Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23049, Joseph Foord, N.H.
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(3-2776)
SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER|
N.H.|Foord, Joseph|W.23049|
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Esther
CONTENTS
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3992
New Hampshire
Joseph Foord of Grafton in the State of NH who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the regt commanded by Col. Beedles (Bedel) in the NH line for 18 mos
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Inscribed on the Roll of NH at the rate of 60 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Jany 1833 and sent Hon. H. Hubbard H. of Reps
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $90
Semi=anl allowance ending 4 Mar 33 30.
$120.
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. H. McBlair Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1st Page 155.
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see letter Aprl 14. 1843 to J. Goodall
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[illegible number]
Illinois
Esther Foord widow of Joseph Foord Mss who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Sept. 1849. and sent to Mssrs. Norris & Fisher
Ottawa Ills
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 344. Vol. 3
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Mary Daughter of Ester and Daughter to Foord was Born April 12: 1783 John Son of Esther and Son to Joseph Foord was Born february the 24: 1786
Arad Son of Esther and Son to Joseph Foord was Born may the 16: 1788
Anna Daughter of Esther and Daughter to Joseph Foord was Born february the 14 1790 - Joseph Son of Esther and Son to Joseph Foord was Born July the [damaged paper] 1792
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[illegible] Son of Esther and Son to Joseph Foord was Born June the 5: 1794
Elijah Son of Esther and Son to Joseph Foord was Born Aprill the [blank] 1796
Flavin Son of Esther and son to Joseph Ford was Born January the 3rd 1799
Sylvester Son of Esther and Son to Joseph Foord was Born June the 23: 1800
William Son of Esther and son to Joseph Foord was Born May the 3d 1801
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DECLARATION. 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State of New-Hampshire,
County of Grafton} ss. 
On this 18th day of July 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Probate now sitting in said County Joseph Foord a resident of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New-Hampshire, aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 with ['Col Hubbard' crossed out] Capt Post and served in the Colonel Hubbard's regiment of the New Hampshire line, under the following named officers Capt Jeremiah Post, Jabez Vaughn Lieut. Hubbard Colonel, major name recollected. In this service he enlisted at Piermont NH where he then resided for three months on or about the 30th June 1777, and march to Charlestown N.H. & form thence to Manchester Vermont and on to Bennington and was there on guard at the time of Bennington Battle - afterwards marched from Bennington to Stillwater NH and there served till discharged the latter part of October 1777 after having served four months, being one month over his first engagement - He again enlisted for one year in Captain Ezekiel Ladd's Company of Col Timothy Beedles (Bedel) New Hampshire Regiment in the month of March 1778 and marched from Piermont aforesaid to Newbury Vermont where he was stationed for the year, and was discharged to Haverhill N.H. - the first of April 1779 - That he also volunteered and served two months at Newbury aforesaid where he was stationed with others as a guard under the command of Capt Azariah Webb of Col. Charles Johnson's Reg't this was in the autumn of 1779 he thinks, in the month of October & November of that year
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. 
/s/Joseph Foord
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
Before /s/Edward Webber Judge of Probate 
And the Judge of said Court does hereby declare ['their' crossed out] his opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
/s/Edward Webber Judge of Probate
I Moses Dow Register of said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Foord for a pension.
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DECLARATION.
IN order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of New=hampshire,
County of Grafton}ss. On this first day of May AD 1843 personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature for said State of Newhampshire Esther Foord a resident of Bath in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, 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 benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," that she is the widow of Joseph Foord who was a Private Soldier in the army of the revolution, and served as a Private in Col Timothy Bedel's Regiment as she understood him to say that he served in all about eighteen months that she has no documents of his services but would refer to his now in the pension office as he was a pensioner of the United States on the New Hampshire roll under the act of June 7, 1832 as she believes to his death, & she would refer to his declaration & proof of services then as the evidence of his service - 
That she had ten children by him during the 59 years they lived in Wedlock eight of whom are mow alive the first being born according to the record in their family bible April 12 1783 & the last in 1894 that one of them John Foord was born February 24 1785. & is the Rev'd John Foord now in England. 
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Foord on the ninth day of October in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Foord died on the ninth of March 1841, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service - but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred ninety four, viz: at the time above stated and that she has not since been married to any other person but is now a widow. 
/s/X her mark Esther Foord 
attest /s/Fred Goodall
/s/Andrew S. Woods 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year as above written, before me the aforesaid Judge of said Superior Court of Judicature in said State being the highest court of Record in the State & I also certify that from her bodily infirmities & her disordered & feeble nerves she cannot attend the Court without danger to her health & safety
/s/Andrew S. Woods 
I [blank] of the [blank] do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this [blank] day of [blank]
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1st declaration of Mrs Foord

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County sct
I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk ['of the' crossed out] for said County of Grafton, of the Superior Court of Judicature of said State do hereby certify that Andrew S. Woods is and acting Judge of said Court for said County and State, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 2d day of October AD 1840, and will expire on the 2d day of June AD 1873, and that his signature within written is genuine - 
[court seal affixed] Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 30th day of June AD 1843
/s/N. B. Felton Clerk
9206
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Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 23149
Esther Foord widow of Joseph Foord
Pri Rev War
Act Feb 2d 48
Index: Vol A, Page 249.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1927 Mar. 25 photos mailed to AC Degoosh
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5492
Ohio
[Concord New Hampshire' crossed out]
Esther Foord widow of Joseph Foord who was a Pri: in the Mass'a Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of May 1844 and sent to Ira Goodall Bath N.H. 
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol 1 Page 253.
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Rep 16, May '44
Letter to Hon A. G. Thurman 21. April 1846. 
  "  to Hon. J. Vance & Cert to Pen Agt. 9, May 18456
To Ohio from 4th Sept 1845
27. May 1846 Notification to Hon. J. Vance. House of Representatives
cir to P. Agt 17 Sept '49
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7602
New Hampshire
Esther Foord 
widow of Joseph Foord
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 9, March 1841
of Grafton Co. in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [Line] of
regt. commanded by Col. Bradley
the [word crossed out] line for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord
at the rate of 60 Dollars [Line]
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day  ["of" may be obscured by center page fold]
March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th, day ["of" may be obscured by center page fold]
September 1863 and sent to Ira Goodell
Bath, N. Hampshire
Whole amount due. . . . $300
[Act July 7, 1838   [end of line obscured by fold of page]
Recorded by D. Brown [Line] Cle[word obscured by fold of page]
Book A.  Vol. 1.  Page 40
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James Ladd &
Andrew Crook
Affidavit
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I James Ladd of Piermont in the county of Grafton in State of New Hampshire aged eighty years do testify ___that I have been acquainted with Deacon Joseph Foord who now lives in Lebanon in said county more than fifty years. Thirty __ years of this time he has been my fellow townsman & know that since Foord served as a private in Capt. Posts company in Col Hubbard's regiment in Gen. Stark's Brigade of the New Hampshire line of the Army in the Revolutionary war.
I being also attached to the same company as a volunteer. that he marched with the company to Bennington & was [erased/smudged] there at the time of the battle with the Hessians at that place. After the battle of Bennington we were marched to Bemis Heighths. I cannot tell how long since ___ ___ at this time for I believe ___ ___ this campaign before the company was discharged.  ___ this service in the year 1777
I also testify ___ since Joseph Foord enlisted as a private in Capt. Ezekiel Ladd's company in which company I was a Lieutenant in Col. Timothy Bedel's Regiment which was raised for  the defences of the Frontiers in the Spring of the year 1778
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I certify that James Ladd is a man of truth and veracity
/s/H. Hubbard MC
Jany 3, 1833
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I Andrew Crook of Piermont in the county of Grafton & State of New Hampshire aged seventy two years, do testify & say that Joseph Foord, who was my fellow townsman more than thirty years & who I have ever since known, enlisted into the service of the United States the same year with the battle of Bennington in the war of the revolution that I have always understood he was attached to a company commanded by a Capt. Post who went from Oxford, & that I was at Oxford when the intelligence arrived that Capt. Post was killed in that battle. It is my impression that he left home on this service about the first of July of that year & that he returned the last of October or the first of November. 
I further testify & say that said Joseph Foord enlisted into Capt Ezekiel Ladd's company in Col'o Timothy Bedel's Regiment & that he served in said company one year, said Regiment having been raised for the defense of the frontiers in the war of the revolution. the deponent also belonging to the same company. I am so imperfect in my recollection of dates that I dare not with certainty fix on dates but believe he enlisted at this time in 1778 & was discharged in 1779.
I further say that said Foord was in service in the Revolutionary war at a period after the last above described - that he was at Newbury Vermont attached to some company, but I cannot now recollect how long he served or to what corps he belonged but think his Captain's name was Azariah Webb. 
/s/Andrew Crook
Grafton ss Aug't 20, 1832
Sworn to before /s/Geo. Woodward Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Grafton do certify that George Woodward whose name appears at the bottom of each of two pages on this sheet is a Justice of the peace within & for said county duly qualified to take affidavits & that his signatures aforesaid are genuine. 
[court seal affixed] Witness my hand & the seal of said Court this 20 day of Aug't 1832
/s/Geo Woodward Clerk
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Joseph Foord, 
Oliver Kingsbury, 
Job Pierce, &
Elijah Rickard
March 5, 1832. 
Ref'd to Comm'er on Rev. Pensions
June 1, 1832 - Com'er disch'd to him
Mr. Hubbard
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22d Congress
1st Session
Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
March 5, 1832. 
On motion of Mr. Hubbard,
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of placing the names of Joseph Foord, Elijah Rickard, Job Pierce, and Oliver Kingsbury, on the list of Revolutionary pensioners.
Attest, /s/M. S. Clarke Clerk
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4665
Esther Foord
application for 1 yr Pension made Sep 15, 43
$60 per ann
Ira Goodall 
Bath, N.H. 
Ira Goodall
['Haverhill' crossed out] Bath NH
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 1838
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County} ss
On this fifteenth day of September AD 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Grafton Esther Foord a resident of Bath in the County of Grafton aforesaid aged Seventy nine 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 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. 
That she is the widow of Joseph Foord who was a private in Col Timothy Bedel's Regiment (a New Hampshire Corps raised to defend the frontiers) & that she received a pension under the act of July 7, 1838 of Sixty Dollars a year. 
She further declares that she is still a Widow - 
/s/X her mark Esther Foord
Sworn & Subscribed on the day & year above written before me 
/s/Ira Goodall Justice of the Peace
Attest /s/Arad Foord
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County sct - I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ira Goodall is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the twelfth day of June AD 1841, & will expire on the twelfth day of June AD 1846, and that his signature above (within) written is genuine. 
[county seal affixed] Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 26th day of September AD 1843
/s/N. B. Felton Clerk
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[addressed envelope]
[postmark: BATH N.H. APR 6] FREE
[margin notes: Ap; 10 1843 com'r. Jos Foord NH roll]
Hon J. L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington City
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[duplicate of p 25]

[addressed envelope]
[postmark: BATH N.H. APR 6] FREE
[margin notes: Ap; 10 1843 com'r. Jos Foord NH roll]
Hon J. L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington City
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[handwritten letter]
Bath April 4 1843

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Dr Sir
The widows who have drawn find by the rules they must declare anew
They wish a transcript of the former declarations sent back as they are old & forgetful & had to take it as they understand it as as others take them
The 4th rule under 1838 act says if they can refer to documentary evidence they need not set for the services- why not under this rule say their husbands [illegible] & services was as before specified in their former declarations now on file in war office - or to that effect - 
Mrs. Esther Foord Widow of Joseph Foord who was a pensioner & died 9 March 1841 is now entitled to a five yrs pension having married in 1782. She only knows what she thinks her husband told her that he belonged to Bedel's Regiment & she wishes to refer to his proof of services as from a transcript of his declaration if all must be stated as there are no witnesses alive that she knows of.
Will you [illegible] it - The family are very respectable but she is left in poor circumstances - An answer will very much oblige as I save employing an agent at Washington to get the evidence - 
resp'y yrs /s/Ira Goodall of Bath N.H.
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I Aarad Foord of Bath in the County of Grafton & state of New Hampshire aged fifty five years old May 16 1843 son of Joseph Foord & Esther his wife depose & say that my parents lived in Piermont in said County & state from my earliest recollection until about twenty years ago when they moved to Lebanon in said County & lived there up to 1840 when they moved to my house in Bath & then on the ninth day of March 1841 my Father died & my mother still remains his widow & lived with me in said Bath - my Father drew a pension for Several years before he died for his services in the revolutionary war - He obtained it while living at Lebanon & drew up to March 4, 1841 five days before he died it was Sixty Dollars a year when informed about a month since that my mother could draw a pension for five years under the act of July 7 1838 & for one year under the act of March 3, 1843 and proving her marriage & his services I went to Piermont where they were married by the Rev'd John Richards the first settled minister of that place in October 1782 as I always understood but found no record of any marriage so early as 1782 on the Town Records & said Minister is dead & no records of his to be found - I found but one man who lived there in 1782 that was Jonathan Chandler aged 75 years he said he remembered their marriage well but could not tell the month or the year certainly but thought it was in 1782. They have ever sustained the reputation of man & wife I have named the
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children eight of whom are still living three of my brothers are Physicians. John is a minister formerly in England but now a resident at Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania he is three years & three months older than I am & is the oldest of the boys & Mrs Chandler of Bath is the eldest of the family & is five years older than I am - We have a records in our family bible belonging now to my mother a record of our ages as I believe correct. I have known it for the twenty years past or more but the marriage is not there
/s/Arad Foord
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. May 1st 1843 - 
Sworn to before me - 
/s/Andrew S. Woods Justice of the Peace 

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County sct. I Nathan B. Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Andrew S. Woods is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned &qualified; that his commission was dated on the seventh day of December A.D. 1840, and will expire on the 7th day of December A.D. 1845, and that his signature above written is genuine - 
[county seal affixed] Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 30th day of June AD 1843
/s/N. B. Felton Clerk
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[handwritten letter]
Bath July 1, 1843

Hon'd Sir
I enclose the papers in the case of Mrs. Esther Foord the widow of a revolutionary Soldier who died in this town in March 1841 - 
They were very respectable people brought up a large family of boys some of whom were school mates of the Hon Daniel Webster.
One is a Physician in Pennsylvania one a minister in England & others very respectable. 
I make these remarks as the proof of the marriage is lost by the death of these parents & no record made of it
I furnish the usual proof of the marriage universal reputation & the ages of the children from the old family bible
Hoping an early answer I remains as ever most truly yr ob't serv't
/s/Ira Goodall
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The State of Ohio
Madison County ss} On this 30th day of April AD 1846 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Madison personally appeared Esther Ford, who on her oath declares, that she is the widow of Joseph Ford - who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that said Joseph Ford heretofore died, and that after his death, her name was placed upon the Pension Roll of the State of New Hampshire, from whence she has lately removed, that she now resides in the State of Ohio (in the county aforesaid, near London), where she intends to remain, and wishes her Pension to be there payable, in future.
The following are her reasons for removing from the State of New Hampshire, to the State of Ohio. Affiant resides with her son Arad Ford, who concluded to emigrate to the State of Ohio, and my home being with him, I also emigrated with him. Affiant has, from time to time drawn a Pension, before she removed to  the State of Ohio, at the rate of sixty dollars a year. That said Joseph Ford deponents said Husband served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Beedle (Bedel), in the service of the United States and deponent does not remember the name of the Captain who commanded the Company in which ['her' crossed out] Joseph Ford her late husband belonged to, and further saith not. 
/s/X her mark Esther Ford
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.}
/s/Joseph McKelfish Justice of the Peace
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State of Ohio Madison County ss
I A. A. Hume Clerk of the Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify, that Joseph McKelfish is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, legally authorized to act as such; and that his foregoing signature is genuine 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at London this 2d day of May 1846
/s/A. A. Hume Clerk
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The State of Ohio Madison County SS:
On this 30th day of April AD 1846, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Madison personally appeared John Putnam who on his oath declares that said Esther Ford within named is the widow of Joseph Ford who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States that said Esther Ford has lately removed to the State of Ohio from the State of New Hampshire and that the person who has taken and subscribed the aforesaid affidavit on this sheet, is the identical Esther Ford described in said affidavit, and further Affiant saith not.
/s/John Putnam
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of April A.D. 1846.}
/s/Joseph McKelfish Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with several persons who is acquainted with John Putnam who has signed and taken the aforesaid oath, ['and' crossed out] from their statement to me, & I Further Certify that he is a person of truth and veracity, and his oath is entitled to credit, as witness my hand the day & year aforesaid.
/s/Joseph McKelfish Justice of the peace

State of Ohio Madison County ss
I A. A. Hume Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, do hereby certify, that Joseph McKelfish is a Justice of the peace in and for said county legally authorized to act as such, and that his signatures above written, are genuine. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at London this 2d day of May 1846
/s/A. A. Hume Clerk
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London O
May 2d ['20' crossed out]
Hon. Joseph Vance M.C.
Washington D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
London Madison Co. Ohio
May 1st 1846.

Hon Jos Vance

Sir
I wrote you sometime ago in relation to a Pension matter but soon after I wrote I saw by the papers that you were at home sick, and I now see that you are again in your seat, and wanting a little business done at the Pension office. I again trouble you with a letter, asking you to attend to it for me. 
- Enclosed is the application of Mrs. Esther Ford to be transfered from the New-Hampshire Pension Roll to the Ohio Pension Roll. Will you be good enough to call at the Pension Office & see that the transfer is made. After the transfer is made I then want to know what showing the Department require, to enable a widow of a Revolutionary soldier (who himself drew a Pension) to draw the Pension under these circumstances. She drew a Pension under the first Act granting relief to widow &c until 1841, when she returned her certificate to the Department, since that time she has drawn under the succeeding acts. she informs me, but she has no papers.
If a certificate is necessary to enable her to draw, I want one sent to me for her.
If not, then I want the proper form sent to enable her to draw her Pension at Cincinnati 
You will confer a great favor upon me & also upon Mrs. Ford, if you will attend to this immediately.
I am, &c. /s/H. W. Smith
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[handwritten letter]
House of Reps
May 7th 1846

Sir
Enclosed you have the letter of H. W. Smith and deposition of Esther Ford give them you attention and inform me of the result.
/s/Joseph Vance

James L. Edwards Esqr.
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[addressed envelope]
[postmark: CONCORD N.H. MAY 25] 0
[margin notes: Mr Evans May 28 46]
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[duplicated of p 37]
[addressed envelope]
[postmark: CONCORD N.H. MAY 25] 0
[margin notes: Mr Evans May 28 46]
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
Pension Agency
Concord N.H. May 23d 1846

Sir,
In answer to yours requesting information to what time Esther Foord a Pensioner now on the roll of this Agency under the Act of March 3d 1843 at sixty Dollars per annum, was last paid. 
I find that she was last paid quarter ending September 30th 1845. - 
I am very Respectfully your Obt. Serv't
/s/Isaac Hill by S. C. Badger

Hon. J. L. Edwards
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I Ashbel Chandler of Bath in the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged seventy years last April, depose and say that until within a few years I have always lived in Piermont in said county - My wife's name before her marriage was Mary Ford - She is the daughter of Joseph Ford, a Pensioner of the United States, now deceased, and Esther Ford, who, is now the widow of Joseph Ford. Said Joseph Ford, & his wife always lived ['lived' crossed out] in said Piermont until within ['several years' crossed out] about 20 years of his death. I remember of hearing my older brothers, & sisters, say that Joseph Ford, was married to Esther Richards, (the name of his wife before her marriage) - but I was not old enough to be at the wedding - None of my older Brothers or sisters are now living except one, whose mind is broken by age & sickness - Mary Ford is my second wife and is two years younger than myself - so that she is near sixty, and she was the oldest child of Joseph Ford, & his said wife.
I remember when she was born - And I know that they always lived together as man and wife until, his death, were always received into society as such, and I never heard, or knew that their marriage was doubted by any one - said Joseph Ford was for a great many years, & until he moved away a deacon of the Congregational Church in Piermont, & was much respected - 
I lived within a few rods of them for many years, & know that they brought
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up a large family of children, & their marriage was never questioned. 
/s/Ashbel Chandler
Sworn to and subscribed on this 22d day of June 1843 before me
/s/Wm. Morrison Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the above named Chandler is a credible witness - For many years and until he left Piermont he was one of the deacons of the Congregational Church of that place, and I believe that he entitled to full credit
/s/Wm. Morrison Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County sct - 
I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Morrison is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 17th day of January AD 1842, and will expire on the 17th day of January AD 1847, and that his two signatures above written are genuine - 
[county seal affixed] Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 30th day of June AD. 1843 - 
/s/N. B. Felton Clerk
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H
Cole
[postmark: CINCINNATI O SEP 21]
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
Pension Agency, Cincinnati 
September 21, 1849

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm'r of Pensions

Sir
In reply to your inquiry of 17th inst, I have to state that Esther Foord late a pensioner widow under act of June 17 1844, at the rate of Sixty dollars per annum, was last paid at this Agency to the 4th of March 1848. 
Very Resp'ly Your Ob't Serv't 
/s/James Hall Agent
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No 9206
Esther Foord 
N Hamp'e
Act 7th July 38
adm'd
18 mo priv
$60 per an. 
Ira Goodall Esq
Bath, N Hampshire
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State of Illinois
County of LaSalle} ss. 
On this 8th day of September A.D. 1849 before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said County and State personally appeared Esther Ford who on her oath declares that she is the same Esther Ford who was allowed a pension as widow of Joseph Ford who was a Revolutionary Pensioner 
that her name was placed on the rolls of the State of Ohio from whence she lately removed, that she now resides in the State of Illinois County of LaSalle where she intends to remain, and wishes her pension to be there payable in future. Her said Husband belonged to the Company commanded by Captain (not remembered) in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war. The following are her reasons for removing from Ohio to Illinois for the purpose of living with her children & near relations.
/s/X her mark Esther Ford
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year above written. 
/s/Elmer Baldwin Justice of the Peace

Also on the same day & year aforesaid
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personally appeared before me A. H. Ford who is entirely credible who first being duly sworn according to law says that he is well acquainted with Mrs. Esther Ford mentioned in the ['aforementioned' crossed out] above affidavit and that she is the identical person mentioned therein. 
/s/A. H. Ford
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 8th day of September A.D. 1849. 
/s/Elmer Baldwin Justice of the Peace

State of Illinois
LaSalle County} ss. 
I, Maurice Murphy Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court in & for the County & State aforesaid certify, that Elmer Baldwin Esq whose name is attached to the foregoing affidavits is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid that his signature above is genuine and that he is duly commissioned & sworn. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said court this 8th day of September A.D. 1849. 
/s/Maurice Murphy Clerk
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[handwritten letter]
Ottawa Illinois
8th September A.D. 1849

Sir
I respectfully request that in accordance to the laws and regulations in matters of applications for transfers of Pension that you will transfer my name now on the Roll of the State of Ohio to this State. Please send notice of transfer to Morris & Fisher my attorneys of this place - 
I am sir Very respectfully Your obt. servt.
/s/X her mark Esther Ford
In presence of 
/s/Elmer Baldwin 
/s/Alphons H. Ford.

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
Ottawa 8th September 1849

Sir
Herewith we enclose you the application of Mrs. Esther Ford for transfer of her name on the Pension List from the State of Ohio to this state, Illinois - 
very respectfully Your ob't serv't
/s/Norris & Fisher

to Col. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City D.C.
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Joseph Foord
Lebanon N. Hamp.
Private
1 year & 6 months
$60
Hon. H. Hubbard 
House of Reps
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Foord which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes 
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank] 
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes 
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes 
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the other under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes 
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes 
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? [blank]
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank] 
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. ↕Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ______year______months, and______days______, I served as a______; and for such service I claim a pension.”
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of  his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
↕QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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We the subscribers selectmen of the Town of Piermont, County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, hereby certify that we are acquainted with Deacon Joseph Foord an Inhabitant of This Town and are knowing that he is in reduced circumstances, and that he is infirm, and needs assistance from his country for support - 
Piermont June 1st 1818 - 
/s/Joseph Sawyer
/s/James Kent} Select Men
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Joseph Foord
Inadmissable not on the Continental Establishment 
Rejected.
March 5, 1832.
Ref'd to Comm'er on Rev. Pensions.
May 28, 1832 - Com'r disch'd to lis
Mr. Hubbard
12 1/2 Cts
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State of New Hampshire
['DISTRICT OF' crossed out] Grafton, ss. 
On this 25th day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the ['Circuit Court of the United States' crossed out] Court of Common Pleas for the said ['district' crossed out] County, personally appears Joseph Foord aged 57 years, resident in Piermont in the said district, 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 service of the United States in the state of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain Ezekiel Ladd of the Regiment of Volunteers commanded by Col. Timothy Bedel; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the first of April 1779, when he was discharged from service in Haverhill state of New Hampshire, that he was in the battles of [blank] 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 in his power of his said services. 
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
/s/Ezra Bartlett
I, Ezra Bartlett Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Foord did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
June first 1818. 
[seal affixed] /s/Ezra Bartlett
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss} On this 27th day of May 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appears James Ladd of Piermont in said County who on his oath declares that being a Lieutenant in Cap't Ezekiel Ladd's Company in Col Timothy Bedel's Regiment of Volunteers raised by Congress, he was knowing that Joseph Foord of said Piermont was an enlisted soldier in said Company & did serve therein for one year from the first day of April 1778.
[seal affixed] /s/Ezra Bartlett
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I Joseph Foord of Piermont in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire depose & say that in the month of July Anno Domini 1777 I enlisted as a private Soldier for three months into Capt. ['Eldad' crossed out] Jeremiah Post's Company in Col'o James Hubbard's Regiment where I served the time above mentioned. In March 1778 I again enlisted into Cap't Ezekiel Ladd's Company in Col. Timothy Bedel's Regiment raised for the defence of the frontiers on Connecticut River, for one year, in which I served the term aforementioned & was then discharged.
April 4th 1818. - /s/Joseph Foord

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss} Haverhill, April 4th 1818. 
This day personally appeared Joseph Foord abovenamed & made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him prescribed, before me
/s/Ezra Bartlett} an associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County - 
aged 57
discharged at Haverhill N.H. but rec'd no written discharge 
was in no battle in year's service
am in reduced circumstances & stand in need of assistance from my country for support & have no other evidence in my power of my said services
May 25th 1818 /s/Joseph Foord
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I Arad Ford of Bath in the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire depose & say, that I have before given my affidavit, signed and sworn to before the Hon. Andrew S. Woods, in proof of the marriage of my mother Esther Ford, with Joseph Ford now deceased I do now depose further, that the record hereunto annexed, is the same, refered to in this affidavit - The record is in my said father's hand writing and was taken by me this day from his old family bible - 
/s/Arad Ford 
Grafton ss - 
Signed & sworn to on this 24th day of June 1843 before me - 
/s/Wm. Morrison Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County sct. I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Morrison is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 17th day of January AD 1842, & will expire on the 17th day of January AD 1847, and that his signature above written is genuine - 
[county seal affixed] Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 30th day of June AD. 1843 - 
/s/N. B. Felton Clerk
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I Joseph Foord of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and state of New Hampshire do depose and say that I am one of the surviving soldiers of the Revolution - That I first entered in the month of July 1777 for three months in Capt. Jeremiah Post's company of Col. Hubbard's Regiment wherein I served out the term of my engagement - I again entered in the month of March 1778 for one year in Captain Ezekiel Ladd's company of Col. Timothy Bedel's Regiment of the line of the State of New Hampshire wherein I faithfully one year agreeably to my enlistment. 
I do depose and say that being in reduced and needy circumstances I soon after the passage of the Act of the 18th of March 1818 to wit on the 25th day of May 1818 I made a Declaration conformably to said Act in order to obtain the allowance of a Pension on account of the year's service above named, but did not succeed at the War Department for the assigned reason that Col. Bedel's Regiment at that time was not considered as on the continental establishment - That ever since the rejection of my claim as aforesaid I have unfortunately been very poor, and have had several cases of distressing sickness in my family, so that I have been under the necessity of charitable aid - I am still poor
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and do consequently pray relief from my country by way of the allowance of a Pension to commence from such period of time as may be deemed equitable and just - 
/s/Joseph Foord
State of New Hampshire
Grafton s.s.} March 5, 1832 Then Joseph Foord personally appeared and made solemn oath that that above affidavit by him subscribed is true. 
Before me - /s/Timothy Kerwick Justice of Peace
I do further certify that Joseph Foord the above deponant is a credible witness - 
/s/Timothy Kerwick Justice of Peace
We the subscribers Selectmen of the town of Lebanon in the County of Grafton State of New Hampshire do depose and say, that we are well acquainted with Deacon Joseph Foord the above deponent who is a townsman of ours, and have no doubt of the truth of the foregoing representations by him made in reference to ['his services' crossed out] the services he rendered the country, and his circumstances in life - We verily believe that he is poor, and so destitute of the common comforts and conveniences of life as to stand in need of assistance from the country - 
/s/Arnold Porter
/s/Nathaniel Porter
/s/Benjamin Gallup
State of New Hampshire - Grafton ss March 12th 1832
Sworn & subscribed - Before me
/s/Timothy Kerwick Justice of Peace
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[initials: own]
6769
3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
March 14 1927
Chief Rev War ['Division' crossed out] Section
I have this day received from A. W. DeGoosh cash No [blank] for $15/100, requesting photostat copy ['post office addresses' crossed out] } as per letter herewith. 
1927 March 2 photo mailed & Finance Div not'f aw
C. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division. 
H.C.L. 
C24
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[typewritten letter]
March 12, 1927

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir:
I desire photostat copy of one page (not certified) from Revolutionary War pension claim Joseph Foord or Ford, W. 23049, New Hampshire   pateTroops.

Recd. payment
15 cents
/s/Antonia W. Ford.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. 

A. W. DeGoosh
US Shipping Bd
1 page - 15¢
[receipt stamp: FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK MAR 14 1927 BUREAU OF PENSIONS]
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1-681
SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE PHONE Branch 476 
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 13742 
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work. [initials: CGL] 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
WASHINGTON 
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room 137. March 23 1927. 192[blank] 
Please furnish work specified below. 
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.) 
Title and description of job photostat copy of one page from the Rev. War pension claim, W. 23049, Joseph Foord
No. of copies 1 Shall form be kept standing? [blank] [blank] days
For further information see A. E. Wilson Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved /s/O. L. Gambon Chief Clerk of Bureau. Reed /s/A. E. Wilson Chief of Branch ['or Division.' crossed out]
[receipt stamp: DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR RECEIVED MAR 24 1927]
CHECK WORK DESIRED 
Duplicate 
Multigraph single or double space? [blank] Facsimile signature? [blank] Mimeograph one side or both sides? [blank] Facsimile signature? [blank] 
Folding once or twice? [blank] 
Assembling [blank] 
Stapling Once? Twice? Side? End? 
Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? [blank] Dated? [blank] 
Addressograph from lists 
Envelopes, size [blank] Cards, size [blank] 
Proof list [blank] Pay rolls [blank] 
Labels (submit sample) [blank] Corrections [blank]
Fill in letters [blank] Tabulation sheets [blank] 
Photostat x Size actual Official use? [blank] Repay? yes $0.15 
Blue print Size [blank] Official use? [blank] Repay? [blank] $[blank] Remarks [blank] (OVER)
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NOTE: Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without formal reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of bureaus. 
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INDICATE BY AN X IN PROPER SQUARE ACTION TO BE TAKEN. 
ロMake new addressograph plate } 
ロChange present addressograph plate } On list [blank] 
ロDestroy present addressograph plate } as follows: 
Now reads 
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Should read 
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FOR USE OF DUPLICATING AND ADDRESSING SECTION 
ADDRESSOGRAPH 
The above change was made [blank] 192[blank]. 
Operator [blank] 
MULTIGRAPH 
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