Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,503, Jonathan Welch, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass,
Welch, Jonathan
S 19503
carded
CONTENTS

18584 Maine 18.584
Jonathan Welch of Kelly in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Leaton of the _____ command by _____ in the Mass. M a . time for 15 mo. 29 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of — 53 — Dollars 19 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sep 1833. and sent to Wm. H. Hays, South Berwick, Me. Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $ 32.97 1/2 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 34. 26.59 1/2
$ 159.57
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Ele Brown Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 64

Jonathan Welch
16 mo
No 5582
Admit-

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this fifteenth day of August  AD 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Probate now sitting at South Berwick  within & for the County of York  Iona than Welles a resident of Wells in the county of York and State of Maine aged eighty 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the fall of the year 1775, I enlisted into the Army of the Revolution for the term of six weeks — Moses Gration of Somersworth was the captain Daniel Haggens of Berwick First, and Moses Gration Junr. of Somersworth ensign of the Company in which I served — We marched to Malden, near Boston Massachusetts when I faithfully served out that term of service — when this term had expired General Sullivan requested us to enlist for fifteen days more in order that he might keep the ground until the main Army should arrive — I enlisted accordingly for fifteen days longer, & faithfully served out that term also — I can prove the above services by John Harcourt who served with me in the same Company  now held any written discharge
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January 1776, I again  enlisted for the term of two months, & served under Capt James Roberts, Lieut. Hanson, and Ensign Joseph Chadbourne — the name of the Colonel I do not distinctly recollect, but think it was Robinson — we were marched to Roxbury, & were a part of the time employed on Dorchester heights, The British had possession of Boston when we first arrived but left the town while we were there on duty My term of duty being two months as aforesaid expired the latter part of March, the precise term I do not recollect — I had no written discharge — I can prove this service by + Aaron Dows Aaron Dows Chadbourne who served in the same Company with me.
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In the Autumn of the same year (1776) I again

In the Autumn of the same year (1776) I again enlisted for the term of three months, & served in a Company of Militia, commanded by Captain Jonathan Hamilton, Lieut. Thomas Abbott, and Ensign Jeremiah Sibley — we were in a Regiment commanded by Col. — Grew — I faithfully served out that term of Service at Peekskill, in the State of New-York, & other places in that vicinity — I think that Genl. M c Dougall commanded the Brigade to which I belonged — I remember seeing General Washington & General Gates frequently.
I had no written discharge, I can prove this Service by John Heart, who served in the same Company with me & also by Dan l Cooper who served with me —
In the Spring of the year 1777 I think the 13th day of March, my brother Joseph Welch enlisted in the Continental  United States Service, he soon afterwards had a furlough & came home, and I took his place as a Substitute, I joined the Army at West Point on the 11th day of June A.D. 1777 — I was in a Company commanded by Capt. Lovell — the Lincoln — and I do not recollect, the Ensign I think was an Drown — the name of the Colonel I do not re-
member — I was present and assisted at the capitulation of General Burgoyne and his Army I wintered with the American Army at Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777 & 1778 — I recollect seeing General Washington and General Gates I served out the term for which my brother enlisted which expired on the 13th day of March 1778 — and I then received a discharge from Capt. Lovell or rather a sort of passport to enable me to get home, but that discharge by the long lapse of time has become lost — I could prove this Service by Samuel Rhines of Willy — who was in the Army with me, but he is discharged, and Elijah Watch was also with me & I can prove it by him —
I was born in Berwick in the County of York & lived in Berwick while the above named Services were performed — my birth day was November 19th. 1750 —
Jonathan Welch
9 Nov 2 85

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, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Witness
Chas. H. Goodwell
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Jonathan Welch
his mark J Welch
Before me H. Hays judge of said court
WE, Joseph Williams a clergyman, residing in the town of Berwick and Ephraim Tabbets Esq., residing in the town of Berwick hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Welch, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty 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 that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Williams
Ephraim T. Tabbets
Before me H. Hays judge of said 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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that
Joseph Williams, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Berwick Maine and that Ephraim Tabbets, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Berwick Maine and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Wm. Cutter Allen, Register clerk of the do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of
Jonathan Welch for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fifteenth day of August, A.D. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

Daniel Cooper

State of Maine.
YORK, ss.
I, WILLIAM CUTTER ALLEN, Register of Probate, for the County of York, hereby certify that John A. Burleigh is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York , as above stated, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal, this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen , Register of Probate.

Capt. Snodgrass
Snodgrass

I John Heal of South Berwick in the County of York and State of Maine of lawful age depose and say that in the fall of the year 1775 Jonathan Welch of Wells then of Berwick, enlisted into the army of the Revolution under Capt. Moses Groaton, Lieut. Daniel Haggins, Ensign Moses Groaton for a term of six weeks, which term said Welch served at Malden in the State of Massachusetts on the expiration of which term Capt. Sullivan request- ed us to enlist for fifteen days longer, in order that he might keep the ground till the main army should arrive there; and said Welch  he did enlist and serve said term of fifteen days under the same officers -
Also said Heal after Welch enlisted in the Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Jon- athan Hamilton, Lieut. Thomas Abbott, Ensigns Ju- diah Libbey, in Col. Grows Regiment in the fall of 1776 for three months and served that term at Peekskill in the State of New York - and several other places on North River -
I was a private in all the aforesaid com- panies, and served with said Welch, the whole of the several terms aforesaid, and well recollect of his serving as above stated.
York p July 23, 1832 - John Heal Subscribed and sworn to before me John H. Burleigh Justice of Peace

David Cooper

I Daniel Cooper of Berwick in the County of York & State of Maine aged eighty two years hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Welch of Wells who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that I do believe him to be seventy seven years old that I know & do hereby testify that he served as a soldier in Capt Jonathan Hamilton Company of Militia in the year 1776 for three months as by him stated - & the reason why I know it is because I served with him during the whole War -
State of Maine York County ss Sworn to & subscribed
Daniel Cooper
Before me this 15th day of August AD 1832
Charles N. Cogswell Justice of the Peace
State of Maine.
YORK, ss.
I, WILLIAM CUTTER ALLEN, Register of Probate, for the County of York, hereby certify that Charles N. Cogswell is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York , as above stated, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal, this fifteenth day of August , in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen , Register of Probate.

Seam 2 Glad born

I Scammon Gladbourne resident of South Berwick in the County of York and State of Maine aged 77- hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Welch of Wells in said County who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and I believe him to be eighty two years of age two that I know that he renounced the Sewing for three months at Rock Berwick and Dorchester in the year 1876, as by him set forth, because I served with him in the same Company —
State of Maine
Scammon Gladbourne
York ss. August 15th 1882
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid Charles N. Lord will further affirm

Amos Dows

I Aaron Dows resident in Brunswick in the County of York and State of Maine do hereby certify that I am well acquaint- ed with Jonathan White of Wells in said County who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration & that I know that he read and the premises for two months at Roxbury and Dorchester in the year 1776 as by him set forth be- cause I served with him in the Farm Company
his Aaron X Dows mark
Witness
Charles M. Cogswell " "
State of Maine
York County ss August 15th 1832
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year last aforesaid before Charles M. Cogswell (Seal)

Moses Grafton
[Faint, mirrored cursive text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

I Moses Grafton of Somersworth in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy nine years hereby testify & declare that I was the first or second Lieutenant of a Militia Company Company in the Service of the United States, commanded by Capt. Moses Grafton, who was my father; which Company in the year 1775, was employed at Malden near Boston, for the space of two months, or thereabouts and that I know & was well acquainted with Jonathan Welch, a private in said Company & know that he served at that place in the year aforesaid for said term of two months
Moses Grafton
State of Maine
York County So.
August 15th 1832
Subscribed & Sworn to, the day & year last aforesaid
Charles N. Cogswell Justice of the Peace

I Elijah Hatch aged 76 years, now resident at Great Falls village in Somersworth N.H. but formerly resident in Wells, in York County, in the State of Maine, do hereby testify and depose that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Welch who has taken and subscribed the above declaration, & that I believe him to be eighty two years old & that I know that he rendered the Services by him above stated in the years 1778 & 1777 - because I was in the same Army under Genl. Gates & was well acquainted with said Welch, & I know that he served until March 1778, when he was discharged & returned home - I remained with the Army myself until May of the same year
Elijah Hatch
York ss. August 15th 1832, Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year last named before me, Charles N. Cogswell Juv. Peace

Adiant 15 mo 29 85
W m a Hays Esq. St. Benoid Me
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25 July 35
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 subjunctive 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 Jonathan Welch
   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.              
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 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) _____, who has 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, (1) 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 inquiry 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 may 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 [i] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
One part of a declaration must refer to another —

State of Maine County of York ss.
On this Sixth day of May A.D. 1833 personally appeared, in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at York within and for the County of York, Jonathan Welch, a resident of Wells in the County, and State aforesaid, aged eighty two, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath, make the following declaration, in amendment of his declaration of the 15th day of August. A.D. 1832, which is hereto annexed — I was born in Berwick, in said County of York, as stated in my original declaration above annexed, but I have no record of my age — I was born in Berwick, lived in Berwick when the services described in my said original declaration were performed; & continued to live in Berwick until the year 1798 when I removed to Wells in said County of York where I have lived since that period & still continue to live at this time — I enlisted in the United States Service at three different times as stated in my said original declaration — and I once took the place of my brother as a substitute as is also stated in my said original declaration — I never received any written discharge from the Service except the passport or discharge from Capt. Lowell which is named in my said original declaration — which was signed by said Lowell and is now lost — In my said original declaration I have stated the names of such officers as I recollect, and the portions of my services at the several periods when the same were rendered.

The Ag'd, and Venerable, Rev: Joseph Hilliard of Berwick, who has been a Sister Clergyman in that town for many years, and Ephraim Tibbetts Esquire, who has always resided in Berwick, and who was also a Soldier of the Revolution both know me, and have testified to my character for veracity, and their belief of my Services as a Soldier of the Revolu- tion —
Jonathan his Welch Mark Witness Charles N. Cogswell
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Wm. H. Hayes Judge of Prob. Court in the County of York
And the 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 & served as he states - 3 and the Court further certifies that Joseph Hilliard, Ephraim Tibbetts, Elijah Hatch, Moses Yeaton, Aaron Davenport, Seamen Chadbourne, Daniel Cooper and John Hearn, who have signed & sworn to affidavits attached to said Jonathan Welch's original applica- tion to which this is an amendment, are all well known to said Court & said Court certifies that they are all personally credible persons & their statements entitled to full credit
Wm. H. Hayes Judge of said Court

I William Cutter Allen Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the additional original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Welch for a pension. And I further certify that Charles M. Cogswell is a Justice of the peace for the county of York and that the signature to the statement hereunto annexed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of May A.D. 1843.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

State of Maine
I Charles N. Cogswell a Justice of the Peace for and within the County of York, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Elijah Heath, Moses Yaton, Aaron Downs, Seamus McDonough, Daniel Cooper, and John Heard, (whose depositions accompany the declaration of Jonathan Welch, to which this Certificate is annexed) and that they are men of fair character, and their state- ments on oath are entitled to the fullest credit —
Witness my hand at South Berwick this twenty fourth day of April A.D 1833 —
Charles N. Cogswell, Just Peace

9 19503 INVALID.
No. 19.503
Jonathan Welch Miss
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 441
[Arrangement of 1870.]