Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14148, John Wheeler, Mass.
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Mass Wheeler, John (colored) Ruth W. 14148

a colored man
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10.032
Massachusetts
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John Wheeler
Man in the state of Mass
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Alden of the Mass line, for the term of three years. -
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23rd of May 1818 -
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Certificate of Pension issued on the 19th of May 1819 and sent to [crossed out] North Ampton Mass.
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 9 mo. 13/31  
                                                              75.35
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819
                                                               48.00
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                            Continued               $123:35
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                     {Revolutionary claim,}
                     {Act 18th March, 1818.}

Hon. [illegible superscript] E.H. Mills
               North Ampton
                    Mass

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Notification sent July 28th 1826 to
Josiah Dwight, North Ampton, Mass.
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John Wheeler - 
Soldier    Private
Col Aldens Regiment
Massachusetts Line
     1777 -  3 years

Correct By Rolls
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in his possess[?] of said Services.
[Signature] John Wheeler

Sworn to & declared before me the day and year aforesaid -    
        [Signature] S. Putnam Just S. }                          
                           J. Court of Mass} 
           I Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Wheeler did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy [there is a long phrase inserted from above] & that he is in reduced circumstances in life & stands in need of assistance from his Country for support[end insertion] & 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 -   Given under my hand & the seal of the Court  the 23. May  1818    -
[Signature] S. Putnam Just. S. J. Court of Mass}

        Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Sc.  I Josiah Dwight Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do certify that Samuel Putnam Esquire is one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth, that the above signature is his proper hand writing & that the seal I [illegible] to affixed is the proper seal of said Court - 
                [Signature] Josiah Dwight
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Hampshire Sc.
On this twenty [the word "second" is crossed out and "third" is inserted] third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before the Hon. Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth aforesaid, personally appears John Wheeler a citizen of the United states aged fifty seven, now a resident in the town of Ware in the said County of Hampshire & Commonwealth aforesaid -  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 to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary war, of the Continental establishment, that he the said John Wheeler enlisted in the town of Belchertown in the State of Massachusetts [the phrase "in May 1777" is inserted] in May 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Luke Day of the Massachusetts line, and Regiment commanded by Col Ichabod Aldin for the term of three years, that he served in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States[a phrase is crossed out] untill the expiration of [illegible] term of three years, when he was discharged [crossout] from said Services at a place called West-Point in the State of New York, that he was in the battle of Bemis heights, also at the taking of Burgoin, and at the Battle with the Indians on Tioga River in the year of 1779.  And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now
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John Wheeler a colored man having applied to me to furnish him with a statement of facts to enable him to avail himself of the bounty of Government granting pension to soldiers of the Revolutionary army
   I do hereby certify that he enlisted in the year 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Luke Day in the 7th Massachusetts Regiment then commanded by Ichabod Alden and afterwards by Col John Brooks in which Regiment I then held a Commission and that he served three years and was in the Battle of Bemis heights at the Capture of General Burgoyne and at cherry Valley when Col. Alden fell, and at a Battle with the Indians on Tioga River in the year 1779.  and that Served faithfully during the period of his enlistment
Washington,  May. 21, 1818
[Signature] Sam Buffinton [name underlined]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire JS May 1818

Samuel Buffinton Esq. came before me and made oath to the truth of this within certificate.

Josiah Mills, Justice of the Peace.
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I Solomon Cutler of Ware in the county of Hampshire a commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify & say that I am personally acquainted with John Wheeler of Ware & that he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of assistance from his country for support
Northampton  May 22, 1818
[Signature] Solomon Cutler

I Eli Hudson of Ware in the county of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify & say that I am personally acquainted with John Wheeler of Ware & that he is in reduced circumstances & absolutely stands in need of  [crossout] assistance of his country for support
Northampton  May 22d 1818
                           [Signature] Eli Hudson
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                         No 81
                   John Wheeler


                                       10 May 1819


                      10832     Ware


                     C
                                       Sep 1819
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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HAMPSHIRE ss.

At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of common Pleas, for the Western Circuit , begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, de die in diem to the sixth day of said month  A.D.  1820:

PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County, created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, John Wheeler aged fifty nine years, resident in Ware in said County, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:  
     viz  I enlisted into Col' Aldens Regt in the Mass line in May AD 1777 & continued in the service till May AD 1780 & was discharged   I have [illegible] a pension Certificate  P10,832 my application was dated May 23  1818

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time by gift, sale, of 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 services 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, of securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following schedule by me subscribed.
One Cow 19.00  One calf 7.00  One Swine 7.00  Household furniture 10.00       $43.00
I am fifty nine years old & work at husbandry when I am able to work at all which is not more than half the time. I am very much troubled with the asthmas  my wife aged forty two is in tolerable health  I have four Children who live with me  viz  Levila aged 28 is sick and infirm & utterly unable to support hisself,  Mary aged 18 years is in a decline & under the care of a physician Cleda aged 14 years of good health & Enos aged 11 years & is a hearty Guy.   I cannot live & support my family without aid
                         [Signature] John Wheeler
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Sworn to, and declared, on the sixth day of July, 1820, before the said Court.  

                           Attest, Josiah Dwight  Clerk
SEAL              __________________

I, Josiah Dwight, of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule which follows it, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Forty three dollars, and --cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this sixth day of July  1820.
                        [Signature]  Josiah Dwight
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                               1602
                     Massachusetts
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                       Ruth Wheeler
           widow of John Wheeler
        who served in the Revolutionary
              Mass 
        war, as a private
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Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars ---- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
30 day of August 1848
and sent to 
                [Signature]  G.S. Bulfinch
                                     Boston
                                        Mass
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848,  Page 172  Vol. 2


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Reported

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Date of  death not on Ab
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12790 


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act '44 304
12790
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 Ruth Wheeler
Mass.
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Act 17 June, 1844
[illegible]
2 yr. private
$80 per annum.
commencing from 20th 
day of July, 1845.

Laban Marcy, Esq.
Greenwich
Mass.
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                     Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the seventh of July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows.
        State of Massachusetts
Hampshire Sc on this twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty Six personally appeared before [the word "the" is inserted from above] the Court of Probate for the County of Hampshire, Ruth Wheeler of Ware in said County age seventy six years last November who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her 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 the widow of John Wheeler late of said Ware deceased who was Private in the Army of the Revolution and who performed the services as specified by his paperson that subject, now in the Pension Office of the United States at Washington together with the Pension Certificate of said John Wheeler will appear.  She further declares that she was married to the said John Wheeler on the 8th day of January in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and eighty [the word "eight" is crossed out and  and "nine" is inserted] nine that her husband the aforesaid John Wheeler died on the twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty five, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service.  but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred
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and ninety four to wit. at the time above stated Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above [illegible] before
                        [Signature] Ruth Wheeler

[Signature] Ishaman Conkey  Judge of Probate

I, Samuel F Syman Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding before said Court in relation to the application of said Ruth Wheeler for a pension

            In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
SEAL    set my hand & the seal of said Court 
            this 12th day of May 1844
          [Signature] Sam F Syman  Reg'r Probate
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I, Samuel Hale of Greenwich in the County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts of Lawful age depose & say that I am Town Clerk for the said Town of Greenwich to that office duly chosen and Sworn and have the custody of the Town Records of said Town of marriages &c. and that the following is a true copy of said Record of Marriages as recorded on a Record of Marriages in said Town to wit.  "The following persons have been joined in Marriage in consequence of obtaining certificates from the Town Clerk. " - January the eighth Seventeen hundred and eighty [a word is crossed out and "nine" is inserted] nine- John Wheeler and Ruth Thayer both of Greenwich, were joined in Marriage attest  Joseph Blodgett Minister of the First Parish."  That the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair, ledgible figures as follows, "January the 8, 1789"

I Samuel Hale above named depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said Town of Greenwich and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Record of  Marriages in said Town with the exception above named as certified by me
          [Signature] Samuel Hale Town Clerk
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Hampshire Ss  May 12, 1846  Then the within named Samuel Hale personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him subscribed before me:  and I certify that said Hale is a man of truth and so known to me
    [Signature] Laban Marcy  Justice of the Peace
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I Amos B Adams of Ware in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts aged forty three years depose and say that John Wheeler late of said Ware deceased died at said Ware on the twentieth day of July in the year 1845.  I was present and attended his funeral & burial.  I accompanied a daughter of said Wheeler  Said Wheeler was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the time of his death.  Ruth Wheeler is now the widow of the said John Wheeler and has never married since said John's death
                                [Signature] Amos B Adams

                  Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Sc on this twentieth day of May 1846 personally appeared the above named Amos B Adams and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me and I certify that said Adams is a man of good character for truth and so known to me
   [Signature] Laban Marcy Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampshire 88.
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire, do certify that Laban Marcy Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Laban Marcy and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the [illegible] Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six. 

Samuel Wells Clerk.

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                                               229
                           Massachusetts
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                      Ruth Wheeler
          widow of John Wheeler
          who was a Private
           in the Revolution,
           husband died 20th JUly 1845
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
                 80 Dollars    ---------
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the [the phrase "4th day of March, 1844" is crossed out and "20th of July, 1845" is inserted] 20th of July, 1845
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
21 day of July, 1846
and sent to 
            Laban Marcy  Esq
                   Greenwich,
                     Mass.
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                [Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol.   2      Page 40

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[date year looks to be 1921, although the 2 is written over]  1921 - Jan 29 - Hist to Adj. Gen. See carbon copy of letter in [illegible] File under C.H. Bridges
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             Rev  WIDOW, &c.  [illegible]
                     _________________
File No.     14,148
                    Ruth Wheeler
                        Widow of
                     John Wheeler
                         Priv Rev. War
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            Act  Feb 2nd  1848
Index:-Vol.  M,   Page  331

                [Arrangement of 1870]
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     Admitted


G.S. Bulfinch
         Boston
            Mass
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                      DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848 entitled, "An act making further provisions for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,}
                 Hampshire County,       }
On this fifth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
                 Ruth Wheeler
a resident of Ware in the county of Hampshire aforesaid aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.  That she is the widow of John Wheeler who was a resident of Ware and who was a private in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of eighty dollars and [blank] cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow. 
                                   her
         [Signature]Ruth  +  Wheeler
                                mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day}
           and year above written,       } Before me
                                 [Signature] William Hyde
In presence of                Justice of the Peace
Chas M. Hyde
[illegible]
    * Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares. [Signature]William Hyde Justice of 
                                              the Peace

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*, [blank] Clerk of the Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that [blank] is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this [blank]day of [blank] 18

                                      [blank] Clerk
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I John Wheeler of Ware in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts late a private in the Revolutionary war.  Testify & say I enlisted in the month of May 1777 into the Company commanded by Luke Day in the Reg't, then commanded by Col' Ichabod Alden and after his demise by Col' John Brooks and I continued to Serve in paid Corps untill my enlistment for three years had expired when in May 1780 I was honourably discharged but my discharge I have lost - I am fifty eight years old and am in reduced circumstances and in absolute need of assistance from my Country[the "r" in Country is inserted from above] for my support -  & I have never had any pension from any Government whatever - Oct'r. 10.  1818
[Signature] John Wheeler

                 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Ss Oct'. 10. 1818  John Wheeler who has Signed the above deposition in my presence appears and makes Solemn oath that the Same deposition aforesaid contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth, and I know him to be in Indigent Circumstances and in absolute need of assistance from his Country for support - Signed & sworn to this day and year aforesaid-

          Before me [Signature] Samuel Hinckley 
Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills & in and for [illegible] County
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John Wheeler's
application for a Pension
             Private
Col Alden & Brooks Reg'ts
Massachusetts Line
       1777 - 3 years

Correct
    Roll

[illegible marks]
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I Samuel Buffinton of Worthington in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts late a recruiting officer in the Army of the Revolution duly commissioned do hereby Certify that John Wheeler of Ware in Said Commonwealth was enlisted as a soldier in the company commanded by Captain Luke Day of the Seventh regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Ichabod Alden & after his decease by Col. John Brooks present [illegible] of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the month of May in the year of our Lord [the word "Eighteen" is crossed out and "Seventeen" inserted] Seventeen hundred & twenty seven & served as a Soldier in Said Company to the month of May in the year Seventeen hundred & Eighty with promptness & fidelity - 
Worthington  Oct 9th. 1818 -   
                     [Signature]  Sam Buffinton

Worthington  Oct. 9th 1818.  Then personally appeared before me the above named Samuel Buffinton and sworn to the truth of the foregoing.
    [Signature]  Josiah Mills Justice [the word "Peace" is inserted from above]  Peace
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I William Tryon late an Orderly Sarg't in Capt Luke Days Comp'y in the Seventh Mass'th Reg't first command by Co. Ichabod Alden & after by John Brooks as Leut Coll' Comm' do certify that John Wheeler Served three years as a good faithful Soldier in Said Comp'y 
                               [Signature] Wm   Tryon
Deerfield  Oct' 10th..1818 - 
 
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Deerfield [the word "then" is written above] october 10th.. 1818 [the word "then" is written above] personally appeared before me the above named William Tryon and Swore to the truth of the above righting [illegible]
                     [Signature] Elijah Arms Justice
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         Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin County Ss.  Oct. 10. 1818 Personally appeared the above named Wm Tryon known to me to be a man of Truth & veracity and a Credible & disinterested witness & made Solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is the whole truth & nothing but the Truth
Before me - Signature] Elijah Arms Justice 
                                        Peace

I certify that the signature of Elijah Arms [illegible] to the foregoing Certificate is his proper hand writing - 
               [Signature]  Josiah Dwight  Clerk
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         Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Ss.  Clerk's office Northampton.
                         I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the 
                         Supreme Judicial Court of Said 
                         Commonwealth for the County 
                          of Hampshire certify that 
                          Samuel Hinckley Esquire is the                                        
                          Judge of the Court of Probate 
                         &c. and that Josiah Mills is a 
                         Justice of the Peace, in & for  
                         said County, & that his signature to the Certificate hereto annexed was His proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I hereto Set my hand & the seal of said Court this sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
[Signature]  Josiah Dwight
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We the Subscribers Selectmen of the town of Ware in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say that John Wheeler of Ware aforesaid a man of colour who was a Soldier three years in the revolutionary war with Great britan is a man considerably advanced in years and has no real estate nor any other estate whereon to depend for support  but is in reallity in needy circumstances.
Ware  October 2nd 1818, cs
                        [Signature] Enos Davis
                        [Signature] Joseph Cummings jr
                        [Signature] Benj'n Paige

Hampshire Ss  October 2nd 1818
Personally appeared Enos Davis, Joseph Cummings jr Esq and Cap't Benjamin Paige Selectmen of Said town of Ware and made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by them Subscribed
                   [Signature]  William Bowden  
                                      Justice of the Peace

                  Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Sc.   Clerks office Northampton I 
                          Josiah Dwight Clerk of the 
                          Supreme Judicial Court for 
                          said Commonwealth for the 
                          county of Hampshire certify 
                          that William Bowdoin Esq is a 
                          Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that his signature to the foregoing Certificate is his proper hand writing.  In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 16th day of Oct in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
[Signature] Josiah Dwight