Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Nims, Silas French, Mass. N.H.

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I Eliakim {illegible} of Sullivan in the county of Cheshire and state of New Hampshire aged eighty years, testify and say that in the year 1775, to my knowledge, Silas French formerly of Keen N. H., now as I understand it of {illegible} in the state of {illegible}, served in the revolutionary war. That he was in Capt.Stiles Company, in Col. {illegible} regiment near Boston _ that I was in the same company {illegible} on the alarm from Lexington from said Keene, and enlisted in Cambridge, that said French joined the company at Cambridge, I think in May, and that he continued in service until we were both discharged at Cambridge the last of Dec or first of January. _ 
{signed} Eliakim Nimes
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire
 Sept. 8, 1832 _
Subscribed { illegible} to before me Thomas M Edwards Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the above {illegible} is well known to me and is a credible person.
Thomas M Edwards
Jus Peace.

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I Samuel Basset of [illegible] in the County of Cheshire as of State of New Hampshire aged twenty eight years [illegible] that in [illegible] heard the forgoing deposition of Eliakim Nims had, and that I confirm the Statement of said Nims in every particular - that I was a soldier in the same company with both the said 
Nimes + the said French during the whole of said eight months service and [illegible] with them both and that we were all [illegible] as therrein stated on the [illegible] day of [illegible] day of January - Samuel Basset

Cheshire [ ] Sept 8 1832
Subscribed [illegible] to before me Thomas M Edwards Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above mentioned is a credible witness Thomas M Edwards Justice of the Peace

{illegible] Jr. Sept 8 1832
I Sabrina[?] Hale clerk of the Judicial [?] Counts[?] in said count certify that Thomas M Edwards is a Justice of the Peace [illegible] for said county and that for from foregoing official signatures and in testimony whereof I hereunto affix the [illegible] of [illegible] Superior Court of [illegible] 
S. Hale Clerk

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I Samuel Bassett of Greene [?]  in the County Cheshire and State of New Hampshire.
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