Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,285, Eber Goddard, Continental Mass.

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 United States Massachusetts Disrict 
Eber Goddard of Lancaster, Mass a resident citizen of the United States maketh Oath That in April AD 1782 he enlisted to serve as a private soldier in Capt Walker's Company, Colo Glen Jackson's Regiment for three years; that he was removed into Col [illegible] Sprouts Regt in 9 months after enlisting that  he faithfully served for a term of nine months in that reg that he served then in Colo Jackson Reg nine months that he then received an honorable discharge, but has lost the same. That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Eber Godderd
  Massachusetts District [illegible]
Boston  3. April AD 1818 
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS. 
Boston June A.D. 1818 
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that  Eber Goddard, subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain per"sons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary "war ;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying document marked together with this certificate. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed. 
[illegible]
Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.

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Ind. for  $96 . dedy $80 per
an cong 1 July 1848
G. S. Bulfinch
Boston
Mass
 Jas. E. Heath Esq.

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Lancaster (Mass.) Sept 3, 1838

Hon. J.L.Edwards,
     Sir, The documents which I trust will enable me to obtain a Pension under an adct of Congress passed aat the last session, I recently caused to be transmitte dto the War  department at Washington.
     I hold my claim be allowed, I would request you to forward to me, at Lancaster,  [ "me , at Lancaster" is underlined] the certificate, or other Documents, necessary for procuring the payment of said pension, which I suppose will be payable at Boston.

    I am sir, respectfully 
    your obt. svt.
        her
Lucy  X  Goddard
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Signed in the                                                 presence of                                               Sophia Johnson