Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16477, Job Williams, Vt.
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(8-1770_

SERVICE
Vt

Williams, Job
Alice

NUMBER
W. 16477
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New Hampshire 5025
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Alice Williams
widow of Job Williams decd

who was a pensioner under the Act of [blurred] and who died on the 28 August 1827 of Sullivan in the State of N. Hamp who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Nelson N.H. of the Regt commanded by Col. Waits in the Vt [inserted] [N.H. crossed out] Military time for 7 mos
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Inscribed on the Role of Concord at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1838.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Feb 1840 and sent to Hon H. Hubbard, Senate, U.S.
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Arrears to the 4th of September 1839  $81.67
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '40 11.66
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$ 93.33
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{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by DM Curdy, Blerk
Book A. Vol. 1  Page 60
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Sent to John Bryant
January 10 '48

Family record of births on file attached to wid att. Jany 18, 1840 - I.S.C Dec. 11, 1908
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Widow Alice Williams N.H. Pensioner July 38
Proof of death of and number children
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State of New Hampshire

Sullivan s.s.

I hereby certify that as a Court of Probate holden at Newport within and for said County this 21st day of August AD 1844.

It was in evidence that Alice Williams who was the widow of Job Williams and a pensioner of the United States [illegible] the Rolls of the New Hampshire agency under the act of the 7th of July 1838 at the rate of $23.33 per annum died on the 19th day of November 1842 leaving the following named children Alice Williams Lyman Williams, Job Williams, Mehitable Blood and Leonard Williams.

The above [illegible] were satisfactory to the Court. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 22nd day of August AD 1844.

Uriel Dean Register of Probates
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Alice Williams of N.H. dee  act of 7th July 1838. Claim or increase of pension
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State of New Hampshire  }
Sullivan County s.s.    }

On the 23rd day of October 1847 before George Bryant a Justice of teh Peace within and for said County personally appeared Job Williams a resident of Plainfield in said Count of Sullivan aged 53 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for himself, Alice Willard,  Lyman Williams, Leonard Williams and Mehitable Blood an increased amount of Pension to which he believes his late mother Alice Williams, widow of Job Williams was entitled, they being only surviving children. This his mother the said Alice Williams previous to her death applied for and obtained a pension under the Act of the 7th July 1838 at the rate of $23.33 per annum having proved and been allowed for a part of the service that her husband Job Williams rendered, to with, for 7 months in Capt. Nelson's Company of Colonel Wait's Battalion ending the 13th of November 1781 as he understands was shown by his honorable discharge and as was also proved by witnesses and admitted by the Department in a letter to the Hon. Henry Hubbard December 31, 1839.  That since the death of his mother the said Alice Williams which took place on the 19th day of November 1842 it has been ascertained that the said Job Williams had previously rendered one tour of 26 days service under said Captain Nelson for which it is supposed no allowance was made on a settlement of said Alice Williams claims of which documentary evidence
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has been obtained and will be herewith transmitted. For which 26 days service a further allowance in the right of said Alice Williams deceased is not claimed by this declarant in behalf of himself and other children of said Alice Williams deceased above named.

Job Williams

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me

George Bryant  Justice of the Peace

I further certify that I am well acquainted with Job Williams the declarant; and that he is a person of credibility.

George Bryant  Justice of the Peace
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State of New-hampshire
Office of Secretary of State.
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I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do here by certify, that George Bryant is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Sullivan - duly commissioned and qualified.  His Commission was dated on the 5th day of Jan.y. 1847 and will expire on the 5th day of Jan.y. 1852 and his signature as such to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of the state, this 29th day of October 1847.

Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State [initial]
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Cyrus Clark, Affidavit
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I Cyrus Clark of Morristown in the County of Lamoille and State of Vermont aged [blurred number] years depose and say that the widow Alice Williams of Plainfield in the State of New Hamshire an applicant of her late husband Job Williams deceased is a [illegible] of mine and that I was present and witnessed her marriage to said Job Williams on the 27th day of January 1782. They were lawfully married at that time at said Plainfield by the Rev. Abraham Carpenter then minister of that place.

Cyrus Clark 

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 6ht day of May AD 1839  Horace Powers, Justice of Peace

I certify that the deponent is a credible witness
Horace Powers Justice of Peace

State of Vermont }

I Phil G. Camp of of Hyde Park Clerk of La Moille County [illegible] hereby certify that Horace Powers is a Justice of the Peace in [illegible]  the county of La Moille duly commissioned and qualified. that his commission is dated Nov. 6th 1838 and will expire on the 1st of of December 1839 that his siganture above is true and genuine.

[blurred stamp]

In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affix the seal of P. Court as my Officer in Hyde Park in P. County this 6th day of May AD 1830.

P.G. Camp, Clerk
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Darius William born April 27th in the year 1785
Avan Williams born September 8th in the year 1787
Alice Williams born March 10th in the year 1789
Lyman Williams born October 30th in the year 1771
Job Williams born September 12th in the year 1774
Deneson Williams born February 4th in the year 1778
Mehitabel Williams born August 30th in the year 1799
Charles Williams born October 7th in the year 1803
Leonard Williams born May 16th in the year 1804
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I, Alice Williams of Plainfield N.H. widow of Job Williams a soldier of the Revolution deceased depose and say that I have cause the records of said town to be searched in order to find record evidence of my marriage to said Job Williams but without success. I therefore by advise, procured the affidavits of Cyrus Clark and Elisha Williams who were present, in proof of my said marriage; being the only positive proof that i was in my power to obtain.  I still feel confident from the recollection of my age at the time, that I was married on the 27th day of January 1783 and the only additional evidence that I am now able to offer is a record of the birth of my children which is hereunto attached and which was kept by my late husband the said Job Williams. And it is with his own hand writing. and has ever since his death remained in my possession.

And as regards the services of the said Job Williams, I do further depose and say that I do most confidently believe that he died under actual service to the country to the amount of fourteen months and ten days. in three campaigns and at Royalton at the time the Indians came there. to wit 1 month at Peacham or 6 months at Newburg Vt. 10 days at Royalton and seven months at [Illegible] And the reason why I so believe is that I have many times heard him speak of his said services but do not recollect the names of his officers excepting Captain [erasure] Nelson and that I have [illegible] not have recollection but for [name crossed out] his discharge signed by Col. Wait now at the Ware Department.  I further depose and say that I have not as yet been able to find any one who served with him excepting his term of seven months at Corinth.

Witness Job Williams
John Bryant

Alice Williams 
her mark X
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Sworn and subscribed to by Alice Williams this 18th day of July 1840.  
[Seal, blurred] In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal at Plainfield in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire this 18th day of January AD 1840
John Bryant Notary Public
I further certify that the deponent is a credible witness


We Alice Willard and Job Williams children of [crossed out name] the aforesaid Job Williams depose and say that we also believe that our late father the said Job Williams did serve the three campaigns named in the above affidavit of the widow Alice Williams and at Royalton 10 days or upon [illegible] as we used to hear him speak of said services many times. 

Alice Willard
Job Williams

Sworn and subscribed to this 18th day 1840

[Seal, Blurred]  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal at Plainfield in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire this eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight Hundred and forty.

John Bryant Notary Public

I do hereby further certify that the deponents are credible witnesses.

John Bryant Notary Public
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I do further certify that I was well acquainted with the late Job Williams and well his family both before and since his decease and that I have no doubts of the truth of Elisha Williams [crossed out word] and Cyrus Clark's affidavits relative to the time of the marriage of said Job to Alice Clark nor of the widows declaration as to the time. Nor have I any doubt as to the amount of services as stated by the widow in the foregoing affidavit rendered by said Job Williams.  Neither have I any doubt of the truth of Elisha Williams statements as to the services of said Job Williams as he often spoke of his said services in his life time and previous of the presence of any of the pension acts providing for the action in [illegible] or state service.

John Bryant  Notary Public.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"

State of New Hampshire   }
Sullivan  s.s.     }

On this 31st day of August 1838 personally appeared before Eleazar Jackson, and associate Justice of the Court of Common Please, for said County of Sullivan: Alice Williams a resident a resident of Plainfield in said County of Sullivan aged 94 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on oath, make the following declaration; in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".
That she is a widow of Job Williams late of Plainfield deceased, who according to her best knowledge and belief, was engaged in actual service, as a private from the year 1776 to the year 1781; being a resident of said Plainfield, though perhaps not continually engaged during said time.  She thinks she has heard him speak of being engaged in as many as three different campaigns but she is altogether unable to state the precise amount of such portion of his services, nor can she name the officers under whom he served, but thinks he was lastly engaged under one Capt. Nelson as she has had a written discharge in her possession, from service under said Nelson signed she thinks by Col Wait and which she expects to be
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able to produce hereafter.  She further declares that she was married to the said Job Williams on the 27th day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty three; that he husband the aforesaid Job Williams died on the 28th day of August 1827; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place pervious to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated.

Alice Williams
her X mark

Witness
Job Williams
Eleazar Jackson

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Eleazar Jackson
Associate Justice of the Court of Count Pleas

I hereby certify that in my belief that above named Alice Williams is a person of credibility and that on account of bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court

I further certify that the above erasures and correction was made in my presence before signed by the declarant [illegible] 3rd and 4th from top
Eleazar Jackson 

State of New Hampshire  }
Sullivan  s.s.   }

I, T.W. Gilmore Clerk of the Court of Commons Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Eleazar Jackson is an associate Justice of the Court of Common Please for said County of Sullivan and that his signature herewith are genuine. Given under my hand and seal of the County this 24th day of September of September A.D. 1838

T.W. Gilmore Clerk
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State of New Hampshire  }
Sullivan County   s.s.  }

I, T.W. Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication of the  County, and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the Hon. Eleazar Jackson is an acting associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 8th day of January 1833 and that his signature within written are genuine. Given under my hand and seal of the said County this 15th day of June 1839.

Attest   T.W. Gilmore  Clk

6536
Alice Williams
N.H. 
widow of Job
Act of 7 July 1838
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I, Elisha Williams of Chelsea in the County of Orange and State of Vermont aged 74 depose and say that during the Revolutionary War I resided in the family of my father in Plainfield Sullivan County and State of New Hampshire. I well recall to being present at the marriage of Job Williams and Alice Clark both of said Plainfield. They were married at said Plainfield by a Mr. Carpenter, the Minister of the place in the month of January one thousand seven hundred and eight three according to my best knowledge and belief and the said Job Williams died in the State of New York in the summer of 1827.  and I should think in the month of August the said Job Williams [illegible] my brother and [illegible] a private soldier in the Revolutionary war for several terms of service -- I will recollect he was out [illegible] time of service for a month at Newbury, Vermont.  I also recollect that he was out seven months according to my best recollection at [illegible]. and at the burning of [illegible] he was out a short period.  I cannot recollect the particular years in which he was out in the service. Now his officer, but know he was out several campaigns during this wars.

Elisha Williams

State of Vermont   }
Orange County   } s.s.  Chelsea Sept 6, 1838

Sworn to and subscribed before me I also certify that the said Elisha Williams is a person well known to me as a credible witness.

John W. Smith  Justice Peace
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State of Vermont  }
Orange County s.s.  }

I, Perley C. Jones Clerk of Orange County Court hereby certify that John W. Smith is a Justice of the Peace within and for said Orange Country duly commissioned and qualified.  that his commission is dated on the first day of November AD 1837 and will expire on the 30th day of November AD 1838. And that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Orange County Court this 15th day of September AD 1838.

Perley C. Jones   Clerk of Orange Co Court

[note on the margins]
Elisha  Williams Affidavit proof of marriage and service of Job Williams.
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In reply to your request of ___, received for a statement of the military history of Job Williams a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in [crossed out] his widow's) application for pension on file

M. File 16477

[table]
Dates of Enlistment or appointment  |  Length of Service. | Rank | Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered Captain | Colonel  | State.

[First Line]
[check mark] 10 days | Prv | At Royalton [check mark under Captain & Colonel]  | Vt.

[Second Line]
1780 | 6 mos | Blank | Samuel Brynt | [check mark]  | Vt.

[Third Line}
[check mark] | 1 mo |  (at Peachamp)  | check mark  | Vt.

[Fourth Line}
1782 to Nov. 13, 1782  |  7 mos | Blank | Charles Nelson | Benjamin Wait  | Vt.

(* office note - Prob Mch 81 in [illegible] Co.)

Battles engaged in (check mark)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, (check mark)
Date of mid application for pension, March 31, 1838
Her Residence at date of application, Plainfield, Sullivan Co. NH
Age at date of application, 74
Remarks : [Blurred] Plainfield, Jan. 22, 1733 Alice Clark
[illegible] Aug 28, 1827 [cross mark]
she died Nov. 19, 1842 leaving ch. : Alice Willard, Mehitable Blood, Lyman, Job and Leonard Williams.
[cross mark] Cho. Darius & Apl 27, 1785. Aaron b. Sept. 8, 1787. Alice b. Mch. 10 1789. Lyman b. Oct. 30, 1791. Job. b. Sept. 12, 1794. Denison b. Feb. 1, 1798. Mehitable b. Aug. 30 1799. Charles b. Oct. 7, 1803. Leonard b. May 16, 1806.

Very respectfully,
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Dep. Secy Vermont
Certificate of 26 days
service of Job Williams
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State of Vermont

Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier  November 4, 1844

I hereby certify that there is on file a paper purporting to be A Pay Roll of Capt Charles Nelson's Company, raised by order of Convention held at Cornish in Feb. 1781 for the defence of those frontiers from the time they engaged until 26th March 1781; on which Roll is the name of Job Williams with an allowance for twenty six days service as a private commencing March 1st 1781,

Given under my hand and the seal of this Office the 4th day of November 1844.

Fernand F. Merrill
Deputy Secretary of State
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Meriden NH  Jany 29 1840

Mr Hubbard

Dear Sir I have again called on Ms. Alice Williams whose claim is now pending at the War Department for further proof of her marriage and have obtained what I think will prove satisfactory.  I herewith enclose her affidavit attached to which is a record of the births of her several children which she states was kept by her late husband and is very strong circumstantial evidence of the truth of her declaration that she was married the 27th January 1780

Mrs Williams feeling entirely confident that her husband did render upwards of 14 mo service has stated on oath her belief to that effect __ She has not yet been able to find any one who served with him. excepting the 7 mo at Corinth __ Her son and daughter Alice Willard and Job Williams have added their affidavits__Mrs Williams says that Judge [illegible] late of Claremont deceased and her husband served for some length of time together as she believing, as the Judge used to call at their house and talk with her husband about their services but she does not know when and where they served together__ Mrs W. is poor and it is important to her to make out all the service she can__ And as a last resort would it not be well to examine the Judge's declaration and the evidence in support of the claim upon which he was pension as possibly some further circumstantial evidence may be given for Mrs. W. that is what company's he was engaged in [illegible] that of Capt Nelson at Corinth. Your further [illegible]
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in this case will very much oblige Mrs Williams in whose behalf I now write you.

Respectfully yours
John Bryant
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[illegible] Wait  November 13th 1781

Job Williams a soldier in Capt Nelsons Company  Col. Waits Batalion after discharging his duty as a good and faithful soldier in discharged the service for this Company and has leave to [illegible]

Benja=Wait H Col [illegible]
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Colburn & Freemans affidavit
in the case of the Widow Alice Williams
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I, David Colburn of Hartford in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont depose and say that I have seen the declaration of the widoe Alice Williams of Plainfield in the County of Sullivan State of New Hampshire made before the Honorable Eleazar Jackson on the 31st day of August 1838 in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838 on account of the services of her late husband Job Williams deceased __ I was well acquainted with the said Job Williams in the time of the Ware of the Revolution in which I know that he was several times engaged.  We were actors together in the same company during a seven months campaing ending in teh fall of the year 1781 at Corinth in the State of Vermont.  We were privates in Captain Charles Nelsons Company of Col Waits Vermont Regiment__ This was the only service that we performed together but I will recollect being at Lebanon N.H. the year previous and there seeing said Williams and others on the march to Newburg Vermont where I understood he was engaged for the space of six months as I now [illegible] as Captain Samuel Pains Company.  I think it was in the month of March 1789 that I saw him as above [illegible] on his way to said Newbury.  But as I said before I did not serve with him except as above stated

David Colburn (signed)
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State of Vermont   }
Windsor County s.s.   }

At Hartford in said County on the 20th day of August 1839 David Colburn personally appeared and made oaths to the within affidavit by him subscribed before me

Alfred Neal  Justice Peace

I further certify that David Colburn the foregoing deponent is to me well know and that he is a credible witness.

Alfred Neal  Just Peace

State of Vermont   }
Windsor County }

I, Norma Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor and State of Vermont do hereby certify that Alfred Neal is an active Justice of the Peace, in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next and that his signature above written is genuine.

From under my hand and the seal of said County Court this twntieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine

N. Williams. Clerk
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I, Edmund Freeman of Hartland in the County of Windsor State of Vermont depose and say that I also served as a private in Capt Nelsons Company of Col Waits Regiment for the space of seven months or thereabouts ending at Corinth in the fall of 1781 and well recollects that David Colburn the foregoing deponent there is a resident of Hartford in the State of Vermont and that Job Williams there and afterwards of Plainfield in the State of New Hampshire was private then and there with me in said Nelsons Company

Edmund Freeman (signature)

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan s.s. 

August 21, 1830 Then Edmund Freeman cam within my jurisdiction as a magistrate and made oaths and hte truth of the above affidavit by him subscribe before me

John Bryant  Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the deponent is a credible witness
John Bryant  Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire   }
Sullivan County  s.s.   }

I TW Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judecation of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John Bryant is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 4th day of Sept. 1837. and will expire on the 3rd day of Sept 1842 and that his signature above written are genuine.  Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 10th day of Sept 1839

TW Gilmore Clerk
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6536   5025
Alice Williams
wid of Job
NH

At July 7 1838
Married  1783
Died   1827

Allow  7 mo pr $23.33
[illegible] WH [illegible]
Capt. Nelson  Col Waits

Hon. H. Hubbard
U.S.S.
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War Department,
Pension Office,
Dec'r 31, 1839

Sir,

Mrs. Alice Williams, widow of Job Williams may be allowed for 7 months service as a private, upon her producing satisfactory evidence that she was married prior to Jany 17, 1794. Her papers remain on file.

Mr. Bryant's letter is returned.

I have the honor to be very respectfully your obt servt

G.W. Crump

Hon. H. Hubbard
Senate, U. States
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Meriden  M & Dec 1 1847

Sir

The claim of Alice Williams dec now herewith transmitted would long ago have been sent but for the hope and expectation of her children that further proof of service might be obtained that is a tour of six months which is now given upon and they now claim an increase of 26 days only.

Very respectfully yr obl servt

John Bryant

Hon. J.L. Edwards
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 1908 Dec. 13. Hist to Mrs. N.S. Johnson [cents sign}

Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No 16477
Alice Williams
Wid of
Job Williams
Priv Rev War

Act July 4th '/38
Index : Vol M, Page 343

[Arrangement of 1870]
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[Letterhead, contains a picture of a gentleman]

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West Lebanon, N.H. Nov 30 - 1908

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

Can you give my any information in regard to the Revolutionary War records of Job Williams of Plainfield N.H. his widow drew a pension I do not know where he enlisted  he died in Rochester N.Y. his widow lived in Plainfield N.H. and John Bryant assisted in getting her pension and got it for her.  I am very anxious to learn what rank he was in and any information will be greatfully received and will pay all necessary expenses. Am
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very anxious to learn what I can before the  or by the Dec 5th

Thank you in advance

Very Resp

Mrs. NS Johnson
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S. File 16477

[stamp]
Record Division Dec 2, 1908

[stamp]
Pension Office .U.S. 
A Dec 1 1908
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6536 - act 1838 - N.H.
Alice Williams, widow of Job
Let to Hon. H. Hubbard
31 Decr 1839
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Case of Parle Parkhurst

Will it not be well to compare the discharges of Parle Parkhurst and Job Williams both purporting to have been made by Col Benj Wait?  this you may probably do by permission and at his orders
JB


Dec. 20. 39
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Job Williams  d 1827
Alice               m '83

7h 81 3 campaigns
be in Plainfield NH
under Capt Nelson

David Colburn swore that he served 7 mos with Williams in Nelson Co in 1781.  [illegible] William [illegible] more in Capt Parker Co
Edward Freeman served in 1781

NH [illegible] Vol 3 Book P, County
Plainfield 8 mon     8m0 ' 81
Alarm at Royalton  L67.10.9