Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23391, Nehemiah Abbott, Mass.

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3241 
Massachusetts
Sarah Abbott
Mass
Widow of Nehemiah Abbott
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
-48 Dollars 66-
Cents per annum to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
5th day of Dec. 1843
and sent to 
Thos Bulfinch
Boston
Mass 
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 35

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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of Massachusetts 
County of Essex 
On this 23rd day of February 1842, personally appeared before the Honorable Daniel Appleton White, judge of the court of Probate for the County of Essex, Sarah Abbott, 
Resident of Andover in the County of Essex and State aforesaid aged 79 years, who being first duly sworn accord-ing [according] to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declarations in order to obtain the benefit of provisions 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 Nehemiah Abbott late of said Andover, deceased, who was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution — that said Nehemiah entered the services [illegible] private Capt. Farnum's Company and Col. Frye's Regiment