 and he was a resident of Ohio 

Thanking you in advance for this information,
I am,

Yours truly 

T. Dean Fesler

82 Bragdon St. 
Roxbury, Mass.

(Office date stamp)

US
Pension Office
A
Oct 24 1929