Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23299, John Holden, Mass.

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(8 -- 1776)
SERVICE
Mass.

Holden, John
Mary

NUMBER
W.23299.

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[two pages in an open logbook. Left page is pre-printed and filled in with cursive]

3973
Maine
Mary Holden widow of John Holden Mass [Massachusetts] who died on the 28 Feby [February] 1807 of Cumbd. [Cumberland] Co. [County] in the State of Me. [Maine] who was a Lt in the Compy [Company] commanded by Captain ___ of the reg. [regiment] commanded by Col ____ in the Revolution line for 6 mo, [months] 9 days, Increased from 21$ p. an. [per annum]
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 83 Dollars 99 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20" day of Feby. 1844 and Sent to J. Ballard Lane, Boston Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. [September] 43 $1049.87
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar [March] 44 41.99
$1091.86
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d}
Recorded by F.L. Swann Clerk, Book C Vol. 1 Page 8

[right page all cursive in different hands:]
1890 May 20 Wrong John Holden
1892 August 27 Hist [History] to L. E. Holden Cleveland O [Ohio]
Rep 20 feby 44
1893 August 14 Hist to RR Holden Cleveland Ohio
Date of death not on AB[?]
[There are two faded and illegible circular stamps on the right hand page]

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[a log book; left hand page has an illegible serrated round seal; right hand page:]
3273
Mary Holden, widow of Lieut John Holden - Mass. [Massachuetts] Act 4 July 36 [1836]
m 60 d 07 [?]
served[?] 
6 mo. [months] 9 ds [days] pri
$21
[to the left in different hand and ink:]
2.7 
4.2
6.9

[third hand and ink to the right:] 252 10 56

Ballard Lane 
Boston
[crossed out below signature, another signature in a fourth hand and ink:]
Thomas Clark, agent Paris, Maine

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State of Maine
County of Oxford
On this 20th day of December 1837
personally appeared before the Hon. Stephen Emery, Judge of Probate within and for the County of Oxford, Mary Holden of Raymond, in the County of Cumberland, and State of
Maine, aged 95 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 4, 1836. That she is the widow of John Holden, who was a Lieutenant
in the Army of the Revolution in the year []
served in the company commanded by Capt Gates, in the Regiment commanded by Col
but for the term he served she has no means of knowing. That in the year 1780, he served as a Lieut in the company commanded by Capt William Green, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Cyprian Howes, but how long he
served she has no knowledge. That at the time
of the said service he the said John Holden resided & belonged to the Militia company in the town of Stoneham in the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and may likewise have served in
other capacities; and as the believes was honorably discharged.

she further declares that she was married
to the said John Holden on the 5th day of December 1760: that her husband, the aforesaid John Holden, died.

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on the 20th. day of February 1807: and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Witness Stephen Emery
Mary X Holden [above the X, 'her', below the X 'mark']

Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written - Before, Stephen Emery, Judge

And I, the said Judge do hereby adjudge that the said John Holden was a Revolutionary Soldier + [and] served as above stated - that the said Mary was lawfully married to him, + that the said John died, at the several times above set forth - and that said Mary has remained a widow + unmarried Since the decease of her said husband. I further certify that said Mary, by reason of advanced age + [can't read word] infirmity is unable to appear personally in Court; that her residence is nearer to that of the undersigned, than to that of any other judge of a Court of record, + that the personal attendance of any Judge of a Court of record in the County of Cumberland would have been attended with great inconvenience + expense.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, the day + year first above written.
Stephen Emery, Judge

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Marriage Certificate
of
John Holden &
Nancy Knight

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Commonwealth} Town of Stoneham
of Massachusetts} Mass August 27-1836

I Warren Sweetser do an oath declare
that I am Town Clerk of the Town of
Stoneham County of Middlesex State
of Massachusetts and that I have the custody of the records of Said Town
that it appears by said records that Mr.
John Holden and Miss Mary Knight both
of Stoneham
were joined in Marriage by Rev. John
Searl Pastor of the church of Stoneham
December 5th 1760
Warren Sweetser Town Clerk
State of Massachusetts}
County of Middlesex Ss.} Then personally appeared Warren
Sweetser, Subscriber to the above Certificate,
and made solemn Oath to the Truth of the above,
Before me, And I further certify that the said Warren Sweetser
is a man of truth and veracity. Peter Hay} Justice of the Peace
Stoneham August the 31st 1836.

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I Daniel Holden, of Sweden in the county of Oxford
and State of Maine, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the
United States, on oath declare, that my father
the late Lieut John Holden died Feb. 28, 1807, at Otisfield
in the county of Cumberland, that Mary Holden,
my mother, the widow of the said John Holden, is still
living, and remains unmarried, and has so remained
since the decease of my said father.
Daniel Holden

State of Maine}
County of Oxford.} On the 22nd day of September
1837 personally appeared before me the above named
Daniel Holden, well known to me as a man
of truth, and made oath that the above affidavit
by him subscribed is true.
Thomas Clark
Notary Public in and
for the county of Oxford
State of Maine

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Mary Holden
widow of John
Maine Roll
Act of 1836

RW Young
att.
Augt 29.

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State of Maine
County of Cumberland} ss:
Be it known, that on the 27 day of August A.D. 1851, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said
county & throughout said State personally appeared, Philo Holden and made oath according to law, that he is the child
of Mary Holden deceased-widow of John Holden (who was
an officer of the War of the Revolution,) and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $83.99 per annum; that he has reason to
believe that the said pension ought to be increased; and that he is directly interested in the same, and makes this affidavit to be filed by
his attorney, with any additional evidence or arguments he may deem necessary in the prosecution of said claim.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me,
Philo Holden
Arthur McArthur Justice of the Peace, throughout said State
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State of Maine
County of Cumberland} ss.
Be it known, that before Arthur McArthur a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county throughout said State
personally appeared Philo Holden who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that
he is the child of Mary Holden deceased, widow of John Holden
(who was an officer in the War of the Revolution,) and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $83.99 per annum, that he
now makes this declaration to recover any increase and arrears of pension, that may be due, on account of the service of him
John Holden as aforesaid, for the benefit of himself & Ezra Holden, Jesse Holden & Nathan Holden,
under any acts or resolutions of Congress applicable to the case. Philo Holden
Sworn and subscribed this 27 day of August 1851, before me,
Arthur McArthur Justice of the Peace, throughout said State
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THERE PRESENTS, That I Philo Holden of Case in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine
Mary Holden deceased, widow of John Holden 
(who was an officer in the War of the Revolution,) do hereby constitute and appoint Robert W. Young, Washington City, D.C., my true
and lawful attorney for me, and in my name to prosecute my claim to any increase and arrears of pension that may be found due on
account of the services of said John Holden as aforesaid; and I hereby authorize my said attorney
to examine all papers and documents touching my claim, on file in the departments at Washington or elsewhere, and file any additional evidence or arguments he may think proper, to ensure the recovery of the same.
Witness my hand and seal this 27 day of August A.D. 1851
Signed and sealed in the presence of Philo Holden
WITNESS, Aaron B. Holden
WITNESS, Hannah H Holden.
L.S.
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State of Maine
County of Cumberland} ss:
On this 27 day of August A.D. 1851, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, 
personally appeared Philo Holden one of the children of Mary Holden deceased as aforesaid
and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to his act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the
day and year last above mentioned.
Arthur McArthur Justice of the Peace.
throughout said State
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State of Maine
County of Cumberland} ss:
Be it known, that on the 27 day of August A.D. 1851, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for 
said county & throughout said State personally appeared Aaron B. Holden and Hannah H. Holden
two disinterested and respectable witness, and made oath according to law, that they were well acquainted with 
Mary Holden, deceased, widow of John Holden (who was an officer in the 
Revolutionary War,) and that Philo Holden, Ezra Holden, Jesse Holden & Nathan Holden
are her only surviving children. And that she the said Mary Holden departed this life on the 21st day of
May A.D. 1842
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me, Aaron B. Holden
Hannah H Holden
Arthur McArthur Justice of the Peace throughout said State.
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I Charles C. Harmon clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in the County of Cumberland
and State of Maine do hereby certify that Arthur McArthur before whom
the foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for each county in said State duly authorized by law to
administer oaths; and his name thereunto subscribed are his genuine signatures
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 27 day of August A.D. 1851.
Chas C. Harmon, Clerk aforesaid

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November 13, 1936
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

EA-J/EEL
John Holden-W.23299

Mr. Norris S. Barrett, Jr.
1300 Locust Street 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
record of John Holden, 1738-1807, of Stoneham, Massachusetts, a
soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.23299, based upon the 
military service of John Holden in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of
John Holden are not shown.
While a resident of Stoneham, Massachusetts, John Holden
entered the service in the Revolutionary War and in 1780 served
as lieutenant in Captain William Green's Company, Colonel Cypriam 
How's Massachusetts Regiment; in 1781, he served as first lieutenant
in Captain Isaac Gage's Company, Colonel Webb's Massachusetts Regiment;
entire length of service, six months and nine days.
After the Revolution, John Holden moved to Otisfield, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (Maine), where he died February 28, 1807.
The soldier married December 5, 1760, in Stoneham, Middlesex
County, Massachusetts, Miss Mary Knight. Both were then of said
Stoneham, and their marriage was recorded on the records of that 
town. The date and place of birth of Mary and the names of her 
parents are not stated.
Soldier's widow, Mary Holden, was allowed pension on her 
application executed December 20, 1837, at which time she was aged
ninety-five years and resided in Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine.
In 1837, a son of the soldier and his wife, Mary, named Daniel
Holden was a resident of Sweden, Oxford County, Maine, and in same

[on right side of letter]
Mrs. F. 
said use
only sum, that 
was given
in cl.. I 
used Augst
of serv. for 
which she 
was pensioned

[on left side of letter]
I did not 
give date
of death,
May 21, 1842
as shown
in the papers 
his. widow
was living at the time according 
to papers in cl. So sent him to CG. for date of death

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year Roland Holden was a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland
County, Maine. Relationship of Roland to the family was not
stated. In 1851, the surviving children were Philo Holden, of
Casco, Cumberland, County, Maine; Ezra Holden, who, in 1843,
lived in Walden, Massachusetts; Jesse and Nathan Holden. The
dates of their births are not given.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the home [?] and address of person paid and possibly the date of death
of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Mary Holden, widow of John
Holden (W.23299), you should address the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite
the following dates:

Mary Holden, widow of John Holden, Certificate 3973,
issued February 20, 1844, rate $83.99 per annum, commenced March
4, 1831, Act of July 4, 1836, Maine Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller

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[page 1]
Aug. 1, 99
M. White
Albany NY
1922 Apl. 12 List to Char. A. Holden
1922 May 29. Chas. A. Holden
told no other officer
names. AW
1936 Nov 13. List to
Norris S. Barrat Jr. Esq

[page 2]
Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File no. 23299
Mary Holden
Wid. of
John Holden
Lieut Rev. War

Act July 4th 1836
Index: Vol. K [or A], Page 350

[Arrangement of 1870.]

of 47 Mar in Stoneham Mass.
[illegible] died in 1842

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["V" or check mark]
Mary Holden
wid. of John decd.
Maine
Sus. let. Tho P. Clark
June 11 1838
Hon N D Parris July 7, 1838

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Paris, Me. Jan 16. 1837.

Sir,

I herewith transmit the declaration and evidence in the care of Mary Holden widow of Lieut John Holden, under the provisions of the act of Congress of July 4. 1836 - 

Respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
Thomas Clark

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John Holden died 1807
Mary Holden mar 1760
Lieut Capilates
1780 do Wm. Green Cyp HOW
Resided in Stoneham

Vol 2 p. 59 Lieut 4 mo 2 ds 1780
in Capt William Green Co. on roll

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I Thomas Hancock of Otisfield in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine do testify and say that my Father Lieut. Joseph Hancock lived in the Town of Wrenthham in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the time he went into the war of the revolution.

How long my Father served during the war I cannot tell; but he was out several times.  I have heard him tell of doing duty at West point and at the Fishkills or Pitskill on the Hudson River

After the war closed my father moved with his family to the Town of Otisfield in the State of Maine.  About three years after my Father came to Otisfield Lieut John Holden came and settled in the same neighbourhood with our family.  A short time after Lieut. Holden came into Town he came to my Father's house.  They immediately recognized each other as brother soldiers of the revolution.  I heard them talk about being in the army and doing duty together at the Fishkill or Pitskill

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I Thomas Hancock of Otisfield in the
County of Cumberland in State of Maine
do testify and say, that my Father Lieut
Joseph Hancock lived in the Town of
Wrenthham in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts at the time he went into
the war of the revolution.
How long my Father served during the
war I cannot tell; but he was out several
times. I have heard him tell of doing
duty at Westpoint and at the Fishkills
or Pitskill on the Hudson River
After the war closed my father mooved
with his family to the Town of Otisfield
in the State of Maine, About three
years after my Father came to Otisfield
Lieut John Holden came and settled
in the same neighbourhood with our
family. A short time after Lieut Holden
came into Town, he came to my Father's
house. They immediately recognized
each other as brother souldiers of the
revolution. I heard them talk about
being in the army and doing duty
together at the Fishkill or Pitskill
I understood them to say that they
tented or barracked together. I heard
them talk about being on guard together
and about the remarkable northern lites
which happened at the time; I heard
them mention about being short
for provision &c Thomas Hancock

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Mary Holden, widow of John Holden.

Cumberland ss December 10th  1837
Then the within named Thomas Hancock
personally appeared and made oath that the within statements are true according to his best recollection and belief before me. 
Roland Holden Justice of the peace

This certifies that I have been acquainted the wishes(?) within named Thomas Hancock for thirty years and believe him to be a person of truth and veracity. 
Roland Holden

State of Maine
Cumberland ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County certify, that Roland Holden is a magistrate as appears above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this 25th day of January A.D. 1838
Charles Cobb Clerk

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Boston Sept. 20th, 1843.
Sir,
The case of Mrs. Mary Holden, of Raymond, Cumberland Co. Me, which as I see by your letter of June 16, 1838, to Thomas Clark Esq. of Paris, Me, was suspended for want of evidence, has lately been placed in my hands, with directions to prosecute the claim, if sufficient evidence could be found. 

As I was informed that John Holden served at Peekskill in 1781 in the same Regiment with Sgt. Joeseph Hancock of Wrentham, which I knew to be Col. Webb's, I referred to a list of Captains in that Regt. and finding no Capt. Gates, but that Capt. Isaac Gage commanded a company from the vicinity of Stoneham, where Holden belonged, I thought it proper to apply to the Secretary for an examination of the roll, which resulted in finding evidence of 2 months & 7 days service (as shewn by the Secretary's' certificate, herewith enclosed) which with the 4 months & 2 days, already allowed, will be sufficient for a pension. 

Very Respectfully, 
Your Obt. Servt.
J. Ballard Lane

J.L. Edwards Esqr.

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Cancelled

Payment to be made at Portland, Maine, by Wm Woodbury Agent for paying Pensions, in the Agency of Portland Maine,

Open new Certificate
6 mo 9 dy Lieut.

83.99

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book C Vol. 1 Page 8. by 
F. L Swann  Clerk.
J Ballard Lane
Boston Mass.

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th of July, 1836, Mary Holden of Maine - widow of John Holden who was a private is entitled to receive Twenty-one dollars and --- cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the fourth March 1831 and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this Tenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
J M Porter
Secretary of War.

[seal stamped]
Examined and Countersigned }
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

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Boston, Feby 15, 1844.

Sir,

I have this day received the accompanying Certificate allowing Mrs Mary Holden $21 per annum for service performed by her husband as a "Private."  In your letter of June 16, 1838, to Thomas Clark Esqr of Paris, Maine, respecting the service of John Holden, you say "It appears that he performed four months and 2 days service as a Lieutenant of Capt. William Green's company in 1780."  In the Secretary's Certificate forwarded with my letter of Sept. 20, 1843, it appears that John Holden served two months and seven days in 1781, as "first Lieutenant."

As there is evidently an error in the Certificate, I return it herewith for correction, and trust that the claim may not be further delayed in consequence of an error of the War Department.

Very Respectfully,
Yr Obt Servt
J. Ballard Lane

J. L. Edwards Esqr.

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Boston, Feby 1st, 1844.

Sir,

On the 20th of September last, I forwarded to your office some additional evidence necessary to establish the claim of Mrs. Mary Holden to a Pension under the Act of July 4, 1836. 

Being willing in any case to wait a reasonable length of time for a return, I deferred writing in this case until the receipt of the Certificate in a case forwarded a month after this and even then, unwilling to cause unnecessary trouble, I have postponed it from day to day for more than three weeks, until I am convinced that the claim must have been overlooked or some accident occurred. 

I respectfully request that I may be favored with the decision in this case, or the reason of its not having been taken up in time. 

Very Respectfully, 
Your Obt Servt
J. Ballard Lane

J. L Edwards Esqr
Washington

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Secretary's Office, Sept 191843
I 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 Department, it appears
that the name of John Holden is borne
upon the "roll of Capt Isaac Gage
Col Webb, from Oct 18 to Dec 31
travel in1781 - 2 months 7 days" as
"first lieutenant."

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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of
the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Jno. A. Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth

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State of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex, ss. Walden Sept 11th 1843.
I, Ezra Holden of Maldonado hereby empower
J. Ballard Land of Boston to make application
for me and in my name to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, for evidence of the Service of my
late father John Holden of Stoneham in said County.
Signed in my presence
by said Holden}
Ezra Holden
Charles Lewis
Justice of the Peace.

I am induced to believe, that in the original
application of Mrs. Mary Holden (widow of John Holden)
to the War Departments there was an error as to the
name of the Captain under whom the said John Holden
served, and would therefore request that the roll of
Capt. Isaac Gage's Company in Col. Joseph Webb's 
Regiment, may be examined for evidence of said
Holden's service as a Lieutenant for three months
in 1781.
J. Ballard Lane.

J.A. Rolles Esq.

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Edward Everett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency Edward Everett,
Governor and Commander in Chief in and over
said Commonwealth.

To all whom it may concern:
Know ye, That Peter Hay and Joshua
Prescott Esqr-- are now, and were
at the date of their several attestations
Justices of the Peace for the County
of Middlesex
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commifsioned, and that to their Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court; that the within Attestations are in due form,
and by the proper Officers.

In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public
Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this first
day of November A.D. 1837, and in the Sixty second year of the Independence of
the United States of America.

By His Excellency the Governor.
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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I Aaron Parker of Reading in the County of Middlesex
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman being
eighty years of age do depose and say, that in July AD 1780
I enlisted into the Army of the Revolution and went to
Rhode Island and there at a place called Butts Hill
under Cap. William Green and Col Cyprian Howes
if I recollect rightly, as guards, & for the space of three months
and eight or ten days as near as I can recollect, and left
some time in November, I should think the fore part, But I 
remember well that when we left there was considerable
snow on the ground. The whole time of this service according
to my best recollection was three months and eight or ten
days. At which time I was well acquainted with John Holden
of Stoneham in said County and well remember that
he served and did duty as a Lieut. of the same Company
I served in and during the term of three months and 
eight or ten days or all the time I was there.
Reading September 6th AD. 1837
Aaron Parker

State of Massachusetts}
Middlesex County} ss September 6th AD. 1837. Then
the above named Aaron Parker personally appeared before 
me the subscriber and made oath that the foregoing statement
of facts by him subscribed were true according to his best
recollection, and I further certify that said Aaron
Parker is at present of sound mind and memory and
a man of unquestionable veracity.
Before me, Joshua Prescott Justice of the Peace

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OW&n
ECL
O.W.&N. DIVISION
MAY 15 1899
RECEIVED.
FROM 
130 HUDSON AVENUE,
ALBANY, N.Y.

Commissioner- 
"Bureau of Pensions."
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir, 
Will you please give me the pension record of John Holden, who served as private and officer in Maine and Massachusetts troops from 1775 to 1783. I believe his wife Mary Holden received a pension in 1835 or '37. 
Yours Respectfully
Matthew White.
#130 Hudson Ave.
Albany, N.Y. 

U.S. PENSION OFFICE.
MAY 12 1899

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H
OLD WAR AND NAVY FILES
JUN 28 1893

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The Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
Corner Bank and Frankfort Streets.
L.E. Holden, President
C.H. Bulkley, Vice-Pres.
R.R. Holden, Treasurer.
C.E. Kennedy, Secretary and Business Manager.
L. Dean Holden, Mgr. Adv. Dept. 

DAILY MORNING - 8 to 12 pages, 3 cents
DAILY EVENING - 7 Editions Every Week-day, 8 pages, 1 cent.
SUNDAY-- 16 to 24 pages, 5 cents.
WEEKLY - 52 Issues, every Friday, 8 to 12 pages, $1.00 per year. 

Cleveland, O June 26, 1893

Chief Clerk Old War and Navy Div Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
John Holden was a Lieut. in the Revolutionary War from Stoneham, Mass.  I understand that he was a pensioner under the act of Apr. 18, 1818. 
I am desirous of knowing under what officers he served, in what towns he lived, in what battles he engaged, when and where he died and any other particulars that may help me to identify him. 
Hoping to hear from you at your convenience. I am
Respectfully, R.R. Holden.

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Department of the Interior.
PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D. C.  Aug. 27, 1892

Gen. Raum
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly furnish me with a certificate of the military record of Lieutenant John Holden a soldier in the Revolutionary War, who enlisted in Stoneham, Mass., in 1780, and served under Capt. William Greene, and Col. Cyprian Howe in Rhode Island, and under Capt. Isaac Gage and Col. Joseph Webb, at West Point, Fishkill and Peekskill in New York.

Truly Yours
L. E. Holden 
Cleveland, Ohio

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Thayer School of Civil Engineering
CONNECTED WITH DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
POST GRADUATE COURSE
HANOVER, N. H.
CHARLES A. HOLDEN, C. E., Director, Professor of Civil Engineering
RAYMOND R. MARSDEN, C. E., Professor of Civil Engineering
HAROLD J. LOCKWOOD, E. E., Professor of Electrical Engineering
ALLEN P. RICHMOND, C.E., Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

May 20, 1922.

Mr. Washington Gardner, Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

On April 12, 1922 you sent to me from the
Revolutionary War Records Section, Ew - W 23299, the enclosed record of John Holden.

Mr. Eben Putnam, Genealogist, of Wellesley
Farms, Mass., informs me that John Holden was also in Captain Richard Dodge's company of Baldwin's Regiment from December 1775 to December 31st, 1776, and that he was at the Battle of Trenton.  Do your records show such service?

Thanking you for your interest in the matter, I am

Very truly yours,
Charles A Holden,

CAH:S

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A
Mar 16 1922

From Manuscript Reviews, Rolls and Pension application of widow, Holden, John. 
Lst. John - Alarm 19 April '75  Co. Capt. Samuel Sprague
Enlisted 20 May, '75 same Captain Baldwin's Regiment
Commissioned Lieut. 8th of April '76, Captain Jonah Green's Co. 2nd Middlesex Regt.
5th of July to November 1780 served in N.J. 
Lieut. in Co. of Capt. Isaac Gage, Webb's Regt. marched 8th of Oct. 1781 to reenforce the Cont. Army. Discharged 3 Dec. 1781. 

U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A
MAR 16 1922
Holden, John, Stoneham, Born 1738
Mass. Soldiers & Sailors, Vol. 8. page 101.

Private, Captain Samuel Sprague (Stoneham) Company of Minute Men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, Service 6 days; also list endorsed "Camp at Cambridge, June 13, 1775" of men belonging to Col. Samuel Garrish's regiment, who took the oath in Middlesex Co. , June 10, 1775 required by Congress to be taken by the Massachusetts Army, as returned by Capt. Samuel Sprague, also private, Captain Samuel Sprague, 9th Company; Lieut. Col. Lommni Baldwin's (late Col. Garrish) 37th (also given 38th) regiment; muster roll dated August 1st, 1775; enlisted May 20, 1775; Service 2 months, 17 days. Also pay abstract for August 1775 dated Camp at Chelsea. Also Co. return, dated Chelsea, October 2nd, 1775.

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[The text below is stamped on the rear of the letter which appears as Document 38 in this folder.]

RECORD DIVISION
MAR 17 1922

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R.N. 
(illegible) OF STATE,
DIVSION OF PUBLICATIONS.

From Professor C.S. Holden,
Thayer School of C.E., 
Hanover, N. H. 
Dated March 13, 1922.
SUBJECT: 

Desires information in regard to a certain pension.

ACTION: 
March 15, 1922.

Respectfully referred to
Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior.

and the writer so informed. 
(signature illegible - "G Hunt?)
Chief of Division.

U.S. PENSION OFFICE
N
Mar 16 1922

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Thayer School of Civil Engineering

CONNECTED WITH DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
POST GRADUATE COURSE
HANOVER, N. H.

CHARLES A. HOLDEN, C. E., Director, Professor of Civil Engineering
RAYMOND R. MARSDEN, C. E., Professor of Civil Engineering
HAROLD J. LOCKWOOD, B. E., Professor of Electrical Engineering
ALLEN P. RICHMOND, C.E., Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

March 13, 1922.

Director,
Department of Revolutionary Records,
State Department, Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;

Will you kindly give me the book and page from which
this record from the Rolls and Pension Application of Widow
was taken, and also give me added information or corrections
which you may have at your disposal
Appreciating your courtesy, I am yours very truly, 
CAH:S
Enclosure.

Charles A. Holder

US Pension Office 
A
Mar
16
1922

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COPY

Revolutionary War Records Section
 Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. April 12, 1922.

Ew
W.23299
Charles A. Holden,
Hanover, N. H.

Sir:
In reply to your request of Mar. 13, received March 16thfor a statement of the military history of- John Holden- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONATY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.
-
---
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
1780
Oct. 8, 1781

Length of Service
3 mos. 10 days
2 mos. 7 days

Rank 
Lieut
1st Lieut

Officers Under whom service was rendered 
captain
William Green
Isaac Gage

Colonel
Cyprian Rowes
Webb

State 
Mass


Battles engaged in, -- none stated - -
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Mass.

Date of application for pension, Dec. 20, 1837, Her claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Raymond, Cumberland Co., Me.
Age at date of application, she was 96 years old.

Remarks: Soldier mar. Dec. 5, 1760, in Stoneham, Mass., Miss Mary
Knight, both of said place; he d. Feb. 28, 1807 in Otisfield, Cumberland Co.,
Me. and she d. May 21, 1842, survived by the following children: -- Philan, Ezra,
Jesse and Nathan. A son, Daniel lived in Sweden, Oxford Co., Me. in 1837.
Respectfully,
Signed-
Commissioner.

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Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING
1900 LOCUST STREET
PHILADELPHIA

October 22, 1936.

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

Do your records show that John Holden, ["m 4" written above] 1738-1807, of Stoneham, Mass.
was a pensioner? If so, will you please send me a copy of his claim?

Very truly yours,
Norris S. Barratt, jr
Norris S. Barratt, Jr.
Secretary.

[illegible]  10/29/36

RECEIVED OCT 28 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
[illegible] 34
[time stamp with arrow pointing to 3:45]

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., April 12, 1922

In reply to your request of ___, received ___
for a statement of the military history of Jne Holden, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

W.23299
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1780
Oct 8, 1781

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
4 months, 10 days.
2 months, 7 days.

RANK.
Lieut
1st Lieut

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Will Green
Isaac Gage

COLONEL.
Cyprian Howes
Webb

STATE.
Mass

Battles engaged in, none stated

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stoneham, Middlesex Co. Me.

Date of application for pension, Dec. 20, 1837, his  d d.

Residence at date of application, Raymond, Cumberland Co. Me.

Age at date of application, she was 95

Remarks: 
Sol. mar Dec 5, 1760 in Stoneham, Mass miss Mary Knight both of said pl.
he d.  Feb. 28, 1807 in Otisfield, Cumberland Co. Me and she d. May 21, 1842.
survived by the following, I Philan, Ezra; Jesse, & Nathan, A son Dan, lived in Sweden, Oxford Co. Ma. in 1837.
6 -- 2856
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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AW

Rev. War Section.
W. 23299.

May 29, 1923

Mr. Charles H. Holden,
Thayer School of Civil Engineering,
Hanover, N. H.

Sir:

In response to your letter of the 20" instant,
you are advised that the names of the officers under whom the Revolutionary War soldier John Holden served, as given in the record of April 12, 1922, are the only ones that appear in his widow's claim for pension.

It is proper to add that in many cases the claimants only furnished a record of about six months service as that was the length of service as required to obtain pension.

Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.