Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16176, David Bailey, Mass. N.H.

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(3-1776)

Service: Mass. N.H.

Bailey or Bayley, David
                             Sally

Number: W. 16176

Contents:

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain Widows
State of New Hampshire County of Grafton
On the 2nd day of October Anno Domini `838 Personally appeared in open court before the judge of the court of probate, for said I in Grafton, being a court of record. Sally Bailey a resident of Bath in the county and state aforesaid. Aged Eighty 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 the 7th 1838, entitled an act granting lay and pension to certain widows", that the county and army of the revolutionary war, of the United States. That as near as she an recollect and according to the best information which she has obtained that her late Husband the said David Bailey Enlisted as a soldier in a company commanded by John Davis of Methuen as Captain in the month of April 1775 and served Nine months in a regiment commanded by James Frye as colonel of Andover, and a Doctor by the name of Brickett and Lieutenant Colt of Haverhill all the officers belonging to the State of Massachusetts and of course in the Massachusetts line, the said David Bailey when he enlisted belonged to the Salem New Hampshire and she  thinks that she has heard her said husband say that he enlist three times,   for three months at a time in the same company and regiment and that he was at the battle of Bunkerhill in June in 1775 and that he was stationed principal part of the time at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts, untill he was discharged - that he has no

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no Documentary Evidence in support of her claim, and
as the aforesaid Regiment was in the regular service and the
State of Massachusetts, if not, of the United States, she concludes that the said David Bailey’s services will appear on the
Rolls of the Department, if not, she will endeavour to produce 
Proof of his services. She further declares, and States
that she was married to the said David Bailey, on Thanksgiving day in the month of November 1786 in the Town of
Manchester in the State aforesaid
by the wound Mr Cotton the Regular Settled Minister of the neighboring Town of Litchfield in said State. that her husband the said David
Bailey Died in Bath aforesaid, on the Sixth day of September
Anno Domini 1824 - that she was not Married to him
prior to his leaving the service but the Marriage
took place previous to the 1st day of January 1794 Viz: [namely]
at the time above stated, and that her Maiden Name
was Sally Amy, that she now is the Widow of the
said David Bailey, she having not intermarried with
any other Person since the death of her said Husband
the said David Bailey
Sally Bayley (her mark)

Witnesses to signature
John H. Carlen
Isaac Patterson
Edward Webber
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year first above written
Before me Edward Webber Judge of Probate
I Moses Dow Register of Probate
the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
foregoing writing the original proceedings of the
said Court in the matter of the application of
Sally Bailey for a pension-
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this second day of
October A.D. 1838
Moses Dow

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Extract from the Records of the Town of
Bath in the County of Grafton and State of
New Hampshire - Page 101 -
David Bailey Bailey Marks
Marriage
Births Burials
Elizabeth Bailey born December the 6 - 1780
Rebecah Bailey born October the 18. 1787
John Bailey born September the 3d 1789
Nancy Bailey born December the 21, 1791
Pegey Streeton born February the 21 1798

I hereby certify that the above is a true Copy
from Page 101 of the town Record of Bath, NH - 
[separated by hand-drawn box] N.B. The Entry on the 100th Page is March 12, 1801 and on the 102nd Page April 13, 1801 
Attest. 
Isaac Patterson Town Clerk of Bath New Hampshire -

I further certify that David Bailey was
taxed in said Town of Bath as appears by the Inventory and taxes set against his name in 1793 as follows
"Bailey David Number of Cattle and horses that have been wintered 3 Winters-3
2/ "-3
Said Tax List of 1793 being the earliest Tax list in my possession as Town Clerk _
I further certify that David Bailey was taxed for
his poll and for other property from 1793 to 1813 inclusive being taxed every year for his Poll in said town of Bath and his son John Bailey is taxed for two Polls from 1814 to 1820 inclusive - and for but on Poll after 1820 as appears by Bath Town Record,
NB Persons are not liable to pay a Poll Tax after they are 70 years of age in New Hampshire -

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During the aforesaid period I do not find but
one person of the name of David Bailey taxed in the
Bath Town Records
Attest Isaac Patterson
Town Clerk of Bath New Hampshire
Bath Town Clerks Office November 2nd 1849
I Isaac Patterson depose and say that I hold
the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Bath
aforesaid and that the two foregoing Certificates
by me subscribed are true
Isaac Patterson
State of New Hampshire
Grafton
SS. Oath November 2. 1849 Then personally appeared
Isaac Patterson above named and made solemn oath
to the truth of the
the affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
John Bedel
Justice Peace

Grafton County
State of New Hampshire
ss I J D Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that
John Bedel was on the second day of November 1849
ever since has been a Justice of the Peace within
and for said County duly commissioned and qualified
I further certify that the above signature purporting to be his
is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
third day of November A.D. 1849
J. D. Sleeper Clerk

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John Bailey Actuary
[illegible] for arrears
5306 [illegible]

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Oath of Identity for the Children of Sally
Bailey a deceased pensioner
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss
Be it known that before me
Ira Goodall a Justice of the Peace in and for
the County aforesaid personally appeared John
Bailey and Nancy Hastings both of Bath in said
County and made oath in due form of
Law that they are the Son and daughter of
Sally Bailey the identical person who was a
pensioner as the widow of David Bailey
and she is now dead and to her a certificate
of pension was issued, which she surrendered March 4th
1844 and afterward drew her pension up to the
4th day of September AD 1847 under the articles of June 17, 1844 without any certificate of Pension she avers but for the
Services in the Massachusetts line of his being for two
campaigns as found on the rolls there amounting to $26.66 
per annum &and they now find he served in three Campaigns
in the New Hampshire line of three months and 24 days and
in 1780 from July 5 to October 24 and they ask for this
service the increase she was entitled to under the act of July 7 1838 and March 3 1843 & June 19, 1844 from September 4, 1847 to December 9, 1847 when he died, That the deceased pensioner resided in the Town of Bath in the State of New Hampshire for the span of fifty six years before her death; and
that previous thereto she resided in [illegible] New Hampshire and New Salem New Hampshire
John Baily
Sworn and subscribed this third day of September AD 1849 before me 
Ira Goodall Justice Peace

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Know all men by these presents that the John
Bailey and Nancy Hastings both of Bath in the
County of Grafton and  State of New Hampshire
Children of Sally Bailey a revolutionary pensioner
of the United State, do hereby constitute and
appoint George W Hoit as true and lawful attorney for us and in our name receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions
in and around in the State of New Hampshire
the balance of said pension from the 4th day
of Sept 1848 to the 9th day of December AD 1847
being the day at her death

John Baily
Nancy Hastings
Sealed and delivered in presence 
September 1847 put in before signing
Hannah Hastings
Trudy Wadall
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County SS. Be it known that
on the fourth day of September 1849 before the Subscribed a justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared John Bailey and Nancy Hastings above
named acknowledged the foregoing power
of attorney to be their act and deed. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand
the day and year last above mentioned
Ira Goodall Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ⎬ SS
Be it known
that on the 28 day of Sept 1849 before
the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County, personally appeared George W Hoyt
the Attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney and made oath that the same was not
given to him by reason of any sale transfer
or mortgage of the pension or arrears of
pension therein authorized to be receive by
him
Sworn and subscribed the day
and year last above mentioned
before me
Justice of the Peace
[full paragraph X-ed out. Not transcribed.]

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have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Lisbon this ___day of September in the year of our Lord 1849.

John Bailey Actuary
[illegible] for arrears

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5306 
Concord 
Increase 
New Hampshire Sally Bailey deceased
widow of David Bailey who was a Private New Hampshire in the New Hampshire Line for 8 months
 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 38 Dollars 86 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. and end 9th December 1847, when she died --- - --- Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of December 1849 and sent to Honorable Neal Hibbard House of Representatives. Acts of March, 1843 and June 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book A.
Volume 2
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Bath New Hampshire
December 28. 1848
Sir
In accordance with the instructions contained in your letter to me of February 11, 1847 in the case of Sally Bailey, Widow of David Bailey, I proceeded to obtain her declaration April 5,
1847. intending to obtain such proof of identity as I might be able to find, but on account of my enlisting into the U.S. service and leaving this town April 22d 1847 for Mexico, nothing more was done at that time, and soon after my first return from Mexico in October 1847, the said Sally Bailey died December 9th 1847 and the heirs not agreeing or feeling disposed to pay me for what I had done, nothing more was done in this case to my knowledge until after my Second return from Mexico in September 1848, this will account satisfactorily I trust for the apparent delay in forwarding her papers -
I have been appointed Administrator of her Estate and therefore deem it my duty to forward the papers in her case together with the affidavit of John Clement which I have obtained recently, as to identity and service in 1780 and 1781 and It is presumed that Secretary of States certificate of David Bayleys [misspelling of Bailey] service in 1780 is conclusive of his service in that year and the testimony of Clement in the absence of any record evidence of service in 1781 must show some service in 1781, and as he speaks of George Amy and Herman Amy (both brothers of said Sally Baily [Bailey]) being with him in 1781 I would ask for a reference to be had to the declaration and accompanying papers of said

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George Amy in his application for a pension under law of 1832, as I understand he drew a pension under that law, in this town; and as I cannot find any record evidence of the service of either David Bailey or George Amy in 1781, it is hoped and believed that his papers may throw some light upon this matter, and perhaps supply the necessary evidence to
establish the length of service in 1781 and under whom it was rendered -
If the specific time of Mrs. Bailey's Marriage appears in evidence in your Office, and it should appear that it was anterior to the last period of said Bailey's service in 1781 or 1780, it is supposed that arrearages are are due under law of July 4, 1836 from March 4, 1831 - 
How this may be you will please inform me -
I am, Very respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant.
John Bedel
Administrator

Honorable J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.

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John Clements Application October. 30, 1843
I had arrived at said  Peekskill 4 militia men came into camp from said Salem and among them as they passed by me and camped beyond our regiment I recognized said David Bayley, George Amy and Herman Amy, they

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I John Clement of Bath in the County of Grafton
and State of New Hampshire aged 86 years a Revolutionary
Pensioner of the United States, depose and say that I was
during the Revolutionary War an inhabitant of the Town of
Salem in said State and served in said War under Colonel
Archelaus Mooney at Rhode Island in the year 1779 and
was one of the six months levies for said Salem in 1781 and
served in the 1st New Hampshire Regiment Scammel's Regiment. under Major William
Scott at Peekskill, Albany and Saratoga New York that I at one time
1780 enlisted into a company of Wagoneers under Captain Ivory Hovey of Boxford Massachusetts but upon riding down to Boxford some time afterwards when the company were nearly ready to come, Captain Hovey said that he had had better success in enlisting than he expected when he saw me at Salem and had got a full company and I need not go unless I chose and I did not go in his Company or serve that year. I was well acquainted with David
Bayly late of this Town deceased, whose Widow Sally Bayley deceased drew a pension, in this town, said David Bayley was a single man at the time of the Revolution and sometime resided in said Salem and sometimes in Methuen, Massachusetts, but after the War
was married in Said Salem and removed afterwards to the town-
He as I always understood at the time and ever since was
in the service at Winter Hill in 1775 and 1776 and
during my
service in 1781 while I was at Peekskill a call was
made for a term out of the militia in order to make
a demonstration upon New York in order to
the British General Clinton at that place so as to prevent
his lending assistance to General Cornwallis, and soon after
I had arrived at said Peekskill 4 militia men came into
from said Salem
and among them as they passed
me and camped beyond our Regiment. I recognized said
David Bayley, George Amy and Herman Amy, they

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were militia man and did not belong to the regular troops, and
soon after I left said Peekskill for Saratoga and did not see
any thing more of them until I got home to said Salem
they had gotten home before and how long they served I know
not but they were all out at Peekskill at the time that I was
in 1781- at the time that I was enlisted into Hovey Company
aforesaid said David Bayley was a resident of said Salem
and there is no doubt in my mind but that he was one of the
Short Levies for that year for said Town of Salem
and went to West Point as I understood at the time and have
no reason to doubt-
John Clement
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss
Bath October 30 1848 Then personally appeared
John Clement the subscriber of the above affidavit well known to me as a credible person possessing a remarkably retentive
memory and made Solemn oath to the truth of the same
before me Samuel Ross Justice of Peace
The words in the foregoing affidavit, from, “and was afterwards at
Rhode Island in 1778 a few months" erased before signing in
my presence
Samuel Ross Justice Peace

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State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton ss
I J. D. Sleeper Clerk of County of Grafton the Common Pleas Court in and for said County do hereby certify that Samuel Ross Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has thereunto twice subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified-
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office as Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of said County this 31st day of October A.D. 1848 J. D. Sleeper Clerk

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"D"

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[seal affixed in upper left corner]
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Moores Bailey is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His Commission was dated on the 6th day of July 1849 and will expire on the 6th
day of July 1854
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 29th day of October 1849.
Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State.

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Salem N.H. Town Clerk office
October 26th 1849
I John R. Wheeler Clerk of said Town of Salem
here certify that from an examination of the records
of said Town that now in my possession, I find one
David Bayley taxed as follows commencing in the
year 1773 Province Rate £ 1..2..1. [1 pound, 2 shillings, 1 pence] County Rate £ 0.11.0.11 [11 pounds, 1 shilling, 11 pence]
Minister rate £ 2..8..2.. [2 pounds, 8 shillings, 2 pence] School rate £ ..1..0. [1 shilling]
his name does not appear in 1774 and 1775
in 1776 Province Rate £ 1..9..2. [1 pound, 9 shillings, 2 pence] Minister rate £ ..2..10..3.[2 pounds, 10 shillings, 3 pence] Town Rate ... £ ..0..9..0.[9 shillings] in 1777 State rate £ 0..2..10..[2 shillings 10 pence] [illegible]. Minister rate £..2..8..6.[2 pounds, 8 shillings, 6 pence] Town rate £..1..9.2.[1 pound, 9 shillings, 2 pence]
in 1778 and 1779 his name does not appear
in 1780 David Bayley June £..10..0. [10 shillings] August 4..15..0.[4 pounds, 15 shillings]
October £ 9..10..0.[9 pounds, 10 shillings] December  £ 4..15..0. [4 pounds, 15 shillings]  County Rate £ 1..0..0. [1 pound] 
Minister rate £ 10..16..8.[10 pounds, 16 shillings, 8 pence]
under head of the Soldiers taxes £ 15.0.0 [15 pounds]
in 1781-1782 and 1783 his name does not appear
November 11th 1784 Town tax £ ..4..2. [4 shillings 2 pence] Minister tax £ ..2..6. [2 shillings, 6 pence]
in 1785 State tax £ ..5..10. [5 shillings, 10 pence] Town and School tax £ ..6..3. [6 shillings, 3 pence]
in 1786 State tax £ ..5..10 [5 shillings 10 pence]
A Continental November 30, 1786 £ ..5..5. [5 shillings, 5 pence]
Town and School tax (South list £ ..5..4. [5 shillings, 4 pence]
in 1787 State and Continental tax £  ..6..8. [6 shillings, 8 pence] Minister tax £ ..2..10. [2 shillings 10 pence]. Town tax £ ..2..11 [2 shillings, 11 pence].
From the records of this Town it appears that the
South part was formally known as the North Parish

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of Methuen. up to the year 1802 I have been unable to find any other David Bayley ecept [sic] the one mentioned upon the records of this Town Attest John R. Wheeler Town Clerk of Salem State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham  S S. October 26th 1849 Then Personally appeared John R. Wheeler Town Clerk above named and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed Before me Moses Bailey Justice of the Peace

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I David Bailey of Salem in the
County
of
Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy years.
March 7th 1849 depose and say that I have frequently heard
one David Bayley who married Sally Amy of this Town and
was reputed to have been a soldier in the revolutionary War
and that I never knew or heard of any other David Bailey
than said David Bailey, myself and a man by that name who
resided in the Town of Concord in Massachusetts, I have lived in
this Town ever since 1806 and was born in Old Haverhill
Massachusetts, was not old enough to be in the service
in the War of the Revolution - I never heard that David Bailey
of Concord Massachusetts was in service in the Revolutionary War
David Bailey

State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham SS.
Sworn October 26th 1849 then
personally appeared David Bailey above named a person well
Known to me for more than 30 years as an inteligent [sic] respectable man enjoying a good character for truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Moores Bailey Justice of the Peace

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House of Representatives. December 12, 1849
Dear Sir
I forward to you this morning
some papers sent to me by John Bedel.
Esquire of Bath New Hampshire who, as you are aware
is agent in the business of obtaining
pensions in that vicinity; together with
a letter from Bedel explanatory of them
and of other matters connected with
the application of Sally Hastings deceased.
The papers will explain themselves.
Please inform me the result of your
examination of the matter-If
it be necessary or desirable that I call
personally said with pleasure do so-- though
I apprehend it may not be necessary for me to
trouble you in that way.
With regard to the character of John Clements Esquire
alluded to in Mr Bedel's letter, I would say
that no one stands more me decisively
high for truth and uprightness.

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I could say the same of Mr Bedel-and
do not think that he would
make or prosecute any claim of
the kind in bad faith.
I am sir
Yours very respectfully
Harry Hillbend
I also enclose you a communication
Regarding claims of David Parker and
Stephen Smith, Please inform me
the result of your examination of
this matter. If there be no objection
world like that the letters of Bedel
and Young be returned to me after
you have made all desired us of them.
Yours Truly.
H. Hibbard

Honorable J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

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Increase
Sally Baily widow
of David
New Hampshire
act 7 July 1838
Admitted
8 Months Massachusetts 2h.hh
3 months New Hampshire [illegible] 12.20
38.86
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March
1841, also under act 3 month
14 January [illegible] 44 at $38.86
I m 4 March 43 to 9 December 47
the day of her death, payable to John Baily and
Nancy Hastings only
surviving Children of Sally
Baily deceased deducting what
has been paid under these acts
at the rate of 26.66 per year
Honorable H. Hibbard
House of Representatives

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Bath New Hampshire
November 8th 1849
Sir
In the case of Sally Bailey deceased widow of David Bailey deceased
find enclosed herewith paper  marked from A. to E. inclusive
The death of Mrs Bailey and my appointment as administrator appears
from "A- B" is the Deposition of John Clement (whose appointment of October.
30. 1848 is on file in this case) taken by Isaac Patterson in 1846 by request
of F. W. Kimball of Barton Vermont. to be used in the case of George Amy’s
Widow, but was never called for by Mr. Kimball because Mrs Mercy
Amy died April 3. 1849 and as I suppose he dropped the cases
This is introduced as good evidence of David Bailey service
in the Militia in 1781 for length of time at least sufficient to go
to Peekskill and back, for which I insist something should be
allowed although you do not deign to notice it in your letter
to me of June 18, 1849
"C" I trust will sufficiently show that a part of Captain
Eastman's Company was from Salem in 1780, as Laomi Pattee, [illegible],
Lancaster, and Dudley Bailey, all on the extract from the extract of
Capt. Eastman’s Roll 1780, are proved to have belonged to Salem beyond
further Cavil, and it also shows that John Clement whose affidavit
is introduced was one of the six militiamen from Salem in 1781, and also
that there was a Regiment of Militia called out by  order of General
Washington in 1781 which is spoken of by Clement and Mrs
Bailey, and that none of those rolls are now on file in
our State Department, sufficiently explaining their absence. I will
again call it to your attention, that Clement positively swear that
he saw said David Bailey in the militia service from Salem

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at Peekskill in 1781, I will not submit to a tacit disregard of this fact.
“D” can but satisfactorily show that said David Bailey was a
resident of Salem in 1780 and was a soldier that year, and that there
was but one in town by that name, and what claps the Climax is, that that
part of Salem to which he belonged was included in the South List of taxes
and that the present South part of Salem was formerly the North Parish
of Methuen.
“E” is introduced to show that there was but one David
Bailey in this Town, and that he was married in or before 1780 and
that the record of his family was made in our Town records between
March 12th and April 13th 1801 and that he was 70 years of age in 1820 or 1821, all which I can but believe more than answer the
requirements of your letter of June 18, 1849 in this case, with
the exception of that portion of it which requires Mrs Bailey to
explain why the service claimed in her additional declaration of
April 5, 1827 was not included in her first declaration- in order
to have received an explanation from her it would have seemed
quite as consistent to have asked it of her while living, or at least
in your letter of February 11, 1847, for you will perceive that she had been dead over a year when you for this explanation June 18, 1849.
I will merely say that that was about the first question that
I asked her myself, and the reason then given was that it was on
account of his service being found in Massachusetts instead
of New Hampshire, and that the service in Massachusetts was
certain, and there might be some doubt about the service
in New Hampshire, and you can Judge as well as I whether
the persons who assisted her in establishing her claim

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were aware that that part of Salem that he lived in, and the North Parish of Methuen were identical Although you take no notice of the last part of my letter of December 28, 1848, I again call your attention to it, and refer to "E" for evidence tending at least to show marriage before 1780
I am, Very respectfully 
Your Obedient Servant
John Bedel
Administrator
Honorable J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

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I.R. Wheeler
Clerk. Salem
August 17, 1849
"G"
David Bailey. Good.

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Salem New Hampshire August 17th 1849
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 14th instant is before me I hasten to reply I do not find any record
of the family of wich [sic] you write there is a David Bailey living in Salem (a man about 70 or 75 years old) wich [sic] I have enquired, he says there was another David Bailey once lived in this Town and he thinks married Sally Amy of this Town about the time of the Revolutionary war, his marriage is not recorded in this Town as I can find. Mrs. Bailey thinks Sally's Mother was opposed to her marriage and they might leave for marriage.
There is perhaps twenty familys of Bailey recorded in Salem between 1700 and 1800.
The oldest book has no index and it is a something of a job to make a thorough examination
This David Bailey living in town refers me to a man living in an other part of the Town an old soldier that he thinks was out in the service with your David Bailey and can give more information about him and his family.
as you are an entire stranger to me I should rather not run and search to much with out some fees. 
If you will send me two dollars I will send you
all the information I can possibly obtain.
David Baily [Bailey] was taxed in this Town in 1780
Yours Respectfully
J. R. Wheeler Town Clerk
To
John Bedel

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3306 Concord New Hampshire Sally Bailey widow of David Bailey was a Private the New Hampshire Line  inscribed on the roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15" day of April. 1844, and sent to [illegible] [illegible] Bath Maine
Act of March 3, 1843.) 
Recorded in Book 6
Volume 1
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Act 15 april [18]44
John Bedel, July 11/[18]47
Letter to same June 18 '[18]49
[letter] to Ira Goodall 14th November 1849

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Concord 2 New Hampshire- 5147 Sally Bailey widow of David Bailey deceased and who died on the 6th of September 1824 of Grafton County in the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mathews of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Furbush in the New Hampshire line for 8 months private. Inscribed on the Roll of Concordat the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of March 1848 and sent to [illegible] Moody Bedel, Bath, N.H. - ---
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $106.64 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 September $13.33 $119.97 Act July 7, 1838. Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk Book 6 Volume 1 Page 35,

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Concord 5147 increase New Hampshire --- Sally Bailey, deceased Widow of David Bailey who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 6th September 1824. of Grafton County in the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Mathias of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Furbush in the New Hampshire line for 8 months
 Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 38 Dollars 86 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Decr 1849 and sent to Honorable H. Hibbard, House of Representatives 
Total amount, payable to surviving children John Bailey and Nancy Hastings Act July 7, 1838. Recorded by J P. Chase Clerk Book A Volume 1 Page 35 Increased from $26.66

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Payment to be made at Concord by Israel W. Kelly Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of New Hampshire



Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. Volume 1 Page 35 by J P Chase Clerk

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Copy
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Claim for Military Service.
Increase.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th July 1838, the pension of Sally Bailey deceased late of New Hampshire widow of David Bailey, who was a private in the Revolution, has been increased from Twenty six 66/100 dollars to thirty eight dollars 86/100 per annum, commencing 4th March 1836 and ending 4th March 1841.
The amount is due and payable to her only surviving children to wit John Bailey and Nancy Hastings after deducting what has been paid
under said act at the rate of $26.66 per
annum
Given at the Department of the Interior, this 26
day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine

Examined and Countersigned.
Secretary of the Interior.
Commissioner of Pensions

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Payment to be made at Concord by Israel W. Kelly agent for paying pensioners in the agency of New Hampshire
Recorded in the pension office in 
Book A
Volume 6
Page 25
by
J.B. Chase Clerk

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Copy
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Claim for Military Service.
Increase
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States,
of the 3rd March 1843 and 17 June 1844,
the pension of Sally Bailey, deceased
late of New Hampshire, Widow of David Bailey
who was a private in the Revolution
has been increased, from twenty six
dollars and sixty six cents, to thirty
eight dollars and eighty six cents
per annum. commencing 4th March
1843, and ending 9th December
1847, when she died.
The amount is due and payable
at the latter rate to her only surviving children to wit, John Bailey
and Nancy Hastings, first deducting
what has been paid under
said acts at the rate of $26.66 per annum.

Given at the Department of the Interior
this 26th day of December
one thousand eight hundred and forty -nine
Examined and
Countersigned.
Secretary of the Interior.
Commissioner of Pensions.

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Honorable J.L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions 
City of Washington DC

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Bath 22 August 1837
Sir,
Enclosed with this you will find the
application of Sally Bailey which was returned
to me for a more authentic Certificate of my
being a Justice of the Peace, I have transcribed an
additional Certificate of the same office with the seals
added which I understand to be made by the
Department which I am well notified with and hope I shall receive and return as soon as convenient- I have been out of health or I would have been to Concord before now and obtained a certificate from the Secretary of State [illegible] with sentiments of [illegible]

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David Bailey Salem New Hampshire D[ied].1824
Sally married 1786
75-
Davis W. Fry Volume 12 [illegible]
[illegible] 17 7 ds
Company Furbush Captain Methuen

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[illegible] [illegible]
E Bardull

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Honorable J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.

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Bath 18th 1839
Respected Sir
Sir, I received your communication, some time since, in which you had the goodness to
refer me to the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts
for the services of David Baley [sic], in the Revolutionary War
and forwarded your communication to him, and he
has returned me a certificate of said Bailey's services
in Captain John Davis's company in Colonel Fry’s regiment as a private and states as it appears that said Bailey
Enlisted on the 14 day of February and the return of said
Captain John Davis Company is Dated at Cambridge on
the 5th of October 1775 this service as it appears is only
Seven Months and 20 days in stead of Nine months
as the Widow Sally Bailey stated in her Declaration
and of course the Secretary’s certificate must be relied on
in preference to information, or Memory, which may
be, not exactly correct- an answer is solicited as
soon as you can make it convenient, yours
with respect and Esteem-
Commissioner of Pensions
Moody Bedel


Honorable J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions

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Bath New Hampshire January 14, 1846
Sir
In behalf of Sally Bailey of this
Town Widow of David Bailey I would ask
for a reexamination of her case together with the
enclosed letter from H. [honorable] Secretary of State. Mrs. Bailey informs
me that my late Father made his application for
a pension and did not succeed until by your
directions application was made for evidence of
her husbands service in the Massachusetts line, and that she
was allowed for only what service her husband
performed in Massachusetts - That during the Revolutionary War
her husband lived both in the Town of
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts and New Salem Rockingham
County New Hampshire and that he was out two or
three times during the Revolutionary War-
From this statement it would appear that she
has not been allowed for the period of service specified
in the H.[honorable] Secretary’s letter-- How this is you will readily see
upon examination and if there be any question on 
this point I would ask to be advised of it.
I am, Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
John Bedell

Honorable J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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Certificate of Probate Court
Death Sally Bailey, Administrator etc.
November 6, 1849
"A"

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State of New Hampshire
Grafton Jc:
I Samuel Swazey Register of the Court of Probate for
said County do hereby certify that at session of said Court
held at Plymouth in said County on the Third Tuesday of November
1848 satisfactory evidence was exhibited, which is still on file in the
Registry of Probate for said County that Sally Bailey the widow of
David Bailey deceased was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States.
that said Sally died at Bath in said County on the ninth day
of December 1847, that she left two children only her surviving
to wit: John Bailey and Nancy Hastings wife of Alvan
Hasting of said Bath-
I further certify that at said session of said Court
of
Probate John Bedel of said Bath was duly appointed and
commissioned as administrator of the Estate of said Sally Bailey
deceased, said Bedel Having filed his Bond as such according to
law, and that said Commission is still in full force and
Virtue
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate
this sixth day of November A.D. 1849
Samuel Swazey Register

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Secretary's Office, December 9, 1839. 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 David Baley is borne in "A Return of the mens names when they enlisted and where they belonged:- belonging Captain John Davis's Company in Colonel Fryes Regiment", as a private of Methuen, when it appears that he enlisted February 14 and the said Return is dated "Cambridge October 5th 1775"- and signed "John Davis Captain."  (the date of February 14 is supposed to be the time of his enlistment as a minute Man.) In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth 
 P. 3.00

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John Bedel Esquire
Bath New Hampshire
David Bailey

J.F. Williams
March 27, 1846

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Secretary of States Office
Concord Nov 27 1846.
Sir
Your favor of the 17th instant acknowledging
mine of the 19th was put into my hands by the
Secretary this morning. I have made careful
and thorough search for evidence in favor of the
claim of David Bayley, for service in the Revolution
and find that he was in ”Captain John Eastman's Company in Colonel Thomas Bartlett’s
Regiment of Militia raised by the State of New
Hampshire for the defence of the United States,
1780- Stationed at West Point.” 3 months and 20
days. This is all the evidence I can find under
Captain Eastman
I have searched and researched
for the evidence you speak of in the New Levies
of 1781, but cannot find any.
I have examined
the accounts of the Town of Salem and find nothing
in his favor on them.
For this service you may forward me fifty cents
at any time when you may want a certificate or
have other business with this Office
I am very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Samuel F. Wetmore
Deputy Secretary of State

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Secretary of State New Hampshire
George S. Fogg's Certificate
January 2, 1847

David Bayley

20
26

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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State
I do hereby certify that from an
examination of the book and
documents in this office relating to Military Service in 
the War of the American Revolution. I find
the following to be a true copy of the "Names""Rank"
And “Time in Service of Captain John Eastman's Company as borne on a “pay 
Roll of Captain John Eastmans company
in Colonel Thomas Bartlets
Regiment of Militia raised by the State of New Hampshire for 
the defence of the United States, 1780 - stationed at West Point”
Names
Rank
Time in service
Names
Rank
Time in Service
John Eastman Captain 3 months 26 days
John Griffin drummer 3 months 9 days
James Webster Lieutenant  3 months 26 days
Solomon Cole private 3 months 17 days
Job [illegible] Ensign 3 months 26 days
Daniel Bartlett ditto 3 months 3 days
Abraham Granaway Sergeant 3 months 7 days
Barnard Thorn ditto 3 months 19 days
Daniel Dow ditto 3 months 17 days
Francis Davis ditto 3 months 13 days
Israel Graves ditto 3 months 15 days
Benjamin Quimby ditto 3 months 19 days
Enoch Heath Corporal 3 months 17 days
Moses Atwood ditto 3 months 13 days
Andrew Mace ditto 3 months 8 days
Thomas Noyes ditto 3 months 12 days
Jedediah Forster ditto 3 months 20 days
Simeon Eastman ditto 3 months 13 days

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Benjamin Eaton ditto 3..15  Jonathan Palmer Private 3..9
Laomi Pate ditto 3..21   John Greene ditto 3..9
Moses Hasting ditto 3..21  Josiah Townsend ditto 3..9
George Amy ditto 3..21   Peter Abbot ditto 3..19
Dudley Bailey ditto 3..19  James Bean ditto 3..19
Daniel Cortis ditto 3..17   Thomas Colby ditto 3..13
David Bayley ditto 3..20   Francis Hobart ditto 3..7
Ebenenezer Lancaster ditto  Moses Welch ditto 3..7
Zebediah Silver ditto 3..20   Hale Burbank ditto 3..15
Bartholomew Heath ditto 2..23   Jonathan Cass ditto 3..13
Noah Johnson ditto 3..14   Peter Herriman ditto 3..3
Joseph Johnson ditto 3..14    Paul Healey ditto 3.22
Michael Ludden ditto 3..13    Thomas Colby Jr. ditto 3..22
Job Page ditto 3..13    David Thompson ditto 3..6
Samuel Heath ditto 3..13   Benjamin Gile ditto 3..17
Moses Emery ditto 3..7   Joseph Bradley ditto 3..17
John Colby ditto 3..7  Ezekiel Flanders ditto 3..17
Thomas Foot ditto 3..7

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said State, at
Concord, this twenty second day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty seven
of
George G. Fogg
Secretary of State

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Bath N.H.
 December 10th 1849
Colonel Hibbard
I enclose you additional papers marked “F and G”. in the application of Sally Bailey deceased, Widow of David Bailey deceased late of this Town
I was employed Nov. 1846 by Mrs Bailey in her life time to prosecute her claim, and after her death December 9. 1847 was approved Administrator in order to continue the application.
this course I thought best to pursue in order that the rights of the heirs John Bailey and Nancy Hastings Wife of Alvan Hastings, might be legally and impartially adjusted and have since fully complied with the requisitions of the
Pension Office as will be seen by reference to my letter to Commissioner Edwards.
in this case of Nov. 8. 1849, and papers therein referred to, and accompanying
papers marked "F. and G”. 
I was in the first place required to produce the declaration under oath of aforesaid
Bailey - this was done-- I was then required to have her explain why this service
for which the claimed an increase was not included in her first declaration - the
was dead before this was required, therefore she could not personally do it, the
reason assigned by her, when I asked her that question, have been submitted
by me - I was then required to show by clear and satisfactory evidence that her
husband David Bailey was a resident of Salem in 1780 - this has been most decidedly
done and more-- it is shown by the Salem Town Clerks certificate that he was not
only a resident that year, but was a soldier that year, (Please see paper marked D 
in this case) I was also required to show that there was but one of his
name belonging to that town capable of bearing arms-- this has been done-
also show that Captain Eastmans Company in 1780 was composed in part or
whole of men from that place-- this has been done, and most conclusively
done, yet Commissioner Edwards in his letter of the 5th instant Just say the certificate of
our Secretary of State does not show that David Bailey of Captain Eastman’s

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company belonging to Salem- Taking into consideration all the evidence
submitted this objection is too nice to be seriously insisted upon - One of the Witnesses
is John Clement of this Town about whom you can speak
Although I have fully met every objection heretofore raised, they now
write me, that a claim has been asserted under oath by the children, under law July 4, 1836 well calculated to discredit the whole claim-- I am not informed by whom this was introduced but doubtless it was by Ira Goodall, if so they may
well say that it is well calculated to discredit the claim. An explanation of this matter is asked- I have heretofore been wholly unsuccessful in ascertaining
the time of Mrs. Bailey Marriage, but in examining our Town Books which I
have had occasion frequently to do, I found records of the births of David Baileys
children and inferred from that that she was married before 1780 and frankly
asked of Commissioner Edwards in my letter of Dec. 28. 1848 to be informed when she
declared she was married, but received no information from him. I took it for
granted that her declaration must govern in this matter, and having no
motives for concealing my views nor any desire for privacy or any underhandedness in my course. I informed Mr Alvan Hastings husband of Nancy
Hastings one of the children in this case upon being asked by him, what I had been doing and what I thought the records tended to show, and
it now appears that he or Ira Goodall have most consummately overshot that the mark by introducing the application under oath of one or both of the children under law of July 4, 1836, it is well known, I trust at the Pension Office that neither Ira Goodall or Alvan Hastings are at
all capable of attributing honest motives to any one and therefore I suppose
this claim has been introduced under the pretence that I was acting
dishonestly, as though I had the power, even if had even so good an inclination to injure the rights of any one acting in the capacity of
Administrator, as I have done in this case

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The facts as to marriage in 1786 in this case appear to be correctly stated
by Mrs. Bailey in her declaration: that she had had one child by David Bailey
previous to marriage in 1780 there is no doubt, and that accounts for no
evidence of marriage appearing upon record - She was his only wife and
probably they were not anxious to publish such a fact-
I hope upon seeing Commissioner Edwards personally, and showing him this
letter and the papers [illegible] and advising him as to what credit should
be placed in any thing introduced in the hand writing, or the advice of
Ira Goodall, that he will be pleased to adjust this claim for
the service in Captain Eastman's Company. 1780, if he is not so inclined,
I wish you to fully examine all the evidence in this case introduced
by me, and ask him to furnish me with copies of papers introduced
by the children and of the letter accompanying them -
I am and always have been satisfied of the Justice of
this claim, and am not aware that the course pursued by me in
this or any other case is subject to animadversion -
I fear that advantage has been taken of the habit of indulging
in liquor, to which John Bailey is subject, to get him to sign something
that he knows little or nothing about-
Yours Truly
John Bedel
Honorable. H. Hibbard
House Representatives.
Washington
DC.

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Copy to Town Clerk Salem New Hampshire
August 14, 1849

David Bailey
"F"

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Bath New Hampshire August 14, 1844

Dear Sir
I wish for an examination of your town records
in relation to the birth, residence, or taxation of one David Bayley
who died in this town in 1824 he is supposed to have been born in or
at least resided in your town as late as 1797 when he removed to this
place where he lived until he died - He was born 1750 and is found
taxed in the town of Bath in 1797 "copy of the only record of his family on our town
books I enclose so that you may ascertain if as such births are recorded
in your town - John Clement of this Town formerly a resident of Salem
states that Bayley lived in Salem in 1780. 1781 and was in the service in
the revolution those two years-- Now I desire a thorough examination
of your Books in relation to any thing that will tend to show the residence
of David Bayley in your town those years if there appears more than
one David Bayley at any time between 1750 and 1797 let
me know all the particulars in relation to them that come to your
knowledge either from your Books or other sources of information
I shall be happy to receive an early answer for if you can find nothing
I intend to visit your vicinity the last of this month and see if
I can't find some this among the old inhabitants of your town
Please inform me of the amount of your bill in your
answer and it shall be immediately forwarded you
I am Very respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant
John Bedell
Town Clerk
Salem New Hampshire

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To the Honorable J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions of the
United States
Whereas Sally Bailey late of Bath in Grafton
County state of New Hampshire did not succeed in her
declaration now filed in the Pension office of the
United States in making out proof of all the military
service of her late husband David Bailey.
And in order to obtain what she failed to
prove and the remainder of her pension now due
to us as her only children we make the following
declaration under the act of July 4, 1836 July 7 1838 and 
of March 1843 the act of 17 June 1844 being a continuation
of the last act of March 3, 1843
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton SS
We the subscribing
are the son and daughter of Sally Bailey who
was the widow of David Bailey and who
drew a pension as widow of said David
Bailey of twenty Six Dollars Sixty Six Cents
Per annum
under the several acts above and pension for three months twenty days service of our father David Bailey in addition to the service for which said sally drew her pension. This three months and 20 days was served in Captain John Eastman’s company in Colonel Thomas Bartlett’s regiment of militia raised by the state of New Hampshire for the defense of the United States in 1780 being a part of aforesaid

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David Baileys Service in the revolutionary war
not proved by the said Sally not included in the service
for which she drew a pension as above specified nor
known to her where she made said declaration. We have
now obtained from the office of the Secretary of State of
New Hampshire evidence of the service of said David Barry
for said three months and twenty days as above specified which
we now forward to your department as proof also
the proof/ also that we are the only surviving children
of the said David Bailey and Sally Bailey and we
respectfully ask that you would investigate the
Evidence now on file and this agree us the balance of
pension that would be due to her the said Sally
it being for an addition
To her.
John Bailey
Nancy Hastings
Attest Hannah Hastings

Sworn & Subscribed on this 24 day of September
AD 1849 before me 
Ira Goodall Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above declarants are personally
known to me and that they are the children of the
identical Sally Bailey the Pensioner above described
and as represented by them in the above
affidavit
Ira Goodall Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. 
Samuel Swazey
Register of the Court
of Probate holden of Lisbon in said County
on the Eighteenth day of September AD
1849, do hereby certify that satisfactory
Evidence has been exhibited to said Court that
Sally Bailey late of Bath in said County deceased and
late the widow of David Bailey deceased was a
Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at
the rate of twenty six dollars and thirty six cents per 
annum - that said Sally Bailey died on
the 9th day of December A.D. 1847, that she
left but two children alive at the time of her
death to wit John Bailey and Nancy Hastings
wife of Alvin Hastings
both of Bath
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
said Court of Probate on this the 18th
day of September A.D. 1849
Samuel Swazey Register Probate

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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss
I James D. Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas within and for said County a Court of
Record hereby certify that Ira Goodall was
on the 26th day of September A.D. 1849. ever
since has been and still is a Justice of the
Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified. I further certify that the signatures on this paper purporting to be his are his genuine signatures-
I further certify that Samuel Swazey was on the 18th
day of September A.D. 1849 ever since has been and still is
Register of Probate for said County of Grafton. and that the
signature on this paper purporting
to be his are
his genuine signature signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
this sixth day of October Anno Domini 1849
J. D. Sleeper Clerk

[illegible]
John Bailey
Nancy Hastings
Declaration of Sally Bailey’s pension

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5147
Declaration of Sally Bailey New Hampshire
Sally Bailey
Widow of David
Act July, 7. 1838
admitted
8 months private
$26.66
No deduction
General Moody Bedel
Bath
New Hampshire

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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss
I Samuel Swazey Register of the court of probate holden at Lisbon in the aforesaid county of Grafton on the third Tuesday of September 1849 do truly certify that satisfactory witness has been exhibited to said court that Sally Bailey late of Bath in this county was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $26.66 per annum; was a resident of the county of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire and died in the town of Bath in the state of New Hampshire as pensioner in the year 1847 on the ninth day of December, that she left but two children whose names are John Bailey and Nancy Hastings wife of Alvan Hastings both of said Bath.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal of office at Lisbon this 18th day of September AD 1849
Samuel Swazey Register Probate

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Registers Certificate
that John Bailey and 
Hannah Hastings are the only children of Sally Bailey

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I Sally Bailey of of Bath in the County of Grafton and State of
New Hampshire aged 89 years depose and say that I am the same Sally Bailey who declared for and obtained a pension
under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838, as the widow of David
Bailey a Revolutionary Soldier formerly of Methuen in the commonwealth of Massachusetts who enlisted from said Methuen in the year 1775 and went to Cambridge and was in the battle of Bunker Hill so called, and served 8 or 9 months in Massachusetts Line in Captain Davis’ Company
and Colonel Frye's Regiment - that according to the
most correct information I have been able to obtain my said
Husband soon after said service moved from said Methuen
to New Salem in the County of Rockingham N.H. where his Father’s family then lived and again enlisted in the year 1780 from
said New Salem and served in Captain John Eastmans Company
Colonel Bartletts Regiment New Hampshire Line at West Point 3 months and twenty days as appears from the Pay Roll of said Captain Eastmans company. that he was again out in service in the year 1781 and went to Peekskill New York for the purpose of making a show of attack upon the City of New York and was gone some 3 months at that time and I well remember that my late Husband used
to state that he was present at the time that Andre was hung
at West Point New York
Sally Bailey her mark

Attest John Bedell
State of New Hampshire

Grafton SS. April 5th 1847- Sworn and subscribed by the
above named Sally Bailey, Before me
Samuel Haskins Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ⎬ss
I J. D. Sleeper Clerk of the Common Court in and for said County do hereby certify that Sam Hoskins Esq. before whom the within affidavit was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing April 5th 1847, and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office as Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of said County this 31st day of October A.D. 1848 J. D. Sleeper Clerk
Sally bailey Affidavit
april 5, 1847

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of
the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain
widows who have been pensions under the act of July 7. 1838
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County
On this 27 day of December 1843 personally appeared before the
subscriber a justice of the peace within and for the
County and State aforesaid Sally Bailey a resident of Bath
in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 85
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 3 day of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows
of persons who served during the revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of David Bailey who was a private
during the revolution
that she has a pension under the act of July 7th 1838
which she received at the rate of Twenty six dollars and
sixty six cents per annum
she further declares that she is still a widow
Alvan Hastings
Sally Bailey her mark
F. Bailey
sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
Written
Before me Chester C. Hutchins Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above declarant is personally known to me
Chester C. Hatch Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire Grafton County sct. 

I Nathan B. Felton clerk to the court of common pleas in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Chester C. [illegible]. is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 8th of August AD 1843, and will expire on the 8th day August AD 1848, and that his two signatures above written are genuine.
seal of said County this 6th day of January AD 1844
N.B. Felton Clerk
5458
July 9, 1844
Declaration for 1 year pension under act of 1843

3 March 1843
$26.66 per annum
General I Morrison
Bath
Maine

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Captain Eastman
"C 1782"

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“Pay roll of captain John Eastmans company in Colonel Thomas Bartlets regiment of militia raised by the state of new hampshire for the defence of the United States 1780- Station at west Point

[Table with headings left to right]
[blank]/Names/ Rank/ Entry/ Discharge/ Time in Service/ Rate per month/ Amount of wages/ Number of miles from Worcester/ Number of miles home 

16/Moses Atwood/ditto/10/24/3.15/ditto/469. ./85/285
17/Thomas Noyes/ditto/10/24/3.15/ditto/469. ./85/285 
18/ Simeon Eastman/ditto/10/24/3.15/ditto/469. ./85/285
19/Benjamin Eaton/ditto/10/24/3.15/ditto/469. ./85/285
20/Laomi Pate/ditto/4/24/3.21/ditto/495.16/90/285
21/Moses Hastins/ditto/4/24/3.21/ditto/495.16/90/285
22/George Amy/ditto/4/24/3.21/ditto/495.16/90/285
23/Dudley Bailey/ditto/6/24/3.19/ditto/486.17/90/285
24/Daniel Cortis/ditto/8/24/3.17/ditto/477.18/90/285
25/David Bailey/ditto/5/24/3.20/ditto/491.6/90/285
26/Eben Lancaster/ditto/5/24/3.20/ditto/491.6/90/285
27/Zebediah Silver/ditto/5/243.20ditto/491.6/90/285

State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true extract from the original Roll now in this office. And I further certify. That upon a muster roll for the men raised in the seventh regiment of militia in said State for the defence of Rhode Island in consequence of orders received the first day of July 1779 is borne the name of Loammi Pattie and Ebenezer Lancaster, both belonging to the town of Salem and went for that town and upon a list of men from the town of Salem in 1781 is the following:
“14 Laomi Pattie 6 months, John Clement 6 months”
And I further certify that the following is a true copy from page 20 Volume 4 of the revolutionary documents returned to this office from the war department
January. A.D. 1841
(over)

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“Service of militia raised on the requisition of General Washington in 1781 Colonel Reynold’s Regiment.
File Number 2 continued
[table with heading left to right]:
1781/Paid Colonel Daniel Reynolds Staff Roll No. 19/“ “ “/238/18/1
Captain Jacob Webster’s Company Payroll/no.20/“ “ “/244/7/1
Captain Nathaniel Head’s ditto/no.21/“ “ “/283/5/9
Captain Joshua Woodman’s ditto/no. 22/“ “ “/310/9/-
Captain William Boyes ditto/no. 23/“ “ “/354/5/11
Captain Josiah Parsons ditto/no. 24/“ “ “/271/8/8
Captain John Mills ditto/no. 25/: “ “/255/7/3
Captain [illegible] Thomas ditto/“ “ “/205/6/-
2173/9/-
Brought over 743,768,4.8./269/2/-
2442/11/0
Carried to another sheet
Page 21”
And I further certify that none of the above named rolls are now in this office and that it appears from a receipt dated “Commissioners Office, Exeter 14 July 1788.that all of said rolls were delivered to “E. Haskell. Commissioner for your eastern states”; and after a full examination of the revolutionary rolls and documents which remain in this office. I have not been able to find the name of David Bailey upon any of them except upon the pay roll of captain John Eastman’s Company. Given under my hand and the seal of the state this 25th day of July A.D. 1849
Thomas P. Treadwell
Secretary of State
State of New Hampshire
Office of the secretary of state
I further certify that the name of Dudley Bailey is borne upon the pay roll of Captain Hezekiah

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Hutchin's Company in Colonel James Reed's Regiment, as a Fifer in said Company, with an allowance for three months and five 1 days service commencing May 4, 1775, and an allowance for forty miles travel; and upon a list of said Company Dated June 9, 1775, is the following:
"Mens Names Dudley Bailey/ age 20/ Occupation Husbandmen/Abode/N Salem/County Rockingham."
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 28th day of July, A.D. 1849. Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State

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John Clements Deposition July 18. 1846 
"B"
George Amy 
David Bailey
 Herman Amy

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I John Clement of Bath in the
County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire
of the age of Eighty four years, a Revolutionary
Pensioner depose and say That in 1781 I 
was one of the short levies, that went from
Salem New Hampshire to Peekskill New York.
I served under Captain Daniel Livermore ┃
and Major William Scott in Scammels Regiment. I was acquainted with George Amy
of Salem New Hampshire who afterwards removed to
Derryfield, since called Manchester NH. and
finally to Bath New Hampshire where he died a few
years since. About one fortnight after I went
to Peekskill some five or six Soldiers more
came from Salem there, and among them were
George Amy and David Bailey also Herman
Any was among them who had been a Soldier
from the first of the war - They passed by me
where I was stationed at Peekskill and
pitched their tents on the right of us
with another portion of the army - They were
Militia- I do not know what Company or
Regiment these men served in, being myself
sick at that time, but I will recollect seeing
said George Amy and others whom I will
knew at that time
I do not know how
long these men above named served as I soon

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after left for Saratoga
John Clement
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. Bath July 10 AD 1846
Then the above named John Clement
who is personally known to me, as a credible
Witness, and disinterested, as I believe-
personally appeared and made Solemn oath
that the above deposition by him subscribed
is true-
Before me
Isaac Patterson Justice of the
Peace for the County of Grafton
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss:
I J.D. Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for said County hereby certify that Isaac
Patterson above named was on the 18th day
of July 1846 & still is an acting Justice of the Peace
within and for said County duly commissioned and
qualified.
I further certify that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court this Seventh day of
November Anno Domini 1849
J. D. Sleeper Clerk

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Revolution 
WIDOW, et cetera. 
File Number 16176
Sally Bailey
Widow of 
David Bailey
Private Revolution
Act March 3rd, 1843 June 1844
Index: Volume A, Page 36
 [Arrangement of 1870.]

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Captain Eastman Rolls for 1780. [illegible] with New Hampshire Rolls 
Service for 3 months 20 days credited to David Baiey in these Rolls

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there are a number of names or Captain Nelson's Roll of Colonel Reynolds Regiment 1781 from Salem but David Bailey is it found in that roll

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New Hampshire 
Sally Bailey 
widow of David - 
See letter to Moody Bedel, 
September 12, 1839 
Act 7 July 1838

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Letter John Bedel 5th December 1849

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November Anno Domini 1849
J. D. Sleeper Clerk

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I James Little of Lyman in the County of Grafton and
State of New Hampshire of Lawfull [sic] age being Seventy four
years old and Abigail Little of Lyman aforesaid Wife of the aforesaid James of Lawfull [sic] age being Seventy three years old 
both testify and say that we were present at the Weding [wedding] or 
Marriage of Mr David Bailey then  of Salem in the State
aforesaid to Sally Amy of Manchester, formerly called
Derryfield in the State aforesaid, said Marriage was performed
by the Reverend Samuel Cotton the settled minister of the
Gospel of the Neighbouring Town of Litchfield in said State,
and was performed and took place at Dwelling House of Abraham Amy in said Manchester on Thanksgiving Day about
the last of November 1786 the day of the month we
do not particularly recollect and that we particularly Recollect and that we perfectly recollect the person who is now in our presence, to be the
whom the same Sally Amy, he was married to the said David
Bailey as aforesaid, and lived with him as his wife until
his death which took place on the sixth day
September 1824 as we were informed at the time and should
have attend his Funerall [funeral] but were
both prevented by only reason of ill health we being near Neighbours to the
said David Bailey. And we further State, that being
near Neighbours to the said Sally Bailey Widow of the
David Bailey aforesaid Deceased- that the said Sally
Bailey has remained a widow ever since the Death
of her said husband the said David Bailey who died in
Bath in said County of Grafton and State aforesaid
James Little
Abigail Little her mark
Attest
Alvan Hastings
James Eastman
Moody Bedel

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the State of New Hampshire County of Grafton} Bath the Second day of October 1838 Then James Little and Abigail Little with whom I have been well acquainted for several years to be considered in the Neighbourhood where they reside persons of truth and verity and concur in that opinion and believe them Credible disinterested Witnesses both Personally appeared and made Solemn oath that the within Deposition by them subscribed is true before me 
Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace

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I Alvan Hastings of Bath in the county of Grafton and state of New Hampshire being of lawful age, being forty five years old-And Nancy Hastings wife of the aforesaid Alvan being of lawful age being forty years delete do testify and say that we were both at the death and attended [illegible] [illegible] said David Bailey of the aforesaid Town of Bath and who was formerly of Salem in said State of New Hampshire which town was originally called New Salem said David Bailey died on the sixth day of September Anno Domini 1824 in [illegible] [illegible] and the said Jane Hastings being the [illegible] daughter of aforesaid  Bailey and Sally Bailey his wife-and we do further state and testify that the said Sally Bailey has [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of the said David  [illegible] [illegible] his death-
Alvan Hastings
Nancy Hastings

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton} Bath
The 8th day of June 1838. 
Then Alvan Hastings and Nancy Hastings with whom I have been well acquainted for several years and know them to be considered in the vicinity where they reside persons of truth and veracity and I concur in the [illegible] opinion and believe them to be credible witnesses who personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above declaration by them subscribed is true-
Before me

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State of New Hampshire
 Grafton SS
I Nathan B Felton the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Grafton, hereby certify that Moody Bedel, whose name is subscribed to two certificates on the pages of this packet, was on the second day of October's currently and has ever since been an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, that his name subscribed is, in such case aforesaid, his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 19th day of October AD 1838 
N. B. Felton Clerk

[illegible]
New Hampshire

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name Bailey, Ebenezer
Grade Private
Line New York
WARRANT NUMBER 6790
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Aug. 23, 1796
to Joseph Roberts, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.