Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,194, Samuel Walker, Mass.

SERVICE
Walker, Samuel
NUMBER
Mass.
S. 30. 194.
CONTENTS

15.953 Massachusetts
Sam Walker
Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hamilton of the Regt commanded by Col. Lynde in the War of the Rev. for 14 months
Cont. 5 mths
Inscribed on the Roll of the Mass. State at the rate of 46 Dollars 87 1/2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Decr 1833 and sent Josiah Adams Faxon - Farnell & Co.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $93.34 Semest. allowance ending 4th " 23.33 $116.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by h. H. Adanson Clerk. Book C Vol. 2 Page 93
1890 Sept 12 E. R. Moulton - history P. 31
74 Mother

18874
Grand Walker Mass
From the 14 Months
1887
Josiah Adams Framingham Mass

only m d. 1. 15 is noted for the year 1778 - The applicant swears that he enlisted for " six weeks " and served " two months " - He refers to Jacob Belcher's affidavit which confirms his statement
J. H. Acorns for the Applicant

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Arnold Walker Middlesex County Mass
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl'd 1776 4 Capt Harrington Col Dyke 42 Years Hampshire Documentary   1778 " 1 1/2 Capt Perry Col Hawes 44 Mass Testimonial   1779 " 2 Capt Hamilton Living Witnesses   1780 " 6 Capt Stancroft Col Shepard Papers Not Authenticated  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who must administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Samuel Walker
14874 ✓
claims for 14 months

1 DECLARATION , in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Middlesex COUNTY OF Worcester , ss.
ON this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court, before the Probate Court for said County — now sitting Samuel Walker — a resident of Framingham in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
The names of the officers who commanded me in the service of the United States are as follows: — I was commanded by Genl. Washington and Genl. Gates.
I was born at said Framingham on the thirtieth of September seventeen hundred & fifty nine; but there is no record of my birth. In December seventeen hundred & seventy six I enlisted as a soldier in the revolutionary war in the service of said state for four months , & was stationed at Dorchester heights where I served out said term under Col. Dyke, Capt. Harrington, Lt. Onthrank & Ensign Bemis. There were no continental troops on that station. I enlisted again into the same service in August seventeen hundred & seventy eight, for six weeks , or about that term, and went first to Newport in Rhode Island I was in the Rhode Island battle; we then retreated to Givertown, & thence we went to Warwick point, & remained there in the service two months in the whole . My officers were Maj. Gen. Sullivan, Brig. Gen. Glover, Col. Haines, Captain Perry, & Major John Grewbridge of Framingham — I do not remember the names of other regiments or Officers.
About the month of October seventeen hundred & seventy nine I enlisted again into the same service for two months , & went to a station on the east side of the Hudson about 84 miles above Albany — I served out the said term of two months, and Daniel Jones & Aronick Walker were sergeants, John Sanger was Lt. and Capt. Greenston was the Major. I am not able to find any survivor who can testify to my services under this enlistment; nor can I remember the names of any of the continental regiments or officers.
In July seventeen hundred & eighty, I enlisted into the regular continental army for the term of six months . I went first to Concord (Mass.) — thence to Springfield — thence to Paskskill — under Capt. Hancock — I was then put into a company commanded by Capt. Clayer of Framingham, & from thence was selected, by Baron Steuben, & put into a company of light infantry under Capt. Holden — I was at Paskskill about one month & afterwards in New Jersey, at Harkinsack, English Neighboorhood, Top pond, Trenton, Elizabeth Town, & other places not remembered by name — I was sick of the fever & ague — was put in the Hospital & was thence discharged, the evidence of which is hereto annexed. My officers were Col. Shepard, Major Prescott, Gen. Poor & the others abovenamed — I have no other documentary evidence at the time of all my enlistments, I was living in said Framingham

of any of the other officers survivor who can testify to my services under this en- listment; nor can I remember the names of any of the con- tinental regiments or officers -
In July seventeen hundred & eighty, I enlisted into the regular continental army for the term of six months. I went first to Concord (Mass.) - thence to Springfield - thence to Peaks- kill under Capt. Hancock - I was then put into a company com- manded by Capt. Clayer of Framingham, & from thence was selected, by Baron Steuben, & put into a company of light in- fantry under Capt. Holden - I was at Peaks-kill about one month & afterwards in New Jersey, at Haddon- field, Top pond, Trenton, Elizabeth Town, & other places not remem- bered by name - I was sick of the fever & ague - was put in the Hos- pital & was thence discharged, the evidence of which is hereto annexed. My officers were Col. Shepard, Major Prescott, Gen. Poor & the others abovenamed - I have no other documentary evidence
At the time of all my enlistments, I was living in said Framingham & have lived there ever since, excepting that about thirty three years ago I removed to Claremont N.H. - I continued there twenty years & lived in Boston the next two years - I never had but one written Discharge
I am well known to the Hon. Jos. Maynard, the Rev. Dr. Kellogg both of Framingham, & to Luther Belknap Esq. the representative from that town
I was living in said Framingham at the time of said en- listments & have lived there ever since excepting
Jacob Belcher of Framingham was with me in the first, second & fourth enlistments, & his deposition is annexed; I am not able to find any other survivor who can testify for me, except Joseph Belcher of Framingham, who was with me at Dorchester heights, but he is too sick & infirm to give his testimony.
Samuel Walker
# He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Walker
J. P. Fay
W. B.

We David Kellogg a Clergyman residing in the  Bramingham Mass. and Josiah Adams residing in said Bramingham hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Walker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion and he is known to us as a man whose character for truth has never been impeached,  thereby Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
J.P. May  Prob
David Kellogg Josiah Adams
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that David Kellogg  David Kellogg who signed the preceeding Certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the  Town of Bramingham and that Josiah Adams who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J.P. May  Prob
Isaac Tabor Register, Clerk of the Court of Probate of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Walker for a pension. I also certify that Josiah Adams whose own signature is set to  his deposition herewith, is a gentleman of the best of the best in the county of Middlesex . IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and  affixed the seal of said Court this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two .
Isaac Tabor Reg
Samuel Walker 48 3/4 Claim for 14 months

30194 INVALID. Revg
File No. 30,194 Samuel Walker His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Dec. 31-1902 Laura Utley Sawyer Boonville NY
Feb. 14, 1905—Niece to Clara Wedge, Westfield N.Y.

Grenningham, Middlesex Co. (Mass)
This certifies that the birth of Samuel Walker, who is reputed to have been born in said town, does not appear to be entered on the records thereof. —
August 27. 1832
Attest
Elias Temple } Town Clerk of Grenningham

No 23
The Bearer hereof Samuel Walker a 21st months Boy of Col d Shepherd's Aug t 2 d Brigade of Light Infantry being deemed incapable of further military duty during the term of his enlistment is Discharged the General Hospital with leave to go home agreeable to Orders from his Excellency the Commander in Chief dated Oct r 17 1780: and all Commissaries on his road to Farmingham (Berkshire) are to furnish him from Post to Post with Provisions to the Amount of Twenty Days in the whole specifying the number of days of each time on the back hereof untill the same is Completed
General Hospital Oct r 26 1780
Thos. Spencer Lieut Colonel

Served on the within Three Days Previous January 29 At 00 Chas Newman H. S. H. Served with Three Days Notice For John White H. S. H.
D. What Also Three Days Notice Church H. S. H.
Waiver 12 Nov 1780 The Bearer has Recd his full allowance agreeable to the within order Wm Dawes H. S. H.
Samuel Walker Discharge No 93

6/12/12
Isaac Belcher Affidavit for Samuel Walker case

I Jacob Belcher of Framingham in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy one years, do depose and say, that I served in the war of the Revolution as by my Declaration to be put on file in the Pension Of- fice, will appear:
And I do further testify and declare that Samuel Walker of said Framingham served in the service of the said State — served as a Soldier in that war, that he was a private Soldier, in the Company of Capt. Moses Harrington in Colo.
Dykes — Regiment, in which Company, I also served. He enlisted in December seventeen hundred & seventy six for four months , at Framingham, & was stationed at Dorchester heights where he served out his term with me. There were no continental troops on that station —
In August seventeen hundred & seventy eight said Walker again enlisted with me into the state service for either two months or a less term — We went to Newport Island & arrived there the ninth day of August — We were there in the Rhode Island battle on the 29 th August; we there retreated to Greenwich, & there we went to Warwick point & remained there till we had served two months. Our Officers were Col. Hawes of Wrentham, Capt. Amos Perry of Sherburne, Major John Knowbridge of Framingham & General Sullivan, & Brigadier Gen. Glover — General Green was also present —
In July seventeen hundred & eighty, said Walker enlisted with me into the regular army of the United States in the continental line for six months — at Framingham
and went by the way of Concord, & Springfield to Preakskill in New York state — We were there per- haps one month & there we went into New Jersey at places, called Hackneyback, English neighborhood, Poppond, Trenton, Elizabeth town & other places which I do not remember. Said Walker was sick of the fever & ague & went to the Hospital & was there discharged as I understood —
I was with said Walker the whole time during his several terms above mentioned till he went to the Hospital & know that he served them all out except the last when he was taken sick

When we arrived at Springfield, were placed in a com- pany under the command of Capt. Peter Clayer of Framing- ham, Said Walker & myself were selected with others to form a company of light infantry by Baron Steuben, were conducted to Peekskill under the command of Capt. Hancock - We were then put under Capt. Peter Clayer of Framingham, & soon after were were selected by, with others, by Baron Steuben were put to form a company of light infantry & were put under the command of Capt. Holden our officers were Major Prescott of Boston, Col. Shepard; Lt. John Holden; & Gen. Poor, who was killed in a duel, was commanded the Brigade In the above cases, except the last, no written Discharges were given to the soldiers so far as I knew. They were dismissed verbally. Jacob Belcher
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. August 29 th 1832. In Probate Court for said County now sitting personally appeared Jacob Belcher of Framingham & subscribed the fore- going deposition & made oath that the same is true & that he is reputed to be a man of veracity & credible witness
J. P. Fay J. Brooks

We the subscribers testify & declare that we are acquainted with Samuel Walker of Tremingham (Mass.) & that he sustains the character of an honest man, & has a good character for truth Charles Train { a clergyman of Tremingham
Elias Temple { Selectman & Town Clerk of Tremingham
Middletown August 30. 1832. Then Rev. Chs. Train and Elias Temple made oath that the the above affidavit is true - Before me & I certify that they are both credible Witnesses Joseph Adams { Justice of The Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middletown ss. I, Francis L. Dike Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex hereby certify that the Papers here annexed contain the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Samuel Walker for a Pension; - I also certify that Joseph Adams, above named, & whose name above is his genuine hand writing is a justice of the Peace within said County. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twentieth day of June 1833. Francis L. Dike

To The Record & Pension Office.
Kindly send the war and Pension records of
Samuel Walker, Framingham Mass. who enlisted in 1776.
Daniel Wedge, Mendon, Mass. served in 1757 & 1775.
Thomas Wedge North Scituate [Mass.]
And oblige.
Clara Wedge Westfield, Chaut. Co.,
Jan. 20, 1905.
N.Y.

OLD NAVY FEB 2 1905 FILES. P. B.
U.S. PENSION OFFICE JAN 31 1905
RECEIVED FEB 2 1905

Sam Walker 8,30174
Born Sept 30 1759 in Framingham Middlesex Co. Mass.
When he was living in Aug 1832 when applied for pension Enlisted Dec 1776 for 4 mos & station at Dorchester Bay under Capt Harrington & Col. Byers
In Aug 1778 he enlisted for 2 mos going to Newport R.I. & was in the battle (Aug 29 1778) retreated down Aug 9.
to Tiverton, then to Warwick point under Capt Perry & Col. Hawes
Oct 1779 enlisted for 2 mos going to a Station 6 miles above Albany N.Y. - Capt Crampton & May Herziah Brady in Com.
July 1780 enlisted for 6 mos marched to Peekskill under Capt Hancock (changed to Capt Peter Clary) & Selected by Baron
Steuben for light duty under Capt Holder (front line killed in battle)
Peekskill went to N.Y. at Hackensack English Neighborhood Elizabeth went to other place - taken sick
with Fever & Ague put in Hospital & discharged under Col. Shepherd July Oct 26 1780
About 1799 he went to Claremont N.H. & continued there 20 years & died in Boston next 2 years
Ques

Luke Snyder in care of W. H. S. Warren

On the Boonville, N.Y., Dec. 23, '02.
Mr. Eugene F. Ware Washington. D.C.
Dear sir —
Our family record shows that one of our ancestors, Samuel Walker , who lived at Framingham, Mass. enlisted at that place in Dec. 1776 under Capt. Moses Harrington in a Mass. regiment commanded by Col. Dyke; also that on Aug. 10, 1838 he was granted a pension.
Will you kindly send us an official record of this Samuel Walker's services in the Revolutionary Army together with what facts you may have concerning Capt. Moses Harrington
Very truly yours,
Laura Utley Sawyer. Fed M.A.U.