Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2,034, Joseph Whalen, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Whalen, Joseph Meribah
N. 2,034
B.L. Wt. 1553-100
B. L. # 216-60-55
CONTENTS

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain sur- viving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolu- tion." Approved on the 15 th day May 1828 I Joseph Whalen of Windsor in the county of Berk- shire in the state of Massachusetts, do her- edeclare, that I enlisted in the continental line of the army of the revolution, for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in Capt Foster's company in the Hampshire regiment of the United States Infantry And I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty Dollars to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 th day of May 1778 —
And I further declare, that I was not on the 15 th day May 1828 on the pension list of the United States — Witness my hand at Chesterfield this 22 nd day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & twenty eight Witness Noble R Wolcott Joseph his X Whalen Moses Wolcott Mark
Before me (CLOSE) Wolcott Justice of the peace in the county of Berkshire State Massachusetts personally appeared this day Noble R Wolcott Stephen Temple of the said county who did sincerely oath that Joseph Whalen by whom the foregoing statement was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been soldier in the army of the revolution, in manner as there in stated Witness my hand this 24 th of June 1828 Moses Wolcott

Before me Moses Wolcott a justice of the the county Berkshire state of Massachusetts, personally appeared, this day, Joseph Whalen whose name is subscribed to the forgoing power of attorney and acknow- ledged the same to be his act and deed, and also that the same was not given by reason of any trans- fer or of any attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever, of the pay therein authorized to be received but that the said pay is intended to inure wholly to his personal benefit - Witness my hand this 22 day of June in the year One Thousand eight hundred & twenty eight Moses Wolcott Justice Peace
I Charles Sedgwick clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Berkshire do hereby certify that Moses Wolcott to whome the forgoing power of attorney was acknowledged, is a justice of the peace - In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 28. day of June in the 1828 Chas Sedgwick Ck

Common Pleas
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the court of the county of Berkshire in the state of Massachusetts do hereby certify that Moses Wolcott before me the foregoing affidavits were sworn to as to a Justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 28. day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. Chas. Sedgwick. Clerk.
Power of attorney
I know all men by these presents that I Joseph Whalen of Windsor in the county of Berkshire in the state of Massachusetts do hereby constitute and appoint Noble K. Wolcott my true and lawful attorney, with a power of substitution, for me, and my name to receive from the United States the sum of pay now due to me, under the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of revolution, passed 15 May 1828 as a soldier in Col. Henry Jackson regiment of the Infantry line of the revolution. Witness my hand and seal this 2nd day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. Sealed & delivered in the presence of Susan Dower Moses Wolcott Joseph Whalen

Before me Moses Wolcott a justice of the peace in the county of Berkshire in the state of Massachusetts personally appeared, this day Noble R. Wolcott the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney and made oath that the same was not given to him by reason of any transfer, or of any attachment levy or seizure, by any legal process whatever, or any therein authorized to be received, but that the pay is intended to inure wholly to the personal benefit the person by whom the said power was executed.
Witness my hand this 22 day June in the year one thousand, eight hundred & twenty eight Moses Wolcott Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the court of the county of Berkshire in the state Massachusetts do hereby certify that Moses Wolcott before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was at the time a justice of the peace, and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court 28 - day of June in the year One thou-
sand & twenty eight Chas Sedgwick Clerk C.S.

State of Massachusetts } ss. County of Berkshire }
I, Joseph Wheaton, or Whalen aged Seventy three years, do upon oath testify and declare, that about or in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy six I entered or enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of during the war , and served in the _____ regiment of the Massachusetts line, commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson , and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the Third regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the command of Colonel Mellen who then commanded the same and when I was a private . I do further declare, that I have never received a Warrant for the bounty Land promised me on the part of the United States, nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: Therefore, KNOW all men by these presents, that I, Joseph Wheaton aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint William B. Goff to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest, Edward S. Harnum
Joseph his mark Whalen
I Robert Sturtevant aged sixty five years do upon oath declare that I am well acquainted with Joseph Whalen who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and do well know him to be the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further I know or do believe he did perform the military service therein stated.
Attest, Edward S. Harnum
Robert Sturtevant
State of Massachusetts } ss. County of Berkshire }
Before me Liberty Bowker a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared the above named Joseph Wheaton subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; and likewise personally appeared Robert Sturtevant subscriber to the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed. Dated this Eleventh day of September 18 29
Liberty Bowker, Justice of the Peace
State of Massachusetts } ss. County of Berkshire }
In testimony that the abovewritten Liberty Bowker was a magistrate authorised to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the state of Massachusetts at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Lenox this eleventh day of September 18 29
Chas Sedgwick County Clerk, &c.

FRID
in Equine Secretary United States City of Washington
1829

The Receipt of Land Warrant No 1553 of Joseph Whalen who was a private of the Massachusetts Line is hereby acknowledged Hickimer October 1 st 1829 Wm H Goff attys &c

931 Massachusetts Meribah Whalen Whalen widow of William  Joseph who served in the Revolutionary war, -as a Private Mass Line Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. February 1853 Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of July '53 and sent to A. Dapett Farmington Mass.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 9, 1848, Page 47 Vol. 4 February 3 1853
March 15/51 Black Johnson 55-164854
Date of death not on AB
Off.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol County S.S. On this thirteenth day of April eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before Oliver Prescott of New Bedford in said County, Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County. Meribah Whalen a resident of Westport in said County, aged fifty two years, who being 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 February 3. 1833. — That she is the Widow of Joseph Whalen late of Seekonk in said County deceased, who she believes was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. —
She further says that the said Joseph Whalen was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832. at eighty dollars per annum. That he resided in Seekonk she thinks at the time he applied for said pension, and that his pension was paid at Boston.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Whalen on the twenty fourth day of February eighteen hundred and thirty seven. That her husband the aforesaid Joseph Whalen died on the twenty sixth day of August eighteen hundred and forty nine; that she was married to him at the time above stated. — She further

swears that she was a Widow at the passage of the Act and is still a Widow, and that she has never before made application for a pension. That her name previous to said marriage was Meribah Potter.
her Meribah X Whalen mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above first written Before me Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate
And I further certify that the above applicant cannot, by reason of age and bodily infirmity, attend the Court
Oliver Prescott
Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk County ss - I hereby certify that Oliver Prescott, before whom the foregoing declaration was made, and who has hereunto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing Judge of the Court of Probate in & for said County duly commissioned therefor -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of April 1853
John Daggett Register of said Court

To the Town Clerk of Westport; I hereby certify that I have joined together in Marriage, at Westport, the following persons Joseph Whalen and Meribah Potter both of Dartmouth. February the twenty fourth Eighteen hundred and thirty seven
Almer D. Gifford Just of the Peace I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows: "February 24th 1837."
Geo. H. Gifford Town Clerk I George H. Gifford above named depose and say that I hold the office of clerk of the Town of Westport in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me
Geo. H. Gifford Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol County ss. April 2 nd 1853. George H. Gifford a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed Before me Benjamin D. Sisson Just of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Abel Grant of Seekonk in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of the age of sixty three years Testify and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Whalen a Revolutionary pensioner, of the United States, that he died in Seekonk, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty nine on the twenty sixth day of August of said year; leaving a widow, named Meribah Whalen, who has since left said town.
Abel Grant
Bristol ss. March 16 th 1853
Personally appeared before me: the above named Abel Grant and made oath to the above affidavit by him signed, and I further certify that said Abel Grant is a creditable witness Orall Meebury justice of the Peace

I Adam Gifford of Westport in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy years. depose and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Whalen a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States for more than twenty five years previous to his decease, and with his wife Meribah Whalen who is still living. That said Joseph Whalen died on the twenty sixth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty nine. That said Joseph Whalen was a pensioner of the United States. That his widow Meribah Whalen has not been married since the decease of her said husband the said Joseph Whalen. That her name before her marriage to the said Whalen, was Meribah Polley.
Adam Gifford
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bristol ss. March the twenty eighth 1853. Adam Gifford a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed.
Before me Benjamin P. Sisson Just of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss.
I, Samuel Sprague, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify, that Benjamin B. Brown, James Viole Newbury Esq. who has subscribed an affidavit to the foregoing, and has cause of action, and was on the day of the date thereof, Justice of the peace, in and for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court at Taunton, this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
S. Sprague

Taunton Mass. April 16. 1853
Sir,
Any communication which you may deem expedient to make in relation to the foregoing application Meribah Whalon for a pension may be made to
Your obedt Servt A Hasee
To the Com te of Pensions Washington D.C.

161.554. Set Mch 3/55 June 6/
Meribah Whalen, mid Joseph Whalen, Dir. Rev. War.
Capt. M a clent, line, Col.
Moss. mile
Cent. 16
NO 216 War Rev. Now a Pension of U. S. W: = 60 Ac., aft. 1856, Moss Feb 33-31 Bristol Co.
Elisha S. Crane, at Dartmouth Bristol Co. Mass.

Land Warrant N o 1553 for 100 acres issued Sep 25. 1829 to Joseph Whalen a pin. Mass line. —
It appears that the aforesaid Whalen needs pay under the act of Congress of 15 May 1828 - Cert. for which was sent to himself to the care of Col. H. W. Dwight, Stockbridge Mass. Room 98
Jany 6. 1857.
Jany 6/57. Let to Hon Jas. Buffington Member of Reps enclosing B.B. Simons letter, Not entitled to interest — D.P.P.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 26, 1853.
I Hereby Certify , That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
Ebenezer Dyer was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; 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.
W. L. Chaplin
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

161.554
Claim of Meribah Whalen Widow of Joseph Whalen Set March 3 1855=
Ward 1876 Great Britain

APPLICATION FOR BOUNTY LAND.
(By the Widow of a deceased person who has not had a Land Warrant.)
STATE OF Massachusetts COUNTY OF Bristol }
On this fifth 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, Merebah Whalen aged fifty years, a resident of Dartmouth in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Joseph Whalen deceased, who was a Soldier  in the company commanded by Captain refer to rolls do not know the  in the Regiment of Soldiers commanded by do not know in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 10th June, 1846 , A.D. one thousand seven hundred and forty six called the Revolutionary War  for the term of the service of that her said husband  refer to pension list for proof of service  for about the  day of A. D. for the term of his services having been proved to obtain a pension in actual service in said war for the term of and was honorably discharged at on the  day of A. D.
She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Whalen in Westport on the Twentyfourth day of February A. D. 1837 , by one Abner B. Gifford a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Merebah Potter that her said husband died at Swansey on the forget day of A. D. and that she is now a widow. and draws a Pension for her said husband services in said war and that her Pension certificate is in the hands of Benjamin B. Sisson, Esq of Westport. Mass
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.
Sign in my presence Thomas D Mann
Merebah X Potter mark

STATE OF
COUNTY OF
We, Thomas P. Mann and Elizabeth Mann residents of Dartmouth in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Maria H. Whalen in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that she is the widow of Joseph Whalen who died as set forth in his declaration to our personal knowledge Thomas P. Mann
Elizabeth Mann
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 represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Justice of the Peace.
Elisha S. Crapo
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____

To the Secretary of the Interior
Please send the certificate or warrant to which I am intitled according to the tenor of the foregoing declaration and application to Mr Elisha V. Crops of Dartmouth Bristol County Mass for me his Markah X Whalen mark
witness Seri Chase

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol Town of Bristol  Bristol — — —
Department of The Interior Widow's Pension
I certify that in conformity with the 2 d section of the act of February 3, 1853.
Mariah Whalen, Widow of Joseph — Whalen who was a private in the revolutionary war is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of eighty dollars and -- cents per annum commencing on the 3 d of February, 1853, and continuing for life unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage
Given at The Department of the Interior, this 14 th day of July, one Thousand eight hundred and fifty three
James Campbell Acting Secretary of The Interior Examined and countersigned
L. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions.

State of Massachusetts, County of Bristol Town of Westport
I Benjamin B Sisson of the Town aforesaid depose and say that the foregoing is a true copy of an instrument I hold in my possession. That I am well acquainted with Meribah Whelen therein named and that she is now living in Dartmouth in the County of Bristol aforesaid and draws a Pension for her said husband's service in said war.
Benjamin B Sisson
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me on the twenty fourth day of May AD 1855
Elisha S. Crapo Justice of the Peace

January 21, 1933
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Joseph Whalen, W. 2034
Gideon Woodmansee, S. 39911
Mrs. W. E. Hathaway 39 Rotch Street New Bedford, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of January 12, in which you request the records of Joseph Whalen or Whalin and Gideon Woodmansee, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
You are furnished herein the records of Joseph Whalen and Gideon Woodmansee, the names under which they were pensioned, the data of which were obtained from the papers on file in their claims for pension based upon military service in the Revolutionary War.
JOSEPH WHALEN, W. 2034
The papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 2034, based upon the service of Joseph Whalen in the Revolution, do not show the date and place of soldier's birth nor the names of his parents.
He enlisted, place and exact time of enlistment not shown, served as a private in Captain Phalon's company, Colonels Henry Jackson's and Mellen's Massachusetts regiments, and was discharged at the close of the war, having served about three years.
He moved, date not stated, from Savoy, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to Windsor, in the same county and state.
Joseph Whalen was allowed pension on his application executed June 22, 1828, while a resident of Windsor, Massachusetts.
In 1829, he was aged seventy-three years and still residing in Windsor, Massachusetts.

Joseph Whalen died August 26, 1849, in Seekonk or Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Soldier married February 24, 1837, in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Meribah Pettey; they were both of Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
Soldier's widow, Meribah, was allowed pension on her application executed April 13, 1853, at which time she was a resident of Westport, Massachusetts, and gave her age as fifty-two years. In 1855 she was living in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and stated that she was fifty years of age, with no explanation of the discrepancy.
No reference was made in the claim to children. *****
GIDEON WOODMANSEE, S. 39911
The papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39911, based upon the military service of Gideon Woodmansee, do not show the date and place of his birth nor the names of his parents.
He enlisted at New Bedford, Massachusetts, and served nine months as a private in Captain Blaisdell's company, Colonel Wigglesworth's Massachusetts regiment.
Gideon Woodmansee was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1818, while a resident of Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
In 1824 he stated that he was sixty-four years of age and referred to his wife as aged sixty-three years, but did not give her name nor the date of their marriage, and there is no reference in the claim to children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

April 20. 1853 No 1,355
App d of Meribah Cohalen widow of Joseph
Msfs:
Act 3 d Feby: 1853
Rev:
Admitted $80 per annum Commencing 3 d Feby 1853 See husband's papers of Rev under act 28 th May 1828
A Basset No. 918
Taunton Msfs:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

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Mariah Nelson wid. of Joseph Nash as 1853
Joseph Nash died 1853

Berkshire
Personally appeared before me Moses Walcott one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Berkshire David Gifford a Neighbor of Joseph Whalen who testified that he had been acquainted with said Whalen Twenty five years and that he verily believes him to have served in the Army of the Revolution for years and that he is a very poor man and stands in need of Assistance Cheshire 22 January 1829 Moses Walcott Justice Peace

Berkshire
Personally appeared before me Moses Wolcott one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Berkshire Capt. Darius Whale of Windsor in said County and made oath that he has known Joseph Whale for Eight years and that he verily believes him to have served in the Revolutionary Army for Years - and that he is a very poor man and needs Assistance. Moses Wolcott Justice Peace Cheshire 22 January 1829

1933-Jan. 21 - Hiet to Mrs. H. B. Nathaway - m. L. B.
Rev. H. B.
WIDOW, &c.
No. 2034 Meribah Whalen,
Widow Joseph Whalen, Died Rev. War.
Feb. 3. 1853.
Index: - Vol. 22, Page 328
[Arrangement of 1870.]

NEW BEDFORD CHAPTER
Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir; -
I see by the publication of the Bureau of Pensions that Joseph Whalen or Whalin received a pension for the Rev. service in 1840 being 83 yrs. old at that time. Can you give me any information with regard to service and family. I also find the name Tideur Woodward as a soldier serving from Dartmouth and would like information with regard to family and service. Thanking you for your trouble I remain, Yours truly,
39 Ratch St. New Bedford, Mass. Jan. 12th 1933.
Mrs. W. E. Hathaway. 39 Ratch St. New Bedford Mass.
JAN 14 1933

Rev. J. Atkinson Esq. 3 o Austin, h o
Parish Office July 25 th 1861.
Sir:
Will you be so good as to furnish the information requested by the enclosed letter, with such a certificate as will enable the person to make legal demand upon the Representative of the agent, now deceased & in arrears to her?
Very respectfully,
John S. Bell Vice-Chancellor

3 d Auditor's Office Feby 28 1861
Sir: The within named pensioner has been paid to Sept. 4 1860. To ascertain who rec'd each semi-annual payment would be attended with more labor than the office at present can incur.
Very Resp'y R. Morrison Auditor
Geo: C. Whiting Esq. Comm te of Pensions

1553-100-Pew
D/C
Coares

Dartmouth Mass June 4 55.
16x. 184 Free
Commissioner of Pensions Washington Official business D.C.

Mr. A. S. 15 th , Mch.
W. H. D.

New Bedford Mass June 30 1851
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir
The widow of Joseph Warren who was a Private in the Revolutionary War has a Certificate in conformity with Section of act of February 3 d 1853 and is recorded in the Pension Office on the roll of Pensioners under act of 1853 Page 47 Col. A.
She gave Power of Attorney to Benjamin B. Dison to collect what Pension might be due her from 1853 back to 1848 & from 1853 to 1860 also. She says for some increase of her husband's Pension as at first settled.

not receive the full amount to which he was entitled. Mrs. Sisson is de- sired as she wishes to obtain her due from his estate. I wish to know what has been received on her account. She says that she has not received over $150. of him.
Therefore please inform me how much has been paid to any one for her and to whom paid and when paid and oblige yours.
Johnson Clarke New Bedford Mass. Commissioner of Patents Washington D.C.

House of Reps Washington
Dec 24th 1856
Commission of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor to enclose a letter from W. B. Sisson, asking of me information. Will you communicate to me the desired information.
Yours most Respectfully
James Buffum

Pension Office, June 24, 1853.
Sir,
Please state the time to which Joseph Whalen, a revolutionary pensioner, was last paid. He was pensioned under the act of May 15, 1828 at $80 per annum, as private - inscribed on the Massachusetts roll, and pension payable at the Boston agency.
Very respectfully Your ob t . Servant,
J. Call For the Commissioner Of Pensions.
Francis Burt Esqr. Died 26 th August 1849, Third Auditor, Paid to his death, Treasury Department. F. Burt. Auditor.

Brief in the case of Meribah Whalen, widow of Joseph Whalen, Bristol County, and State of Massachusetts act 3 rd February 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of May 15. 1828.
Marriage proved by certified Copy of Town Records.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
A Basset Esq., Taunton,
Name and residence of Agent Mass.
R Geddes Examining Clerk.

Wm B Goff
Septem 25. 1829
1553  sum
Recorded P 400 Vol 8.

War Department Bounty Land Office Septm 25 th 1829
Sir
Herewith you will receive Land Warrant N o 1553, issued in the name of Joseph Whalen of the Massachusetts line, the receipt whereof, you will please acknowledge, stating in the same, the number of the Warrant and the line of the Soldier—
Respectfully Yours
W m Gordon
M c W m B Goff Herkimer New York

Wm B Goff Aug 1 st 1829
Rev W. S.
1553 news
Recorded P 357 Vol 8-

War Department Bounty Land Office Aug. 1 st 1829
Sir
In answer to your letter to the Sec y of War, enclosing papers in relation to the claim of Joseph Whalin, for Bounty Land, I have to inform you that, the name of Joseph Whalin or Whaling is not returned with the Soldiers of Col d Henry Jacksons Regiment of the Massachusetts line, who served to the close of the War - I therefore, herewith return you his papers
Respectfully Y s W.G.
Wm B Goff Esq r Herkimer N. York

Brant Island September 16 Conl.
John H. Eaton Esquire Secretary of War of the United States City of Washington
FREE.
2111
By J. H. Eaton

Dear Sir Enclosed I transmit your Mr. Joseph Whalen's Claim for a Land Warrant, who when discharged, was discharged by Col. Mellan , instead, of Col. Jackson There was a Clerical Mistake before as in the person making out his papers — Please have the Goodness to transmit his Warrant to me & Obey Yours — Hickman Sept 15 th 1829 — W m B. Goff

Ashtonia July 28
By J. P. [unclear] Witness [unclear]
Hon!
FREE
John H. Eaton Esquire Secretary Of War of the United States City of Washington
Blank Bond

Hon. J. H. Eaton Esq. Sec y of War U. S.
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send your Mr Joseph Whalen papers for a Land Warrant for his Revolutionary Services as a soldier in the Massachusetts line please direct his Warrant to the Subscriber "Herkimer New York"
Yours &c Wm B Goff
July 27th 1829

Joseph Whalen N o 1553

(copy)
Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 28 Feb 1828
Sir :
Your claim, under the abovementioned act, having been examined, you are found to be entitled to the pay of a Private of Infantry in the Continental Line. The amount which may be due, accordingly, will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States.
I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant,
(Signed) Richard Rush.
M c Joseph Whalen of Windsor.
Care of the Hon. H. W. Dwight, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co. Mass.
of true copy Richd. Rush Treas Dept 28 Sept 1829. The claimant belonged to the Massachusetts Line Col. D.

Ms of Original Record 918
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
July 28. 1828.
Joseph Whalen — of Windsor , in the County of Berkshire , in the State of Massachusetts , has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Col. Henry Galsford's company, in the regiment of the Massachusetts — line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. Dickinson.
15160.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
1 st August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to _____ in the _____
It further appears that _____ is now on the pension list of the _____ agency, and has been so since the _____ at the rate of _____ dollars per month.
The name of Joseph Whalen cannot be found among those of the Massachusetts line to whom certificates for the gratuity of eighty dollars were issued —
John Hays Jr And
note. There is a Joseph Waland in the Massachusetts Register - who enlisted for the war, and it is stated opposite his name that he enlisted 1 st April 1760.

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 20 Nov 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Joseph Whalen under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Department! Bounty land office 25 Nov 1828
The records of this office do not show that Joseph Whalen private of the Massachusetts line ever received or is entitled to receive bounty land of the United States.
Robert Taylor

Revolutionary Claims.
[ B. ]
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Non-Commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I, Joseph Whalen of Winassee in the county of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts do hereby declare, that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination; at which period, I was a * Private in Captain Sturtevant's (New Bedford) Company, in the John H. Jackson Regiment, of the Massachusetts Line. And, I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15th of May, 1778.
And I further declare, that I was not, on the fifteenth day of May, 1828, on the Pension List of the United States.†
Witness my hand, this Twenty second day of January , in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine Moses Wolcott _____ Joseph Whalen David Gifford
Before me,‡ Moses Wolcott Justice of the Peace in the county of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts personally appeared, this day, Capt. Joseph White and David Gifford of the said county, who did severally make oath that Joseph Whalen by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand, this 22 day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine Moses Wolcott
I, Chas. Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts do hereby certify, that Moses Wolcott Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a § Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the [L. s.] said Court, this 27. day of January A.D. 1829.
Chas. Sedgwick Clerk
* Sergeant, Corporal, Musician, or Private, as the case may be.
† The claimant, though not on the pension list on the 15th May, 1828, may have been on the list on or since the 3d of March, 1826, and afterwards stricken off: if so, he will add, and that I have received of the United States, as a pensioner, since the 3d of March, 1826, the sum of _____ dollars, paid to me by the Agent for paying pensions in the State of _____
‡ Here insert a Justice of the Peace, or other Magistrate duly empowered to administer oaths.
§ Justice of the Peace, or otherwise, as the case may be.

War Department, Pension Office, June 4 th 1828.
Sir,
The documents transmitted by you, in the case of Joseph Whaling or Whalen, a Revolutionary Soldier, who has applied to this Department for a Pension, under the law of 18 th March 1818, have been examined, and his claim admitted. As he states, that he enlisted for, and served to the end of the war, he will be entitled (if he chooses to avail himself of it) to the benefits of the late Law of Congress, allowing full pay for life to the surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution, who enlisted for, and served to the end of the war, to commence from the 3 rd of March 1826. I therefore deem it proper to communicate to you this information, in order that he may make his election.
If he wishes to avail himself of the provision of the late law, a copy whereof I enclose, he must make a declaration agreeably to the enclosed blank form, and furnish evidence of his identity as therein directed, and return the same under cover to the Secretary of the Treasury.
This declaration will remain on our files, until we hear from you.
I am, respectfully, Charles Sedgwick, Esq. } Your obt. Servt.
Lenox, Massachusetts }
May L. Beall for J. L. Edwards

Dr Harry - I wish you wd send me yr answer to this letter & return the att. to me - I am of opinion I do not perceive any thing to be gained by then reling - with this pension & take the other but you will judge - At any rate praise the war office for fulfilling to the very spirit the duties of its vocation - I do not mind postage - As yr friend who can afford to pay for yr service as also my $1. —
June 10. 20

I John Richends of Adams in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Joseph Whalen a Revolutionary Soldier. late of the town of Saroy in the county aforesaid and now residing in the town of Windsor in S. county.
I further certify that he is the identical person who served in the Revolutionary War in the same Regiment with myself - viz - Col. Henry Jacksons Reg. of Infantry - and that the said Joseph Whalen served in said Regiment about three years -
Adams Berkshire Co. Mass Jan. 23. 1829
John Richends
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss Jan. 23. 1829
Then personally appeared John Richends Signer of the above deposition - and made oath to the truth of the same -
Before me - W m E. Brayton } Justice of the Peace in S. county
I certify that the Deponent is a person of truth and veracity - W m E. Brayton } Justice Peace
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Judicial courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts within & for the County of Berkshire do certify that William E. Brayton Esq.

before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn to, at the time a justice of the Peace within the said County & duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 27. day of January A.D. 1829. — Geo: Lodge Clerk

Cheshire Berkshire County St Massachusetts
July 2 nd 1828
To the Secretary of the Treasury, Sir I enclose the Affidavit of Joseph Whalen whom can has been already stated, having never been placed on the pension list until within a few weeks past, he will probably be entitled to two years pay according to the act approved on the 15 th day of May 1828
It is his wish that his papers & money should be forwarded on to me at Cheshire
Yours respectfully N. H. Wolcott

Act 1828 Settled at Treasury Cons. with A. O. N. D. File #2034
C —————
Coln H. M. Dwight
Member of House Representatives U. S. — Congress Washington

Charleston 6 Feb 1829
To Col. H. M. Dwight Sir I have rec d a several answers to the petition of Supt Whalen, The last but one I considered as terminating the question whether he was entitled to a petition or not —
The requirements in that (J E) as to his identity — and the Declaration (agreeable to the blank we received) was made out and forwarded on to Washington
I have enclosed the letter that was rec d from J. L. Edwards to which I have alluded to above for the purpose of showing that we considered the thing as terminated —
I have now obtained an Affidavit from John Richards which is enclosed. Also affidavits from Capt Danfor White & D. Gifford which with the Affidavit of Tipton, which was forwarded on with the Declaration from the court I think must be satisfactory. —
The old man is now under bail

for a suit which was commenced against him a few weeks since for a small debt
I sincerely hope there will be something done to relieve the old man in his present embarrassed situation - However, if nothing more can be done, it is his wish that he may be placed on the pension list under the old law - Yet he feels conscious of the injustice which would be done him by a refusal to his claim under the late law -
It is hoped he may be considered a pen- sioner from the time he first petitioned which was in January 1828
Yours respectfully
N. N. Wolcott