Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6865, for Francis Perkins, Connecticut
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Service
Conn.
Perkins, Francis
Saloma
Number
N. 6865
B.L. Wt. 64398 - 160 - 55
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57.902
Act March 3/35
April no"

Saloma Perkins widow
of Francis Perkins privt

was in the War of the Revolution
applicant is a Pensioner
of the States Act Feb 3rd 1803
Ct Contl Corp
R
[illegible] Feb 53 No 589
AD 16 Oct 19/55
Boynton
O. F. Thompson
Granville
N. Y.
Vol P. page 47
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Order to pay 22 March 1839
8748
Vermont
Francis Perkins
of Middletown in the state of Vermont
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Huntingdon of the Cont
line for the term of three years
inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence
the 1st of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of April 1847
and sent to Hon. Amos Thompson
Judge Rutland, Vermont
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 81.0
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48.-
10 4/39   $129.03
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Cond May 30, 1823
[illegible] R. Pierpont Esq
Rutland Vermont,
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589
Vermont Burlington
Saloma Perkins
widow of Francis Perkins
Conn
who served in the Revolutionary war
, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96 Dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on
3rd February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the
4th day of June 1853
sent to
W. H. Smith
Rutland Vt

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
? Page 32 Vol a
1818
Date
of widow's death not on [illegible]
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Francis Perkins
$50.50
Please forward decision
as soon as [illegible] to
R. Pierpoint
Rutland Vt
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STATE OF VERMONT,
Rutland County, ss.
On this 12th day of December 1822
personally appeared before the County Court for said county of Rutland in open court,
(said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and
imprisonment, &c. ) Francis Perkins aged 64 years, resident in
Middletown in said county of Rutland who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth,
on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: three years, viz
from March 1777, to Feb. 1780, in the Company of Capt
Benjamin Throop in Col. Josiah Storrs Regt
that he made his original declaration on the first day of May 1818
has received a Pension Certificate, No. 8748 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift,
sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish
it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,"
passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any
property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed 2 cows, 1 yearling, 5 sheep
1 old table, 1 old tub, 2 old beds, 1 iron kettle, 1 pot, 1 bake
Kettle, 1 tea kettle, 1 [illegible] shovel, 4 Chairs 2 brown platters
4 Spoons 4 knives & forks, 9 plates, 6 cups & saucers, 1 tea pot
2 Glass Tumblers, 4 milk pans, 2 [illegible], 1 Cider Cask
1 [illegible], 1 wash tub, 5 bowls, 2 [illegible], 1 Churn
1 small looking Glass, 2 [illegible], 1 [illegible] pot, 1 [illegible]
old [illegible]. 1 beer mug, my family consists of
a wife aged 63 years is unable to do any labour
has been under the case of a physician for the most
part of the time for four years but past [illegible]
aged as above and feeble and decriped.  can walk
some [illegible] a trifle. And wholly unable
to ride either on horse back or in any wheel
Carriage
Frances Perkins

Sworn to and declared on the 12th day of Decemr 1822
before said court.
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R. Pierpoint CLERK
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State of Vermont
Rutland County ss
I. Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the County
Court for the County of Rutland do
certify that the foregoing is a true
Copy of the record of said Court and
that it is the opinion of said Court
that the total order of the property
contained in the foregoing Schedule
is fifty dollars and fifty cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at
Rutland this 20th day of January AD 1893

R. Pierpoint
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Saloma Perkins
claim to land Bounty
under act 3 Mar 1855
as widow of
Frances Perkins
a Revolutionary soldier
-
O. F. Thompson
Atty
Granville
Wash Co
N. Y

Hon L. P. Waldo. Com Pensions
will please send the warrant
or are communication in regards
to the chain to me as the
atty of the claimant
O. F. Thompson
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State of Vermont
County of Rutland  SS. 
On this third day of April A.D.
one thousand eight hundred and Fifty Five before me the
subscriber a Justice of the peace within and for the County and
State aforesaid personally appeared Saloma Perkins aged
Eighty five years a resident of the town of Poultney in the
State of Vermont who being duly sworn according to law
declares that she is the widow of Francis Perkins who was a
private in the Revolutionary war that she now has in her
possession a certificate of Pension bearing date the 4th day
of June 1853 signed by R. McClellan
Secretary of the Interior and countersigned by L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pension certifying that she this deponent
as such widow is inscribed on the pension list at the rate
of ninety six Dollars per annum in conformity to the 2d
section of the act of February 3, 1853. She further declares
that said Pension certificate is numbered on the inside in
figures 589, and that she is the identical Saloma Perkins
in said certificate named and that she has hitherto drawn her
pension according to said certificate. She further declares
that she is now and still a widow and unmarried & is still
the widow of the said Francis Perkins and has not intermarried
since his death. she further states that the evidence of her
marriage to and of the death of her said husband is filed in
the Pension office at Washington and was made upon her
application for a Pension under the act aforesaid and she asks
that said proofs and the Records & Rolls in the Pension office may
be examined and refered to in support of this claim. that she has
never received or applied for any military Bounty land warrant
whatever at any time heretofore, neither did her husband to her
knowledge or belief. she makes this declaration for the
purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be
entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855.
Executed in presence of
Nelson Ransom                       Saloma Perkins  her mark
Joseph W. Clark   witnesses
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We Nelson Ransom and Joseph W. Clark residents
of the town of Poultney in the State of Vermont upon our
oath declare that the within or foregoing declaration was
signed and acknowledged by Salomer Perkins in one presence
that we are personally well acquainted with her the said
affiant and applicant and that we know that she is the
identical person she represents herself to be, and that she
is still a widow
                                        Joseph N. Clark
witnesses sign here        Nelson Ransom

The within declaration and foregoing affidavit were
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year
above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be

STATE OF VERMONT            RUTLAND S. S.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, Fredrick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland,
being a court of record and having a seal as hereto attached, do certify that
H. G. Wood Esq.
was, at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached and now is a
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature to
foregoing jurat and certificate is genuine; and that the said paper writings are executed
according to the laws of this State, and are in due form and that as such Officer
he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgements of Deeds and Depositions, and to administer oaths, &c.

by Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Court, at Rutland, this forth
day of April Anno Domini, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty one
H. G. Wood Dep Clerk
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We Nelson Ransom and Joseph W. Clark residents
of the town of Poultney in the State of Vermont upon our
oath declare that the within or foregoing declaration was
signed and acknowledged by Salome Perkins in our presence
that we are personally well acquainted with her the said
affiant and applicant and that we know that she is the
identical person she represents herself to be, and that the
is still a widow
witnesses sign   Joseph N. Clark
                          Nelson Ransom
the within declaration and foregoing affidavit were
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year
above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be
credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents
herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
that said claimant has in her possession the pension certificate
described & as stated by her in the within declaration
H. G. Neal Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Rutland County ss
On this 29th day of March AD 1853 personally appeared
in open Court by the Hon. Court of Chancery within
& for said County of Rutland a court of record & my setting
Saloma Perkins a resident of Poultney in Rutland
County aged 83 years who being duly sworn according 
to law doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provisions of the act of Congress passed in the 3d day
of February AD 1833 & the laws of the United States
to which that is in addition relative to pensions to
Widows of Revolutionary Soldiers- That she is the
Widow of Francis Perkins late of Middletown in
Rutland County deceased who was a revolutionary
Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96
per annum and drew his pension at the
Vermont Agency-
She further declares that she was married to the
Francis Perkins in said  Middleton by Orson Clark
Justice of the peace on the 2d day of April AD 1836
And she supposes there is a public record of Marriage
and to which she refers for greater certainty
That her name before sd  Marriage was Saloma Dye
She further declares that her husband Francis Perkins
[illegible] died at Middletown on the 27th day of December
AD 1844. Although no record remains that she
was married to him at the time above stated-
She further swears that she was a widow [illegible]
[illegible] of sd Act. has been a widow since Dec 27 1844 &
is still the widow of Francis Perkins and that she
has never before applied for a pension-
Witness Eliakim Paul                Saloma Perkins X her mark
Subscribed & sworn to me in open Court
per Court of Chancery the day & year [illegible]
J. W. Hopkins Clerk of County Chancey
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"State of Vermont, 
Rutland County [SS?] } 
Be it recorded that at 
Middletown in the County of Rutland on the second day of April in the 
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred &
thirty six Francis Perkins and Saloma Dye both of Middletown aforesaid were duly joined in marriage by me
Orson Clark, Justice Peace"

I certify that the above is a true copy of the record
with the exception of the date and figures which are submitted
in the record in fair legibly date & being
as follows-2nd day of April A D 1836 -
A H Green
Town Clerk of Middletown

I, Aden H Green above named depose & say that
hold the office of Town Clerk in the [illegible] County &
State aforesaid. And that the above is a true extract 
from the records of sd term of Middletown with the
Exception above named as certified by me -
A. H. Greene  Town Clerk of Middletown

Subscribed & sworn to in open court before the Court
of Chancery on the 29th day of March AD 1853 and it is
hereby certified that the Aden H. Green in a credible person
J. W. Hopkins Clerk of Court of Chancery

And on the same 29th day of March AD 1853 also
appeared personally in open Court before Court of
Chancery Eliakin Paul & Charlotte Ensign of Poultney afs
who being first duly sworn according to law deposed &
said that Salma Perkins who executed the pregoing
Declaration is the widow of Francis Perkins late of
Middleton afs deceased who was a revolutionary pensioner
of the United States at his decease. that the said
Francis Perkins died at Middletown on the 27th day of
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December in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight hundred & forty four, that the Salome has
remained unmarried since the death as afs of said
Francis Perkins and is still his widow
Eliakim Paul
Charlotte Ensign
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court before the sd
Court of Chancery in the day & year first above
written-And it is hereby certified by Court that the
witnesses are credible persons & entitled to full belief
J. W. Hopkins Clerk of Court of Chancery

State of Vermont
Rutland County

I Fred W. Hopkins Clerk
of the Honorable Court of Chancery
within & for Rutland
County which is a court of record do hereby certify
that the pregoing contains the original proceedings
of Court of Chancery in the matter of the application 
of Saloma Perkins for a pension and that the
pregoing declaration & evidence was taken & sworn to in
open Court before sd Court of Chancery- and that it
in the opinion of said Court that the above named witnesses
an disinterested & credible persons -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the seal of Court
this 29 day of March AD 1855 -
J. W. Hopkins Clerk
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Francis Pickins
(Private
Prentice's Connt Regt
 April 1777 to 22d Feby. 1780

1 May 1818-
found on the rolls
Service admitted.
[following lined out}
The judges certificate
to the reduced
of the
applicant, appears to
intend and
written with different
Returned
another
the judge to that
effect under the seal
of the Court
[end section lined out}

Admitted
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State of Vermont
RutlandCounty   ⎬

On this first day of May
A. D. 1818 personally appears
Frances Pickens aged fifty nine years the
27th day of August last past resident in
Middletown in said of Rutland County who being by
me first duly sworn according to law, doth
on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the provision made by
the late act of Congress entitled an act the
provide for certain persons engaged in the
land & naval service of the United States
in the revolutionary war; That the said
Francis Perkins in August 1776 he turned
out in the Militia of Con & March to New York
Island at Fort Washington & in Oct.
was at the Battle at White Plains & had about
three months term at that time & in the
of the same year he enlisted in the Co
commanded by Capt Kingsberry for three
Months and one half & Marched to Providence
Rhode-Island. And he further declares
that on the first day of April 1777 he enlisted
in Windham Con. for three years in the Co
commanded by Capt. Benjamin Throop
with an agreement that his enlistment shall
be dated bank to the first day of March
preceeding in Col. Huntington Reg so called
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but when he joined the Reg it was commanded
by Lt. Col Prentice & continued to serve in the
said corps on in the service of the United States
until the 22 day of Feb. 1780 when
he was discharged from the service in Springfield
in New Jersey he was never was on
any regular Battle but in several skirmishes
one in particular five miles North Philadelphia 
under the command of Capt. Graham
who was killed in the affray. The others
to slight to mention: And that he has no other
evidence now in his power of his said services
and that is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance
of his country for support
Sworn to & declared before me the day &
year aforesaid, 
Amos Thompson one of the Judges
of Rutland County Court

I Amos Thompson one of the Judges of
Rutland County Court as aforesaid do certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that the
said Frances Perkins did serve in the
revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding
declaration against the common enemy; and
I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken
& had before me to the Secretary for the Department
 of War, pursuant to the directions of
the aforementioned act of Congress-
Dated at Poultney in the County & State as
aforesaid this first day of
May AD. 1818.-
Amos Thompson
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State of Vermont
I have affixed the seal of Rutland
County Court to these presents by order
of the Hon. Amos Thompson one of the
Judges of said Court
R. Temple clerk


State of Vermont
I, Amos Thompson Judge of Rutland County Court do certify
that it has been made to appears my satisfaction that the
aforesaid Francis Perkins is in reduced circumstances
& stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for support
Amos Thompson
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September 16, 1938
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mrs. W. H. Quigley       FRANCIS PERKINS            
52 Burton Street West           W.6865     
Grand Rapids, Michigan     BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary
War record of Francis Perkins who enlisted at Canterbury, New
London County, Connecticut.

You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier named
Francis Perkins found in the Revolutionary War records of this office,
the date of which were obtained from the claims for pension and bounty
land under File No. W.6865, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Francis Perkins was born August 27, 1758. The place of his birth
and names of his parents were not given.

Francis Perkins enlisted in August, 1776, place not stated, marched
to York Island, was stationed at Fort Washington, in the battle of White
Plains and was discharged after having served a tour of three months;
names of officers for this tour not given. He enlisted in December, 1778,
and served three and one half months as private in Captain Kingsbury's
Connecticut company at Rhode Island. He again enlisted March 1, 1777,
at Windham, Connecticut, for a term of three years, served as private in
Captain Benjamin Throop's company, Colonel Josiah Starr's Connecticut
regiment, was in an engagement on Long Island in August, 1777, and in
several skirmishes, one of which was five miles north of Philadelphia,
and was discharged February 22, 1780, at Springfield, New Jersey

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed May 1,
1818, while a resident of Middletown, Rutland County, Vermont, where he was
still living in 1822 and died in that place December 27, 1844.

Francis Perkins married April 2, 1836, in Middletown, Vermont,
Saloma Dye. They were both then residents of Middletown and their
marriage was recorded in the Town Clerk's Office there. The date and
place of Saloma Dye's birth and names of her parents were not stated.
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Salama Perkins was allowed pension on account of the Revolutionary War
service of her husband, Francis Perkins, on her application executed
March 29, 1853, at which time she was aged eighty-three years and a
resident of Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont.

While still living in Poultney, Vermont, Saloma Perkins, applied
April 3, 1855, for bounty land which was due, also, on account of the
Revolutionary War service of her husband, and was allowed one hundred
sixty acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 6438, under the Act of March 3,
1855.

No reference was made in the claim to any children of the soldier.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and
address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier's
widow, Saloma, you should write to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following
Data: Saloma Perkins, widow of Francis, certificate 1889, issued June 4,
1853, rate $96 per annum, commenced February 3, 1853, Act February 3, 1853
Vermont ( Burlington) Agency.

If you desire information in regard to location of the land which
was granted to Saloma Perkins, you should apply to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that
official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of the act under
which issued.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

2
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60
Rutland Kent
March 31, 1853

I herewith send the Declaration 
& proof in the application of
Saloma Perkins for a pension in the
Act of February 3d 1853 which I trust
will be formed complete & satisfactory
If there and any defects they will be
supplied in notice to me
Please send the Certificate for a pension
to me and obliged
Very Respectfully
Your Svt
W.H. Smith
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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official Business
Free
Hoh L.P. Waldo
Commr of Pensions
Washington DC

Granville NY
APR7

579.02
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[illegible] 753. vt
[Illegible]
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6438


160 any
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April 4,1853
No802
Appl. of Saloma
Perkins - widow of
Francis
Vt
Act 3d Feby 1853
$96  per Annum
Commencing Feb. 3, 1853,

W H Smith.
Rutland
Vermont

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
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Hon. Loren P. Waldo
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Page 27

Brief in the case of Saloma Perkins, widow of Francis
Rutland County and State of Vermont,
act 3 February, 1853
Claim ("original," )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the subtancec
husband was a pensioner, under act 18"
March, 1818, & Cont
Marriage proven
by record evidence

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


W.H. Smith Esqr
Rutland, Vt
Name and residence of Agent
,
S. C. Boynton,
Examining Clerk.
Page 28

Timothy Smith
Affidavit
Page 29

I Timothy Smith of [illegible] in the
County of Rutland & State of Vermont in
the fifty ninth year of my age testify and
say that in the year 1777 I was a soldier
in the service of the United States in the three
years enlistment & that I belonged
to the second company in the Regiment commanded
by Col. Saml Prentiss which company
was commanded by Capt. Darrah and that I
remained in that company for about one year
untill I was detached into Genl Washington's
guard during the whole of the time and
untill detached as above I was acquainted with
, Francis Perkins, who now resides in
the town of Middletown in the County of Rutland
aforesaid and that to my knowledge the said
Frances belonged to the Regiment, with myself
and to the fourth Comy in said Regt I further
say that the said Francis as I then understood
belonged to the same three years service. I the
say that the said Francis was with myself in
an engagement in the month of August in the
said year 1777 upon Long island commanded
Genl Parsons, and that for the time of
and until I was detached as afs I was well
knowing that the said Francis was in the survive
as afsand that the company to which the
said Frances belonged was commanded by Capt
Benjamin Cook, and which said Regiment
belonged to the Connecticut line
and further the Deponant saith not
Timothy Smith
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State of Vermont   Middletown 30th May 1818
Rutland County ss⎬ Then personally appeared the
within named Timothy Smith and made Solemn
Oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed
contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me
Jonas Clark Just. Peace
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Middletown, Vt 3d Dec. 1822
The undersigned Select men for the town of
Middletown afd do hereby certify that we
have for many years been acquainted with
Francis Perkins of said town, and in some
degree with his circumstances and that in our
opinion the said Francis is in such reduced circumstances, 
that he stands in need of the assistance
of his country, or of charity in some way for
the support of himself and wife, that the
said Francis & wife are quite old & fast
declining are unable to endure but a
trifle of labour or exercise of any kind
And that should they continue for any considerable
length of time, they must be dependant
on public or private assistance, to afford
them a comfortable support & substance
Asa Gardner    Selectmen
Jonas Clark        of
Justus Rogers   Milton
of
Milton
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Free

Hon John C. Calhoun
Secy of War
Washington City

Feb 3
Pension Office
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No. 57902
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 10, 1855
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Francis Perkins
Rev. War

Warrant 6438-160-55 ┃
O. F. Thompson
Granville
N. Y.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
August 11, 1938

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
I am trying to 
prove my lineage with
my ancestor Francis Perkins
for the D.A.R.

Will you kindly send me his
complete service during the
Revolutionary War? Also, to whom
his last Pension Check was mailed
and name of place to which it
was sent
Please give me the maiden name of his
wife and names of his children
Francis Perkins enlisted at Canterbury
New London Co, Conn.
Page 35

He was a member of the
21 Regiment Col. Dubois
Capt. Butts Co.

Thanking you in advance
for your kindness in this matter
and  also for part courtesies
I remain
Gratefully
Yours
(Mrs. W.H.) Mary E. Quigley
Address, 52 Burton W. W.
Grand Rapids, Mich,
Page 36

1938, Sept. 16. Hist to Mrs W Hay

Rvy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6865
Saloma Perkins
Wid,
Francis Perkins
Pri Rev. War
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Act: July 29/48 [crossed out]
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Index: - Vol. M, Page 120
{Arrangement of 1870.}