Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23439, Price Ames, Mass.

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Service: Mass.
Ames, Prince
           Eunice
Number: W.23439
             B.L.Wt.13220-160-55

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[underlined] 2332
Eunice Ames
Mass.
Oct 7. July 38
M 84. a 17
[illegible]
2 years [illegible]
80 $
No deduction 
Hon. C. Cushing Newburyport Mass

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.

I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. David Cummins is Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. That Samuel Merrill & Mark Newman Esquires, are Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.

WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas, October 1st. A.D. 1838
John Prince [signature] Clerk.

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

State of Massachusetts
County of Essex} S.S.

On this thirty first day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Honorable David Cummings one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the State of Massachusetts, Eunice Ames, a resident of Andover in the County of Essex aforesaid in said State of Massachusetts, aged seventy two 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 Prince Ames who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution - in the Regiment commanded by Col. Francis and afterwards

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by Col. Tupper & in the Company commanded by Captain Benjamin Farnham or (Farnum) that he enlisted in said Company on or about the twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy seven & according to the belief of the said Eunice served in the army for & during the full term of three years next following. That he resided in the Town of Andover in the County and State aforesaid when he entered the service and was a substitute for one Benjamin Ames of said Andover. That he marched from said Andover to Fort Edward - thence to Fort Ann, was in the army when they fell back from Ticonderoga, was in the army at the time Burgoyne was taken - that according to said Eunices belief he was at Monmouth & with the army until the full expiration of the three years after he enlisted - & that she has no documentary evidence in support of the claim - but supposed the rolls at Washington will show precisely the time of his continuance & service in the army. [crossed out] and that he died

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to the said Prince Ames on the twenty fourth day of November in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty four - that her husband the aforesaid Prince Ames died on the twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventeen 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 at the time above stated & that she has not been married since -
[signed] Eunice Ames
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before
[signed] David Cummins

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The following is an Extract from the Church Record of Marriages of the Church in the South Parish of Andover in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Married
"Prince Ames & Eunice Russ both of Andover" the twenty fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four. 
I hereby certify that the above Extract is a true copy of the Church Record of Marriages of the Church in the South Parish of Andover while under the pastoral care of the Reverend Jonathan French, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows, viz.
"1784
"Nov. 24"
[signed] L.L. Langstroth
] Pastor of the Church in the South Parish of said Andover

I Lorenzo L. Langstroth above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Pastor of the Church in the South Parish in the Town of Andover, County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Church now in my custody & keeping with the exception above named, as certified by me 
[signed] L.L. Langstroth
Pastor of the Church in the South Parish of said Andover

Essex Ss. August 31, 1838
Sworn before me
Samuel Merrill, Jus. of Peace

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Deposition of Mr. Joseph Shattuck

I Joseph Shattuck of Andover in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose and say - that I enlisted about February 20th. A.D. 1777 - in the Company commanded by Captain Benjamin Farnham (or Farnum) of Andover aforesaid for the term of three years - to serve in the army of the Revolution. The Regiment to which the Company aforesaid belonged was commanded by Col. Francis until the time of his death at Ticonderoga. Our Company were together & in that Regiment though I believe they did not join the Regiment until after the retreat from Ticonderoga. After that time the Regiment passed to the command of Col. Tapper.
I also depose and say that I knew Prince Ames of Andover aforesaid (a mulatto) before the time of my enlisting as aforesaid and that he (Ames) enlisted at the same time that I did in the

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same Company aforesaid under the command of Captain Benjamin Farnham in the same capacity that I did, as a private soldier - that the said Ames went with us in the first place to Fort Edward and after a month or two went in the same company to Fort Ann and were stationed there or thereabout until the time that Burgoyne was taken - that soon after that time I went into the Hospital at Albany - And after about two months came home to Andover. I believe that Prince Ames left our company and was placed in another about the time that I went into the Hospital. He remained in the service of until about the time that I returned home - and came home himself about the same time. I suppose that he had a legal furlough. I believe that we returned home from Albany in January A.D. 1778. We remained at Andover until March when orders cam for all who were at home to go to Boston & have the smallpox. Prince Ames went to Boston with me and others and had the smallpox - and in the May following he went in company with us and joined the army at Valley Forge - There we joined Captain Farnhams Company

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From that time I have not any particular knowledge of Ames. My belief is that he was in the army & that he probably remained until the three years from the time of his enlistment had expired Prince Ames was a man of good character so far as I ever heard or knew. He was always a private soldier - I believe. I know of no man in this vicinity now alive who belonged to Capt. Farnham's Company except myself. I was eighty years old in November A.D. 1837 & have received a corporals pension since A.D. 1832.
[signed] Joseph Shattuck

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
County of Essex SS Andover
August 29th A.D. 1838.
On the above twenty ninth day of August Joseph Shattuck whose name is above written made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed according to the best of his knowledge recollection, & belief
Before me
[signed] Mark Newman, 
{A Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex in said Commonwealth

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, September 13th 1838.

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 Prince Ames of Andover, served as a Private in Capt. Abbots Company Col Tuppers Regiment from July 19th 1777 to December 31st 1780. Forty six months and eleven days at 40/per month

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

[signed] John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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107,874. Mar. 3. 183 [page torn]
Apr.30. L. , 
Eunice Ames, [partially obscured by writing on diagonal] 
Prince Ames, [partially obscured by writing on diagonal] 
Map: Cont line
[Diagonal across 1/2 page] No. 13220 p. Dec 28/25
Revolutionary War Pensioner
Map Lely 48- 988 
A[illegible] 160 acre, Dec: 27, 1855. 
Boyton
Ephraim Browne, Jr. Boston Mass.
Vol. A. 83.00

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 APPLICATION FOR BOUNTY LAND. 
(By the Widow of a deceased person who has not had a Land Warrant,) 
STATE OF Massachusetts 
COUNTY OF Suffolk 
On this Nineteenth day of April A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Eunice Ames aged eighty eight years, a resident of Boston in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Prince Ames deceased, who was a soldier in the [typed text crossed out 'company commanded by Captain'] Revolutionary War, and served as a private in manner particularly set forth in the papers on file in the Pension Bureau in the matter of her application for pension under the date of2 February 1848.
[typed text crossed out 'in the _________ Regiment of _______  commanded by __________ in the war with Great Britain.... on the __________Day of _______ A.D. and that she is a now a widow.']
[handwritten text inserted] that she is now a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, that her pension Certificate was issued then under date of 26 July 1848 & that she  is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855. she also declares that [crossed out -  for) under this or any other Act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.  
Eunice Ames
Know afore [illegible] before Execution 
[illegible] Justice Reese

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STATE OF Massachusetts
COUNTY OF Suffolk
uffork We, William C Nell and Eunice R.Davis residents of Boston in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed acknowledged by Eunice Ames and in our presence, and that we [typed texted crossed out and handwritten text inserted] know her to be the identical widow of Prince Ames who was of that reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War and that she's a revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & that she is now a widow.
[signed] Eunice R, Davis 
[signed] Williann C Nell
 The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she presents  herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. the words "Know  her to the identical widow of Prince Ames who was reported to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that she is a revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & that she is now a widow "being first written...
 T.Burtfinch
Justice of the Peace

STATE OF 
COUNTY OF ss. .

 I, ____________ certify that ___________ whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission is dated on the _____day of ______A. D. 185__ . that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit. 
Given under my hand this _____day of ____A. D. 185_

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[onleft of page]. 
Reported

[on right of page]
888 
Massachusetts
Eunice Ames widow of Prince Ames who [illegible insert] served in the Revolutionary war, as a private 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars ____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July 1848 and sent to 
G S Bulfinch
Boston Mass 
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 1. Vol. 2.

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[left side of page]
[illegible]. WIDOW,  &c. 
File No. 23439 
Eunices Ames Wid of Prince Ames 
[illegible] War
"Act: Feb 2nd 1848 
Index:--Vol. a , Page 12, 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[right of page] 
[illegible or code]

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107,874.  
Hon L. P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
Washington DC
April 30, 55

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107.874 
107.873 
159.588
Revo. war. 1
Johnson
To. Hon Josuah Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
[stamped] FREE

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[left of page]
3036 
Massachusetts 
Eunice Ames 
widow of Prince Ames 
who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars [Cents- crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of Nov. 1843 and sent to Saml. Merrill Boston, Mass, 
[Act of March 3, 1843.] 
Recorded in Book A. , Vol. 1. Page 35.
[right of page]
Revo

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Massachusetts. 2285 
Eunice Ames, widow of Prince Ames who was a pensioner under the Act of  _____ and who died on the 21st April 1817. of [illegible] in the State of Mass] and who was a Priv. in the Company commanded by Captain Farnham of the Reg. commanded by Francis in the Mass line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of April '39, and sent to Hon C. Cocaling [illegible], Mapton Arrears to the 4th of Mass 
Arrears to the 4th of Mar - $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00 
$280.00 
{Act July 7, 1838.} 
Recorded by R Burdine Clerk, 
Book A Vol. / - Page 68

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13,220
Mer Army
[illegible] 2nd Feb 48.  Mass.
Bowfuth,

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107,874.

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Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Eunice Ames of Boston in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts have made, constituted, and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute, and appoint Ephraim Browne Jr of Boston in the  County of Suffolk State of Massachusetts  of my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to prosecute before the Hon. L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions [crossed out - the claim of Eunice] a County land Claim I have against  the United States Government and that of [illegible] 3 March 1855.
giving and granting unto my said Attorney, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or his substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Nineteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five 
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of {Eunice R Davis Eunice Ames, William C Nell. State of Massachusetts. County of Suffolk ss}
On this Nineteeth day of April A. D. 1855, before me the subscribe, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, personally appeared Eunice Ames and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned, and also made oath that she is a party directly interested in the above mentioned known as a claimant. The name of Ephrain Browne Jr and Eunice Ames [illegible] before the Execution thereof to the word [illegible] T. Bullfinch JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
[written on margin near the signature block on page]
Identify that the words "the claim of Eunice" was [illegible] before execution [illegible].  T Bullfinch Justice Peace

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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, Boston, April 27th 1855
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed, T. Bulfinch was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Suffolk, in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as ouch, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. 
[Seal] In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seat of the Commonwealth, the date above written. 
E.M. Wrighten
Secretary of the Commonwealth

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2895 
Eunice Ames
Mass 
80$
Saml Merrill 
Boston Mass

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex County ] S.S.

Be it known that on this eighth day of May 1843, personally appeared before me, the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Essex, Mrs Eunice Ames, a Resident of Andover in said County & Commonwealth, aged seventy seven 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 Provisions, made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d day of March 1843, granting Pensions to widows of Person's, who served during the Revolutionary War. 
That she is the widow of Prince Ames, who was a Private in the Revolutionary War and served as she verily believes, as stated by her in her original Declaration for a Pension under the Law of the 7th of July 1838, to which Declaration, and the Papers accompanying the same, now on file in the War Department, she would refer for a more particular statement of his services for the Proof of her marriage, identity, and the time of her husband's death.
She further declares that she was pensioned under said Act at the Rate of eighty Dollars per annum, which amount she received from the 4th day of March 1836 to the sixth of March 1841, at the agency in Boston, Massachusetts, and at the time of her receiving her last payment surrendered the Pension Certificate, granted to her under said Act, to the Pension Agent at said City of Boston, agreeable to the Rules of the Department.
And this Declarant further alledges, that she has not intermarried since the decease of her said Husband, but is now, and ever since has been, the widow of said Prince Ames, deceased, as will more fully appear by the Proof hereto annexed.
And further this Declarant saith with witness.

[signed] Mark Newman
[signed] Moses W. Hall
[signed] Eunice Ames

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written, and I certify that the applicant is personally known to me to be the person within described
Before me,
[signed] Sam Merrill, Justice of the Peace

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I Mark Newman, of Andover in the County of Essex, of lawful age on oath testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Mrs Eunice Ames, the applicant within named, and have been for many years last past. I know that she was the wife and is now the widow of Prince Ames, deceased, and that she was a Pensioner under the Law of 1838, as within stated by her.
[signed] Mark Newman.
Witness [signed] Moses W. Hall

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex County} S.S. Andover May 8, 1843,
Then personally appeared Mark Newman who is well known to me to be a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him.
Subscribed, before me,
[signed] Sam Merrill, Justice of the Peace

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[printed document with fill ins]

COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS.

Secretary's Office,  Boston August 4 1863

I hereby Certify That      at the dates of the annexed attestations Samuel Merrill was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned ; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Jon. A. Bolla [signature]
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

[faint image of seal]

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Einice Ames
ad
3036
admitted
Borton
G.L. Bulfinch
Boston
Mass

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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act
making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
ss.
Suffolk COUNTY,
On this
27th 
day of June 1840 personally appeared
before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
Eunice Ames
a resident of
Boston
in the county of Suffolk
aged eighty two
years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the
provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to
widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of
Prince Ames
who was a resident of Andover Mi
and who was a
private
in the
War of the Revolution, and
believes he served seven years
and is the identical person who drew a pension
under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of
eighty
dollars and
cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Eunice Ames [stamp which consists of 10 small squares with white circles in each square which makes up a larger square with the letters "L.S." in the center of the square]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written,
}
Before me,
In presence of
Eunice  h fair's G.I Bulfinch,  Justice of the Peace.
* Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner,
as she declares.
G.I. Bulfinch Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
ss.
COUNTY,
[symbol],
Clerk of the
Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly
commissioned and qualified ; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this
day of
18
CLERK.

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no-107-874
[crossed off] Eunice Ames
Prince Ames 
[illegal] 28/50- 13220 
To Ebrown
Boston Mass

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, Boston. November 28th 1856. 
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 Prince Ames is born on pay will of Capt. Benjamin Furman's [illegible] from  February 19, 1717. 49 days as private from [illegible]. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. E.M. Wrighton Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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[postage mark Oct 3]
Oct 10
2332
[illegible]
7 July 
Hon I L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington DC

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Andover Oct. 6. 1838.
 To the Hon. J. L. Edwards. Sir. Please direct to Thos. E. Payson Andover. Mass. & oblige [illegible]E. Ames by J.S.  Payson "

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[date stamp Mar 30]
E. Ames 
[illegible] Map
Fee [illegible]
Jos. L Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions Washington D.C.

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Newbury [illegible] 28 March 1839 
Dear Sir 
I beg learn to inquire as to the progress of the cases of Eunice Ames of Andover Mass. an applicant under the acts of Congress in [illegible] of widow, in your office. the papers having been forwarded by Thos E. Payson Esq. of Andover, and am  Your respectfully C Cushing Jas. L. Edwards Esq.

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107,874

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Army Pension Agency
Boston
27 April 1855
Sir,  I forward herewith the applications for in the Cases of Eunice Ames & BathsheBa Marean claimants for Bounty  Land 
Res
	E. Bownes 
To the Hon M Waldo 
Comm of Pension

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107874 Eunice Ames 
107873 Bathshiba Marean 
159588 Sarah G Pillsburg 
Rep M Burk  [illegible] John

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Army Pension Office
Boston
28 November 1855
Sir, I herewith forward Certificates from Sec of State of Mass of the service of the husbands of   Eunice Ames | application no | 107-874 
Bathsheba Marean| " | 107-873 &
Sarah G Pillsbury  |  "  | 159-588 

[To Hon Jonah Minot Com of Pensions}
[illegible]
Browne

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Brookline Mass. Feb. 16th, 1913

[stamp] PENSION U.S. OFFICE FEB 19 1913

U.S. Comissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I am writing to you to get information concerning my great great grandfather Prince Ames of Andover Mass. an Indian, who fought in the Revolutionary War 1777 to 1783. I thank you, and ask you if you will please give me biographical information concerning him and his wife Eunice Russ, whom he married in 1784. I would be very much obliged to you. I have been making out applications for membership in The Massachusetts Society of the Sons Of The

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American Revolution and through good friends have received a good deal of information and dates concerning him, therefore getting very interested in his history I being troubled with epilepsy since a little boy never took much interest in things of this kind. But now being well thank God, through the help of Cristian Science I wish to march onward, and learn more about things of this kind.  I have heard that his wife Eunice Russ Ames, and his daughter Eunice Russ Ames Davis received a pension, and through a friend have been advised to write to you. Now if it is not asking to much I ask you to please answer my letter as soon as possible and give me what biographical information concerning him you can. Thanking

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you very much. I work for the Grand Lodge of Masons of Massachusetts. My residential address is 6 Flora, st Brookline Mass. Suite 8
Yours truly
Charles William Revaleon

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Record Division   3-525.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.............., 19..............
W.F.23439

In reply to your request of....., received.......
For a statement of the military history of Prince Ames
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau

(TABLE)
Dates of enlistment 
(asterisk)Feby 20, 1777
Length of Service: 3 yrs
Rank: Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered: Captain Benjamin Farnum
Colonel: Francis Tuppin

(asterisk) Substituted for Benjamin Ames
Battles engaged in,___________
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Andover, Essex Co, Mass.
Age at date of Application: She was 72 yrs
Remarks: He married at Andover Mass Nov 24, 1784 Eunice Russ and died Apr 21, 1817