Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10548, for Joseph Thompson, New Hampshire

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(3-1776)
Service
N.H.

Thompson, Joseph
Lydia

Number
R.10548


contents

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Washington D.C.
12 Nov 1857

To the Hon'ble Commifsioner of Pensions
Sir,
I am requested, by one of the heirs of the late Joseph Thompson, of Rochester new Hampshire, a soldier in the Revolutionary war and who enlisted in the Service as I am informed from the above place, to ask whether any money payable to him or his heirs as a pension has ever been receipted for by any person?
Furthermore, that you will have the kindness to include to me any blank or circular that may be guide to the said heir in enabling them to prove their title to any pension that may yet be due to the said heir
I have the honor to be
Respectfully
S D Gale
471 E Street

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AFFIDAVIT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY.

STATE OF New Hampshire,)
COUNTY OF Strafford} SS.

Be it remembered, That, on this 8th day of January A. D. 1853, I, James Thompson, do make known and declare that I am the son and heir-at-law to Lydia Thompson deceased, who was the wife of Joseph Thompson, Jr, deceased, a Revolutionary soldier, who served ___ years, under the command of Capts. Titcomb, and Drew, in the forces raised by the State of New Hampshire, and that he and his said wife were married about the month of March A. D. 1788 that he died about the month of July A. D. 1824 and that his said wife also died about the month of May (both) A. D., 1848, and that a pension of ___ dollars a year was drawn by said ___ on account of said services, and so continued until the year A. D. 18__, since which time nothing has been received by either, or the heirs of either of said parties.

And that claimant is now 70 years of age; and it is understood and believed that there are arrearages of Pension, and other claims due for said services: NOW, THEREFORE, the true intent of all this is to qualify and irrevocably appoint and empower ALFRED J WORKS, of New Haven City and County, State of Connecticut, as my Attorney, with power of substitution, to investigate, substantiate, demand, and receive the avails of, said claim or claims, and to say and do all things relative thereto, as amply as I might do: hereby ratifying every thing said or done by my said Attorney, or his substitute, in virtue hereof; ALSO, revoking all Powers of Attorney, or  other authority previously given for any such purposes.
Attest,
N Eastman
Joseph P Thompson

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, day and date first above named.
James Thompson

Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above indicated.
Nehemiah Eastman Jus. Peace

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The State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs Court of Common Pleas Clerks Office
I, Reuben Hayes Jr Clerk of said Court hereby certify that Nehemiah Eastman is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commifsioned and qualified and was such at the time of the taking of the within acknowledgement that his commission is dated June 22d AD 1849 and will expire June 22d AD 1854 and that the within signature purporting to be his is true and genuine; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas is a court of Record -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this tenth day of January A.D. 1853
Reubon Hayes Jr Clerk

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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
STRAFFORD SS. - On this eleventh day of October A. D. 1838 personally appeared before me Ezekiel Hurd one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas Lydia Thompson a reside of Farmington in the County of Strafford, age eighty three 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 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Joseph Thompson Junior who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution, he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. John Drew in the year 1776 and served six months at that time, he afterwards in September year (I think) seventeen hundred and seventy seven was drafted and served three months in a company commanded by Capt. Daniel McDuffee and in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Stephen Evens and was at the taking of Burgoin, he resided in Rochester in Strafford County State of New Hampshire when he enlisted and also when drafted She further declares she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Thompson Junior on the twenty second day of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Thompson Junior died on the thirty first day of July eighteen hundred & twenty nine 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 and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.
Lydia Thompson (her x mark)

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me 
Ezekiel Hurd one of the Justices of the Court of Common Please
Witnefses
Ezekiel Hurd
Jonathan W Horne

I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court.
Ezekiel Hurd one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas

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State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs I, Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is a Justice of said Court and that the within signatures purporting to be his are in my belief genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this 22nd October 1838
F Cogswell Clerk

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I Richard Furber of Farmington in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire of Lawfull age Depose and say that I was knowing that Joseph Thompson Junior, Deceased was drafted in September A.D 1777, and served in Capt. Daniel McDuffee's Company and the Regiment Commanded by Col. Stephen Evans and was at the taking of Burgoyne in the said year 1777, was in the service that time three months the said Joseph Thompson Junior Resided when Drafted in Rochester County and State aforesaid I the said Furber was out in the service and in said Company at said time we Marched through the westerly part of New Hampshire through Bennington in Vermont to Still Watter in New York where we Joined General Gates Army
Richard Furben

State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs: June the 12, 1839 Sworn to Before me James Downs Justice of the Peace

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The within named deponant is known to be a Man of truth and verscity in the Neighbourhood in which he Resides
James Downs Justice of the Peace

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I, Robert Walker of Osipee in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire of Lawfull age Depose and say that I was knowing that Joseph Thompson Junior Deceased formily of Rochester in said State sometime in the fore part of the year 1778 enlisted under Captain John Drew for six months Samuel Copp and Daniel M C Neal Lieutenants under said Drew after Thompson had been gon about six months on his Return was taken sick at number four my Brother John took my horse and went after him I afterwards saw Captain Drew pay said Thompson for six months service in the Army at Stephen Wentworth Tavern in said Rochester
Robert Walker

State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs: June 8th 1839 Sworn to Before me James Downs Justice of the Peace

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The within Deponant is known to be a Man of truth and verasity in the Neighbourhood in which he Resides
James Downs Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs, I, Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicatures for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is a Magistrate as within and that I believe his signature to the annexed affidavits are genuine -
Witnefs my name and Seal of Office this 22nd October 1838
F Cogswell Clerk

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I, Noah Horne of Farmington County of Strafford and State of N Hampshire aged Sixty two years depose and say that I well know Joseph Thompson Junior formerly of Rochester in sd. County. I further depose and say said Thompson was considered the husband of Lydia Thompson (formerly Lydia Green) and that he is dead, he died about nine years ago. that I was presant at his funeral and I think I was one of his bearers Noah Horne

Strafford fs. October 11 - 1838 Then the above named Noah Horne a man of truth personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed
Ezekiel Hurd Justice of the Peace

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V 2782 [2844 has been crossed off]
Lydia Thompson
Wid of Joseph Jr.
N H
Act July 7 1838
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1 mo. 13 days

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Extracts from the Records of the Town of Rochester in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire under the head of "Marriages Solemnized by the Rev. Joseph Haven" a Minister of the Gospel in said town is the following entry: viz. "Married A. D. Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight December twenty second Jospeh Thompson Junr with Lydia Green, both of Rochester."

I James C Cole Clerk of said town of Rochester depose and say the foregoing is a true copy of the Record with exception of the date which is exprefsed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows: viz. "Married AD. 1778 Decr 22nd. Joseph Thompson Junr with Lydia Green both of Rochester"
James C Cole Town Clerk of Rochester

I James C Cole above named depose and say that I held the Office of Town Clerk in the town aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of the said town with the exceptions aforesaid as certified by me.
James C Cole Town Clerk of Rochester

State of New Hampshire}
County of Strafford SS} Rochester April 10, 1838. Subscribed + sworn to by the above named James C Cole
Before me Noah Tebbets Justice of the peace.
I Noah Tebbets, a Justice of the peace for the county of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire, certify that James C Cole above named is well known to me to be a credible witness, that he is entitled to full credit + that he to my knowledge is town clerk of said Rochester.
Noah Tebbets Justic of the peace in + for the county of Strafford, N Hampshire

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State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs - I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicatures for said County hereby certify that Noah Tebbets is a Magistrate as within and that I believe the within signature purporting to be his is genuine
Witnefs my name and Seal of office this 22nd October 1838
F Cogswell Clerk

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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs. I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is an acting Justice of said Court, that his Commission was dated on the 25th day of June 1838 and will expire when he shall have attained the age of seventy years and that he is duly qualified -
I also certify that Ezekiel Hurd is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his Commission was dated on the 24th day of November 1834 + will expire on the 23d day of November 1839. I also certify that said Hurd acknowledged to me that the signature to the annexed papers purporting to be his as a Justice of said Court and a Justice of the Peace were genuine.
I also certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Hurd and have no doubt they are genuine. I therefore certify the same to be genuine.
I also certify James Downs is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his Commission was dated on the twenty ninth day of June 1838 and will expire on the twenty eight day of June 1843 and that the signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be his are genuine.
I also certify that Noah Tebbets is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified. that his Commission was dated on the 13th day of December 1834 and will expire on the 12th day of December 1839.
I also certify that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and have no doubt that the signature purporting to be his to the annexed affidavit of James C Cole are genuine. I therefore certify the same to be genuine -
Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this 20th day of June 1839 -
F Cogswell Clerk

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[The following has been crossed off: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]

REJECTED
10548
P.O. Lydia Thompson
Service: ___

Enlisted: ___, 18__.
Discharged: ___, 18__.

Application filed: ___, 18__.

Alleges: ___
Re-enlisted: ___

Attorney: ___
P. O. ___
___ Recognized. ___ Contract.

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V 2844
Lydia Thompson widow of Joseph Jr N.H. Act 1838 - Let
to F Cogswell 28 June 
1839 -
do. to N Eastman Feby 30. 1839
P Cogswell 11 Jany 40 -
N Eastman 10 June 1843.
L D Gale Nov. 20 / 57
10548
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1838

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3-871
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RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
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Briefed by A. E. P.
Claim No. ___
Certificate No. ___
Claimant ___
Soldier Joseph Thompson
Service N. H.
Additional Service Rev.
No ___ claim, State records ___, 190_
No claim, combination records ___, 190_

REMARKS:
No o. w. inv. wid. or rejected as above except R. 10548 Lydia widow of Joseph Thompson
0-8 Chief Division

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[illegible] July 16 - 1839
Dear Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 15th I would inform you that in 1776 a company was raised for Canada out of Col Evans + Col Badgers Regiment + commanded by John Drew
The name of Joseph Thompson Jr does not appear on the Roll -
I did find a Muster Roll of Capt Wm McDuffee company in 1776 - but do not find the name of Thompson -
I wish Sir that I could have forwarded you the necefsey evidence
Sir I am Respectfully your
Joniah Stevens J

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I Jonathan W Horne of Farmington in the County of Strafford and State of N Hampshire of lawful age, depose and say I live and [have] lived for more than twenty years within about one half mile of Lydia Thompson and that I well knew Joseph Thompson Junior her husband and was at the funeral of said Joseph about nine years ago - I further say said Lydia Thompson was never married to any person since the death of said Joseph Thompson Junior to my knowledge, and that I never heard of said Lydia being married since the death of her said Husband Joseph and my opinion is said Lydia never has been married to any person except said Joseph Thompson Junior
Jonathan W Horne
State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs October 16 - 1928 Then the above named Jonathan W Horne a man of truth personally appearing made Solemn oath to the truth of the forgoing affidavit
Before me Ezekiel Hurd Justice of the Peace

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I John Rollins of Alton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire of Lawfull age Depose and say that I was knowing that Joseph Thompson Junior Deceased formily of Rochester in said State some time in the fore part of the year 1776 enlisted under Capt. John Drew for seven months Samuel Copp and Daniel M Neal Lieutenants under said Drew under the Command of Col. Wyman I the said Rollins was in the service at that time and served seven months in said Company with the said Joseph Thompson Junior I the said John Rollins was knowing that Joseph Thompson Junior was in the service in the year 1777, and was at the taking of Burgoyne the said Thompson was in the service when  the said Rollins left the army
John Rollins
Witnefs James Downs
Catherin Rollins
Susannah L Rollins

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The within named Deponant is known to be a Man of truth and verasity in the Neighbourhood in which he Resides
James Downs Justice of the Peace

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I John McDuffee of Rochester in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire of Lawful age Depose and say that I was knowing that Joseph Thompson Junior Deceased formily of Rochester in said State some time in the fore part of the year 1776 enlisted under Captain John Drew for five months Samuel Copp and Daniel M Neal Lieutenants under said Drew under the Command of Col. Wyman I the said McDuffee was in the service at that time and served five months in said Company with the said Thompson
John McDuffee (his x mark)
Witnefs James Downs
Jonathan W Horne

State of New Hampshire
Strafford fs} October 12th, 1839, Sworn to 
Before me James Downs Justice of the Peace

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The within named Deponant is known to be a Man of truth and verasity in the Neighbourhood in which he Resides
James Downs Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court for said Count hereby certify that James Downs Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified. That his Commission was dated the 29th day of June 1838 and will expire on the 28th day of June 1843 and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this seventh day of November 1839
F Cogswell, Clerk

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Farmington NH
July 24th Free

J L Edwards Esq
Com. Pension
Washington D.C.

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July 30

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Farmington N. H. July 24. 1839.
Dear Sir,
It is with reluctance that I write you in relation to old business, but the frequent calls of my employees must form my apology this time for writing. 
I now refer to the case of Sarah Titcomb, who is Pensioner under act of July 7 1838. Certificate dated 22d Nov. 1838 and No. 1155 - Soon after this Certificate was recd. I wrote to your office to enquiry if there was not a mistake as to the amount - It seemed to me that the evidence made out a case that would entitle her to more than $27.00 pr. ann. which is the amount of the Certificate. To this enquiry I have yet had no answer - I presume, however, this is owing to some oversight of the Clerk to whom the care of my letter may have been committed. All I will now require is, that the subject may be re-examined when convenient and the result be communicated to me -
Mr. Johnatha W Horn of this town, who has had the care of the case of Mrs. Lydia Thompson has requested my assistance in the matter and has shewn me your letter of 28th June last. As therein recommended, I have written to the Secretary's office at Concord, now enclose you Mr. Stevens reply, he being the Secretary of State, from which, however, nothing favorable results, unless it does

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does so incidentally - you say "Mr. Thompson's name is not found on the Roll of Capt. Drews Company, nor upon the rolls of any other company in Col. Wyman's regiment to which Capt. Drew belonged. It is very probable that if he performed the service here described, the records now in the office of the Secretary of State at Concord, shew it" - It is to be remembered that the enquiry is after the evidence of Joseph Thompson Jr's. service as a soldier in 1776- & 1777- In your letter to me of 17th June last (or 7- it is uncertain which) in relation to the service of John Walker (upon the application of his widow Hannah Walker for a Pension) you say "the pay rolls of all the troops was made up to August 1"- 1775, at which time they were taken into Continental pay, of course no evidence of service after that period is to be found in the State records" - If this statement be correct of which I can have no doubt then there can be no ground of surprise that Mr. Secretary Stevens can find no records of Joseph Thompson Jr's. service in those years - 1776 - 1777 - He, however states on part, which may go to shew some cause of the apparent confusion, if not contradiction, between the evidence of witnesses and the fragments of records to be found in relation to this matter, which put is that Capt. Drew's Company was a [illegible] Company from two regiments - Evan's + Badger's - How he gets this fact he does not state, but I presume from some old fragment of a record in his office. This Company it seems was raised for the Canada service, and I infer was attached to Wyman's regiment - In Gen. Richd. Furber's affidavit which is filed in this Thompson case he says that Thompson was

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was "drafted" in Sep. 1777 and served in Capt. Daniel McDuffee's Company in the Regt. commanded by Col. Stephen Evans - and Robert Walker says that Thompson belongd. to Capt. Drews Company in 1776 - but does not say in what regiment he served. It seems to me from these statements and from all that I can see in the case that Thompson served under Drew while Drew belonged to Evan's regiment, but not so, when Drew had the command of a Company in Wyman's regt. which was the Company + Regt. raised for the Canada service I knew Capt. Drew and his officers, and am not surprised that they had not honesty and literature enough to enable them to leave a perfect record behind them -
It seems to me, however, that the applicant in this case in the absence of a perfect record does supply the evidence that the law contemplates - The object is to make out 6 months service at the least. Is it not done? In making out the affirmative, one fact is answered which is that after 1776 commenced, no soldier was mustered into the service for a period less than three months - The testimony is positive given by Robert Walker that Jos. Thompson Jr. entered the service in 1776 - and Gen. Furber is equally as positive that he served in 1777 - No person knowing these witnesses would doubt the truth of their statements. If they are believed at the Department, then a period of nine months is proved -
I send to you Mr. Steven's him not knowing but it may throw some light on this subject -
You will, if you please, when convenient let me hear from you on both of the above mentioned subjects -
Respectfully yours
Nehimiah Eastman

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Stephen Ricker
ded
N.H.

not found
July 3d / 54
Devc

Answered as to Land
Bounty under the act of 1850 + 52, + 
Respectfully referred
to Mr Rhett
July 3 / 54 Peyton

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Farmington N. H. June 27" 1854
Sir,
I recd yours of 10th inst - in reply to my enquiry about the claim of Lydia Thompsons heirs +.c. [&.c.] in which you say "it is contrary to the rules of this office to report the condition of a Claim to anyone not legally authorized to procure said, When you (I) file a power of attorney in the case of Lydia Thompson deceased widow of  Joseph of New Hampshire I will inform you as to the merits of the Claim"-
I was not ignorant of the rule and readily admit the propriety of it, but does it apply to this case? As long ago as in 1839 I was admitted by Mr. Edwards, then at the head of the Department, as the Agent of Mrs. Thompson and had her claim investigated and suspended; my recent letter was merely a letter of enquiry as to the cause of that suspension. My reasons for the enquiry at this time are stated in my former letter + I will not trouble you with a repetition of them - I may at a convenient opportunity get the Power of Attorney, if I shall on further enquiry think it best - 
I now send a Power Atty +.c. in another case - It is that of Stephen Rickers heirs. This merely an enquiry - the facts appear in the affidavit, so far as they are known. It is not known in whose Co. Stephen Ricker served after the resignation of Capt. Wenswent, which took place it is believed, late in 1811, or early in 1812. Wentworths Co. was in the battle of Tippecanoe, which took place I think in November 1811 - tho he was not in that battle, but was sick as he said some distance from it, but others said his sickness was nothing but

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but a common fever. However, he grew sicker after the battle and finally became so sick of hearing about it he rigned - Ricker as a private it's understood was in that battle - 
It is understood further that his original engagement was for five years. He probably enlisted in the summer or fall of 1808 and of course his time would be out at the same time in 1813 - War with England was declared June 18" 1812 - Now supposing these to be the only facts in the case, would he or his heirs, be entitled to land bounty? I find by looking into the acts of 1812 - 13 + 14, that it may be considered doubtful, but I suppose there is a practice in the Department on this subject, and, therefore, the question having been settled, we must abide by it - However, it is not improbably, that Ricker re-enlisted and in that case would be clearly intitled to the land. How this may be we have no possible means of telling. All I know about him after his time of service would have been out according to our understanding of his original engagement, is to newspaper accounts, which was received among his friends, as they now think in 1814, possibly, however, in 1813 giving our account of a solider, on his way home, by the name of Stephen Ricker, of Milton N.H. being sick and suffering greatly and finally meeting his Death at Flatbush in the State of New York.
Now if he was a soldier in 1814 he must have re-enlisted and in that case be entitled to the land - We are desirous of knowing how this was -
Respectfully yours +c
N Eastman

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P. S. There is another case, now I am writing, I will ask to call your attention to -
It is that of Lydia Thompson. The facts are these Joseph Thomas (or as he was some times called Joseph Thompson Jr) was a pensioner under the act, I think, of 1818, as a United States Revolutionary soldier on the Roll of the New Hampshire agency - He died on 31" July 1829, leaving his Lydia Thompson, as his widow, with a large number of Children - Some time previous to July 30" 1839 application was made to the proper offices to have her name placed on the pension list under the act, I suppose, of 1836, or 1838, but her claim was suspended. It seems from minutes, which I now have before me that I wrote to the Department on 24" July 1839 a letter of enquiry about this case as well as some others and that on the 30th of the same July (1829) Mr. J L Edwards wrote an answer. In this letter, he says - "The letter of the 28" ult. to which you allude shows why Lydia Thompson's Claim has not been allowed. No evidence has since been received to induce the Department to come to a different decision"
Now this letter of 28th June 1839 is not to be found in my possession and the probability

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is that the time I recd. it, I handed it to some one of the family with instructions about getting further evidence. The evidence not being procured, time passed on until 1843, when on 20" May of that year the old Lady died, and the business went out of mind - a year ago last Dec, I think, the heirs of these old people recd. several letters from Washington answering them that much money was legally due them from the government and they have been induced to execute + send out at least one power of attorney to have this business attended to, but nothing coming of it
We suppose that if Lydia Thompson was entitled to the pension, then the heirs are and I tell the heirs that I believe I can get the case settled on the old evidence, without further delay or expense - and thus I write this letter -
In one of the letters recd. it is said that the cause for the suspension of Lydia Thompson's claim is this as stated - "Not on any Roll - no proof of service". How was it possible that Joseph Thompson, could have been placed on the Roll of the Pensioners, if his name was not on any roll and there was no other proof of service, in the war? This can not be so. There must have been evidence of some kind and that evidence is probably on file.
We shall be glad to get some information in relation to this matter -
Yours +c
N Eastman
Farmington N. H. 
Jue 5th 54

The 1st part of this taken off and referred to Mr Godon Adams

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REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM.

ACT OF July 7 1838
Lydia Thompson
widow of Joseph Jr
(N. H.)

POWER OF ATTORNEY
TO EXAMINE CLAIMS.

CHARLES C TUCKER,
Attorney,
Present.

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Power of Attorney.

Know all men by these Presents: That I Miles Thompson of Farmington in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, do hereby constitute and appoint Chas C Tucker, of Washington City, D. C. my true and lawful Agent and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of the heirs of the late Lydia Thompson wife of the late Joseph Thompson Jr of said Farmington for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of any Act or Resolution of Congress,  and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said Claim on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed: and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this seventh day of March AD 1854.
Miles Thompson
In presence of
Wm A Kimball

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Strafford COUNTY - ss.
On this seventh day of March AD. 1854, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State above mentioned personally appeared Miles Thompson above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned.
Before me Wm A Kimball

STATE OF NEW HAMPSIRE,}
Strafford COUNTY} ss.
On this seventh day of March 1854, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Miles Thompson a resident of said County, and made oath according to the law that he is the identical Miles Thompson who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that he is directly interested in said Claim and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said Claim.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
Wm A Kimball

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,}
COUNTY OF Strafford}
I Reuben Hayes Jr clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that WM A KIMBALL, Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 22d day of March 1854
R Hayes Jr Clerk C C Pleas