Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,107, Josiah Goodhue, N.H.
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SERVICE  NUMBER
N.H. Goodhue, Josiah R. 4,107
Elizabeth BL.Wt.61275-160-55
CONTENTS
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|10.087 {March 3/55
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Elizabeth Goodhue wid of
Josiah Goodhue [possibly "Jr]
Capt Runnols
Col or Major Whitcomb
NH svce
Enter July 1780
Sev 1780
Revolutionary War

[Faded writing] May 8/59
Boynton

Mr. Joshua G. Hall
Union NH
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State of New-Hampshire
CARROLL, SS.
I, Francis R. Chase, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County, hereby certify that Joshua G. Hall Esq., before whom the annexed affidavit & declarations were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereunto is genuine.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court, this [illegible]  day of March 1853
Francis R. Chase Clerk.
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Copy of Record of the marriage of Josiah Goodhue of Brookfield in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire to Elizabeth Clarage in the Book of entry kept by the Reverend Asa Piper of Wakefield in said County and State aforesaid is as follows   (Vis)
(1829 Jan^y 1 Josiah Goodhue Elizabeth Clarage Brookfield)
I Asa P. Wiggin of Wakefield in the County of Carroll and State of New hampshire of lawful age depose and say that I was well acquainted with the aforesaid Asa Piper late of Wakefield deceased during his lifetime for more than twenty years previous to his death and often times knew him to solemnise marriages and that he was considered legally qualified by law so to do — I further state that the book purporting to be his record of Marriages is now before me & that the entry in writing at the top of this sheet is a copy verbatim of the record on said book — I further state I am a disinterested Witness on the subject of this deposition
State of New hampshire Carroll Ss Asa P. Wiggin
March 21st 1853 Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written   Joshua G. Hall Justice of the Peace
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I George W. Wiggin of Brookfield in the County of Carroll and State of New hampshire of lawful age depose and say that I was well acquainted with Josiah Goodhue of Brookfield deceased for more than four years previous to his said decease and well recollect about the time of his said decease which took place on or about the twenty-eighth day of July eighteen hundred and thirty one   I further State that during the said years previous to the death of said Goodhue I knew him and his wife Elizabeth to live together as husband and wife and that she was present at his burial in said Brookfield and further state that the said Elizabeth Goodhue is still a Widow  I further State that I am a disinterested witness in any want concerning this Deposition
State of New hampshire Carroll Ss  George w Wiggin
March 21 1853 Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year above written    
Joshua G. Hall Justice of the Peace
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State of New-Hampshire
COUNTY OF Carroll SS  ss
On this 21st day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and 53, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Goodhue aged Seventy three years, a resident of Brookfield in the state of New hampshire who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that she is the widow of Josiah Goodhue deceased, who was a private in the Company Commanded by Captain Samuel Runnals in the [crossed out: Regiment of] detachment commanded by Major Whitcomb in the war [crossed out: with Great Britain declared by the] of the Revolution [crossed out: United States in the enlisted day of July 20]: That her said husband at Nottingham on or about the twentieth day of July A.D. 1780 enlisted for the term of Six Months and continued in actual service in said war, for the term of Six Months and was honorably discharged at Coos as per [crossed out: on the]  pay Roll [crossed out: day of] in A.D. 1780 as will appear by his original certificate of discharge [crossed out: herewith presented] . lost or mislaid 
She further states that she was married to the said Goodhue  -- in --- on the first day of January, ^[crossed out: August day] A.D. 1829 by one Asa
Piper a minister of Wakefield [illegible] and that her name before her said marriage was
Elizabeth Clarage that her said husband died at Brookfield on 28th day of July A.D. 1831 and that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled or [crossed out: under the act passed September 28, 1850] money in full [illegible] of agreeable to the law or several laws of Congress [illegible]
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. Elizabeth Goodhue
						Her Mark X
	Joshua G. Hall  Justice of the Peace
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I Edward C. Piper of  Wakefield, County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and say I am Son of the Rev.^d Asa Piper a resident of said Wakefield now deceased who was qualified by law to solemnise marriages and Kept a book of Record entry for that occasion
I further state that at the time of the said decease of the said Piper that the said Book aforesaid came into my possession and has remained in my custody some time and I further state upon examination I find his certificate of the Marriage of Josiah Goodhue as follows  January 1st 1829 married Josiah Goodhue Elizabeth Clarage  Brookfield  I am a disinterested Witness
	Wakefield March 24, 1855
				Edward C. Piper
State of New hampshire
Carroll Ss  March 24, 1855
Personally appeared the above named Edward C. Piper and made solemn to the truth of the above affidavit Before me
	Joshua G. Hall Justice of the Peace
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Application for Bounty Land
State of New Hampshire
County of Carroll Ss
On this 22 day of March A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs Elizabeth Goodhue aged seventy four a resident of Brookfield in the State of New Hampshire who being duly sworn according to Law, declares that she is the Widow of Josiah Goodhue late of said Brookfield deceased who was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution and that her said husband was enlisted x^about the 1st of July 1780 into the Company of Foot from New Hampshire stationed upon the Western frontier under Capt Samuel Runnels [crossed out: which] x^ whose Company was under the command of Major Whitcomb x that her Said husband was enlisted as above for the term of 6 months & and actually served about 3 months in said Revolutionary war and was honorably discharged as the records of said Runnels Company will show, about the last of Novv, 1780
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She further states that she was married to said Josiah Goodhue in Wakefield on the first day of January 1829^eighteen hundred twenty nine by one the Rev. asa Piper a minister of ^ [illegible] and that her name before said marriage was Elizabeth Clarage & that her said husband died at Brookfield NH on July 28th 1830 and that she is still a widow
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act passed March A.D. 1855
	Elizabeth Goodhue   her mark X
Power of  Attorney
To the Sec. of the Interior
	Please to deliver the certificate or warrant, to which I am entitled according to the tenor of the foregoing declaration and application to
Joshua G Hall at Union Carroll Co.
New Hampshire 
Elizabeth her mark X Goodhue 
George W Wiggin
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Signed in presence of me
State of New Hampshire 
Carroll Ss
We George W Wiggin & Ann M Wiggin disinterested witnesses residents of Brookfield in the State & County aforesaid on oath depose & say that we were present and saw said Elisabeth Goodhue sign her name to the above application & declaration & Power of Attorney and we believe from our long acquaintance with her and from her appearance that she is the identical person she claims to be
George W Wiggin
Ann M Wiggin
Dated at Brookfield this 22nd day of March 1855
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State of new Hampshire Carroll Ss
We George W Wiggin & Ann M Wiggin Residents of Brookfield x^in the county of Carroll disinterested witnesses on oath depose & sahttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngy that we intimately know Mrs Elisabeth Goodhue and we knew her late husband Josiah when said Josiah & Elisabeth lived in this town as man & wife & we well recollect the time of the decease of said Josiah and were present at his funeral and said Elisabeth is now a widow
			George W Wiggin
			Ann M Wiggin
Dated at Brookfield this 22d day of March 1855

The foregoing declaration & affidavits were sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year above written, & I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the identical person she represents herself to be & that I have no intent in this claim
Joshua G. Hall Justice of the Peace
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[Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873 struck out]
REJECTED
4107
P.O.
Elizabeth Goodhue
Service: wid. of Josiah

Enlisted:____________, 18  .
Discharged:____________, 18  .
Application filed:____________, 18  .
Alleges:____________
Re-enlisted:____________
Attorney: _________________
P.O. _____________________
______ Recognized.    ___________ Contract.
_______Cert. of Dis.    Searched for ________, 18   .
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[writing both horizontally and vertically]
Additional Evidence
[illegible] Josiah Minot
[illegible] Bureau of Pension
Washington 
DC

[Vertically]
60087 Elizabeth Goodhue wid Josiah
[illegible]
60088 Mary Dove
[illegible]
60089 Ralph Farnham 
[illegible]
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No. 1377
Elizabeth Goodhue
Widow of Josiah 
N. H. 
[401 struck out]

[illegible] to Joshua G. Hall
July 8th, 1833
Sept 10 " " 
4107

Act February 3 1833
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Additional Evidence
Hon. Josiah Minot Esq
Comm Pensions
Washington DC 

[written sideways]: Boynton
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Service                         Number
N.H. Goodhue, Josiah  R4107
Elizabeth BL.W. 61275-160-55
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[vertical writing, left hand side]
60087
Josiah Goodhue dead
M. H. 
[postmark May 1]
Elizabeth


[horizontal]
Hon. George C. Whiting Esq. 
Comm of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.
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Union NH May 1st 1857
Com. of Pensions
I wish to call your attention to the claim of Elisabeth Goodhue for Bounty Land of account of the service of Josiah Goodhue in the Rev. War--app no. 60087 Act March 3d 1855. Mrs. Gs claim has been suspended for more proof that she is the widow of the actual soldier--The copy of the State Records on file in your office shows about 3 mos. service performed by Josiah Goodhue and the [widow, crossed out] applicant swears that to have been the service of her husband. Your only objection seems to be that she was married so recently that she cannot be supposed to know anything about the service-today I send you this affadavit such I think as your letter of Dec 3d requires-they show that the applicant is the widow of Josiah Goodhue who habitually told the story of his Revolutionary services--you will see that the affadavit of his daughter Mrs. Hickey fully agrees with The State record he enlisted for 6 mos. but served only part of that time-I have searched diligently but can find nothing in the records of Nottingham to show anything about those persons who went from that town into the Rev War--Goodhue [illegible] from that place so long ago that no one there now recollects him-I think the evidence of the identity of Mrs. G is so clearly
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established that you will cheerfully grant her a warrant. 
Yours, 
JG Hall
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State of New Hampshire
[illegible]
I Daniel Wiggin of Brookfield in the County & State aforesaid on oath depose and say that I know and have known for many years Mrs Elizabeth Goodhue of this town who has made application for Bounty Land on account of the Revolutionary services of Josiah Goodhue before Joshua G Hall. I further state that I knew her late husband Josiah Goodhue that I lived a neighbor to said Josiah for many years and was often in company with him and that he often told me that he served in the Revolutionary War-that he enlisted at Nottingham-said Goodhue told me where he served and some of the persons with whom he served but he having been dead more than twenty years I have forgotten the particulars. He was the only person by the name of Josiah Goodhue I ever knew-no other person by that name
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has lived in this vicinity and I know that the beforementioned Elizabeth is his widow. I have lived in the town of Brookfield more than fifty years. 
Daniel Wiggin
Brookfield Nov 28th 1855

State of New Hampshire
Carroll
Personally appearing the day & year above written before me the abovenamed Daniel Wiggin made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. Joshua G. Hall Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of States Office

I do hereby certify that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Josiah Goodhue is borne upon a muster Roll of Capt. Samuel Runnals Company of foot from the State of New Hampshire now in the service of the United States of America stationed on the western frontiers under the command of Maj. Whitcomb as a private-enlisted July 10; Term, 6 months-
At the bottom of said Roll is the following-
"Newbury Nov 20th 1780 then mustered Capt. Runnals Company as specified in the above Roll.
Jacob Bayley
Muster Master"
And upon an "Abstract of Capt. Samuel Runnals Pay Roll for his company of State Troops at 6 [illegible] 6 months 1780," is borne the name of Josiah Goodhue against which under the head of "Balances" is [pound sterling symbol] 601.15
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the State this 21st day of March 1855.
John L. Hadley
Secretary of State
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State of New Hampshire 
county of Carroll 
Court of Probate Registers Office
I Sanborn B. Carter Register of said Court hereby certify that Joshua G. Hall is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and was such at the time of the taking of the foregoing affidavits that his commission is dated November 1st 1850 and will expire November 1st 1855 and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are true and genuine; that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit, and that the aforesaid Court of Probate is a court of record
The testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said course this fourth day of April 1855
Sanborn B. Carter Register of Probate for said County of Carroll
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Union NH Nov 29th 1855
Hon. J Minot
I have recd your letter saying that some evidence must be furnished in the case of Mrs Elisabeth Goodhue No. 60087 for Bounty Land on account of the Revolutionary services of her late husband Josiah Goodhue. Enclosed you have the affidavit of D Wiggin which proves that there never was but one Josiah Goodhue in Brookfield or vicinity that he knew that Josiah to be the claimants husband & that he has heard him say that he was in the Revolutionary war. It is impossible to find a person living who served with Goodhue-but I have shown by the State Records that such a person did serve in the war of the Revolution and I have shown that there never has been but one Josiah Goodhue in all this region. that that one was by his own disinterested account a soldier in said War-land that the claimant was his widow-I dont know that I can more clearly identify the soldier
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Union NH Oct 29th 1855
Sir
Yours of the 19th has been recd saying that the certification of the Sec. of State for N. Hamp. of the service of Josiah Goodhue in the Revolution has been filed in your office and also saying that evidence should be filed which will identify the said Josiah, husband of the claimant Elisabeth Goodhue with the service certified to. Now I desire to be informed what sort of proof you will require to make out the identity. You must be aware that it is well nigh an improbability to find a Revolutionary soldier living to testify to the service of one in his [] company. Mr. Goodhue has been dead for year it is an improbability to find a man living who served with him. Mrs G did not marry with him till 1800 she does knot now [underlined] that he served but she has sworn [underlined] to the fact-in the same way widows of soldiers in the War of 1812 do-Why should you require more of a Revolutionary Soldiers widow than of the widows of a soldier in the war of
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1812. You do not require these latter to identify their husband any more than I have identified Josiah Goodhue with his service-There is only one Josiah Goodhue in the roll of NH-and you must know it. His widow has sworn that he performed the service given on the roll witnesses have sworn to her identity. Now I can't prove that  Goodhue was actually engaged in the Revolution because I cant call eye witnesses from the grave-With due deference to the powers that be I must say that with no more explanation than you have given in this case you seem to me to be unreasonable in your requirements of Revolutionary soldiers and their widows. But I wish you to state to me what proof you will demand to show identity in this case as Mrs Goodhue is well nigh 'crazy' over the 'ingratitude of the Republic'
Respectfully your [ ] servant-
J G Hall 

J Cole Esq
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Union NH Oct 4th 1853
Hon J Minot
Comm. Pensions 
Dear Sir
I have recd a letter from your office saying that the claim of Elisabeth Goodhue for land of 3d March 1855 for the Revolutionary services of her late husband Josiah Goodhue, no. 60087 had been suspended because said service does not appear of record in your office. Now sirs if you will turn to application no. 60087 you will find attached a certificate from the Secretary of State for N Hamp under his official seal setting forth that "The name of Josiah Goodhue is borne upon a muster roll of Capt Samuel Runnels Company of foot from the State of New Hampshire stationed in the Western frontier under Maj Whitcomb terms 6 months-time of enlistment July 20 at the bottom of the foregoing roll is the following Newbury Nove 20 1780 then mustered Capt Runnels Company as specified in the Roll Jacob Bagley Muster Master Discharged Nov 22 1780
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now sir if this does not answer the requisition of the law in regard to record evidence as explained by the circular of your [illegible] of April last. Then pray how can a Revolutionary claim be substantiated. I cannot send you the 'books &  documents & the roll of Capt. Runnels' but you are bound to take notice of our State Seal. Josiah Goodhue's name may be upon no roll in your office but the Sec. of State for New Hampshire has certified to you that it is on papers & rolls make out by offices at the time their service was rendered. If Mrs Goodhue swears to the service as being the same that her husband performed, will you inform me whether this explanation is satisfactory. 
Yours 
J C. Hall 

The same information has been recd in the case of Mary Dore claiming for similar services of her late husband Beniah Dore No. 60088 now I sent attached to said application a similar certificate and Mrs Dore is continually drawing a pension from
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The Pension Office at Portsmouth NH for said services-her husband did the same for many years-I have proved to you by two witnesses that they know these facts that she is the identical person-now I protest against the decision that a want of record evidence exists in this case-I suppose an uninitiated clerk must have blundered.
Yours JG Hall Jr

The same information is sent me in reference to Ralph Farnham in this case. I took the service from him and I have no doubt it is correct. He draws a pension regularly for said service as you my know by previous inquiry. The letter to me talks about Mrs Farnham-I made no application for Mrs Farnham. She is dead. Ralph is living at the age of almost a hundred year-I think a clerk has blundered him too. 
Write me what farther if anything is necessary to be done
J G Hall Jr
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Union NH August 12 1853
L. P. Waldo
Dear Sir
Yours of the 4th [illegible] to me says that the claim of Elizabeth Goodhue cannot be enforced as she has made no application. I suppose you read Goodhue instead of Elizabeth Goodhue widow of Josiah Goodhue whose claim is supported by a certificate of the Secretary of State of N Hampshire in that it does appear that he enlisted in State troops for 6 months but was mustered and discharged before [illegible] of this engagement expired but [illegible] an account of the pressing need of [illegible]. He was enlisted in Capt Samuel Runnels Pay Roll the full term of six months & from this I infer that it is reasonable equitable & will be acquiesced by you to allow his pay [illegible] that you will have the goodness to notify me to that effect
With much respect
Your obedient servant
Joshua G. Hall 
P.S. this certificate is in your office & it is among her claim arguable to law of the United States
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Union NH July 26, 1853
L P Waldo Esq
Sir
In relation to a pension for Mrs Elizabeth Goodhue widow of the late Josiah Goodhue who served in Capt Runnals company of N Hampshire State troops it appears that he enlisted for six months & was discharged before that [illegible] would not be entitled to pension but sir in the letter of the Secretary of State it appears [illegible] upon an abstract for Capt Samuel Runnals Pay Roll for his company of State Troops at [illegible] 6 months 1780 is found the name of Josiah Goodhue & now my dear sir is it not probable I should be [illegible] Goodhue discharge they wanted his service & enlistment fully to the end of the six months as first agreed on. I am to [illegible] that belief that I wish you sir to give it a consideration that if you will come to my belief that said Goodhue served out his time of engagement & that you will allow the widow a pension agreeable [illegible]
Respectfully your [illegible]
Joshua G. Hall
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State of New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office
I do hereby certify that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Josiah Goodhue is born up a "Muster Roll of Cat Samuel Runnals company of foot from the State of New Hampshire now in the service of the United States of America stationed on the western frontiers under the command of Maj. Whitcomb."- Term, 6 months, enlisted July 20. 
At the bottom of the foregoing Roll is the following: "Newbury Nov. 20th 1780, then mustered Capt. Runnals Company as specified in the above Roll. Jacoby Bayley Muster Master." "Discharged Nov. 22nd 1780."
And upon an "Abstract from Capt Samuel Runnals Pay Roll for his Company of State Troops [illegible] 6 months 1780," is born the name of Josiah Goodhue, and against his name
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I Lydia Wiggin wife of Oliver T. Wiggin of Brookfield in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire in an oath depose and say that I have known Mrs Elisabeth Goodhue who has made application for Bounty Land on account of the Revolutionary services of her late husband Josiah Goodhue. I knew said Josiah Goodhue many years he was a neighbor of my fathers and I often saw him at our house. While there I frequently heard said Josiah say that he entered the Revolutionary War from Nottingham in this State started from the house of [illegible] Cilley that he enlisted for six months, that he was discharged before the expiration of said six months. Said Goodhue said he marched up towards Ticonderoga-I heard said Goodhue relate these facts many times more than forty years ago. I never knew any other Josiah Goodhue old enough to have served in the Revolution and said Elizabeth is his widow of the above named soldier Josiah Goodhue. I am a disinterested witness. Lydia J. Wiggins
Dated at Brookfield NH
March 2d 1887
State of New Hampshire
Carroll
March 2 1887 Personally
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appeared to the above named Lydia Wiggin and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit-I know her to be a credible person and I have no interest in said E. Goodhues said claim
Joshua G. Hall Jr. Justice of the Peace
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I Daniel Wiggin on oath depose & say that I am Post Master at Brookfield in the County of Carroll & State of New Hampshire that I know Mrs Elisabeth Goodhue who has made application for Bounty Land on account of the services of her late husband Josiah Goodhue in the War of the Revolution. I knew said Josiah Goodhue many years I know that he was the husband of said Elisabeth Goodhue and she is now a widow-I often heard said Josiah Goodhue say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War that he was out but a short time-that he went from the Town of Nottingham in this State
I think he said the name of one of his officers was Cilley-
Daniel Wiggins
Dated at Brookfield NH
March 2d 1887
State of New Hampshire
Carroll P March 2 d1887 personally appeared the above named Daniel Wiggin and made oath to the truth of this affidavit by him above signed. I know him to be a credible person and I have no interests in the claim
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above referred to
Joshua G Hall Jr
Justice of the Peace
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Mayo 
1853
Respectfully referred to the Department of the Interior & the writer so informed. 
[illegible]
March 31/53

[illegible] to the Comm. of Pensions [illegible]
Dept of Int. 
Mch [March] 31, 1853
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Union NH March 25, 1853

Dear Sir

Enclosed you have the declaration of Mrs Elizabeth Goodhue for pension & money due her in relation to right of claim under the Pension of Josiah Goodhue late of Brookfield deceased as a Revolutionary Soldier & husband late of the said Elizabeth for bounty and back pay that may have been due to the said Josiah at the time of his death in or since that time.

I also herewith send all the proof that I suppose the law requires in order to support her claim, if not so and whatever may be lacking I hope to be advised of the fact as soon as practicable.

The Record of the Secretary of State or rather his Certificate I suppose to be undoubted proof of Service & I wish this claim to be [unintelligible] & that I may be informed of the amount due when & where payable.  [unintelligible] what purports to be a balance of [Pounds Sterling symbol] 601.15 [s?] due

Respectfully your ol' servant

Joshua G. Hall

[Note:  the below text was written on the left hand side of letter; the writer is not identified but appears to be different handwriting.]

[unintelligible] June 7th, 53. in relation to claims for bounty land - [illegible] N◦ 98 The name of Josiah Goodhue, is not returned on the records of any of the New England Continental lines among those entitled to, or who have received bounty lands from the U. States.
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I Maria Trickey wife of Samuel Trickey a resident of Brookfield New Hampshire on oath depose and say that I am the daughter of Josiah Goodhue late of said Brookfield deceased. that Elisabeth Goodhue who has made application for - is the widow of said Josiah and my stepmother. I lived in the family of my Father said Josiah up to about 30 years ago - I remember to have heard him frequently say that he served in the War of the Revolution that he was not old enough to be drafted a the commencement of the war but was drafted some years after that he was there living in Nottingham New Hampshire with an elder brother & that he marches from Home about the commencement of the haying season - that he felt very badly leaving home at that busy season of the year as all the labor of the farm would rest on his brother - that he expected to be gone through the winter and so caused his woolen clothes and thus suffered great fatigue in marching - that he went to Coos - he said he did not remain in the service as long as he expected when he entered it he said he did not need his winter clothes
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as he returned before winter. I am a disinterested  witness
Dated at Brookfield NH
May 1st 1857

Maria Trickey
State of New Hampshire Carroll
May 1st 1857
Then personally appeared the above name Maria Trickey and before me made oath to the truth of the affidavit by her above signed. I know her to be a credible person. I have no interest in the above ^[illegible] claim.

Joshua G Hall Jr
Justice of the Peace