Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25501, John True, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass
True, John Jemima
W. 25501 B.L. 13857-160-55
CONTENTS

Washington in the State of New Hampshire - who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Harr of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wade in the Mass. army for 5 mos. for 5 " Corps
scribed on the Roll of New Hampshire the rate of $35 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of June 1833 and sent to John Kelly Exeter
Swears to the 14th of March 1833 $70.00 Pension, allowance ending Sept. 1 17. 50 $87.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 123

Application for Pension from Henry Jane
To Jane at Scobell P.O.
24/7/17

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss.
On this thirteenth day of February A.D. 1833 personally appeared, in Open Court, before John Harvey Justice of the Court of Probate now sitting at Exeter in said County John True, a resident of Hampton Falls in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy years and upwards, 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 of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he first enlisted at Salisbury in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the month of January in the year 1778 in the company commanded by Capt Samuel Huse for the term of two months and marched to Winter Hill near Boston and then joined the Regiment of Col. — Gerrish and there remained until the expiration of the term of his enlistment and was then voluntarily discharged. — Since that afterwards he was enlisted at Salisbury in the year 1780 in the month of July for the term of three months and marched to Gloucester and there joined the company of Capt Richard St. — Comb and the Regiment of Col. — Wall. From thence he marched in said company and Regiment through Fishkill to West Point where we were stationed about two weeks and then was detached into another company the Captain's name he does not recollect and served as one of General Arnold's life guard about two weeks when they were relieved by another company and returned to West Point when he joined his former company and afterwards he was again detached to another company the name of the Capt he does not recollect the name of the Lieutenant was Gould from Amesbury that he then marched in said company to a place called New Paltz and there crossed the Hudson river and was then employed in cutting road to send down the

River. At that point for the Army when he remained con- till the expiration of the term of his enlistment and was there verbally discharged. That he afterwards enlisted at said Salisbury in the year 1781 in the month of May or June in the company of Capt. John Robertson marched to Providence in the State of Rhode Island and then joined the Regiment the name of the Col o he does not recollect from which he marched in said Regiment to Bristol and there remained several days. was then detached with about two hundred others and went to Taunton and brought from thence a large number of boats and landed on Rhode Island and then remained until he was verbally discharged That he enlisted for five months and did receive pay of the Select Men of Salisbury for that term of time of five months I might have been discharged five or six days previous to said expiration of five months but am not certain was discharged at said Newport in said Rhode Island State The mayors name was Fish Thomas Arnold and Davis was Lieutenants Gage, Cotton, Appleton and Colley were Sergeants making his whole term of service ten months five months he served as Corporal and that he never had any written discharge as he recollects That he was born in said Salisbury Common- Wealth of Massachusetts in the year A D 1762 has no record of his birth unless on the town record lived in said Salisbury when called into said service and continued to live in said Salisbury until the year 1786 he then removed to Pittsfield in the State of Hampshire where he resided upwards of thirty years he then removed to Hampton Falls where he now resides the first and last services he was a volunteer the other he was drafted did not serve as a substitute has stated the names of all the officers he can recollect Reference to John Philbrick Esquire David Chase Aaron H. Gove as evidence of his moral character and veracity and has a traditional belief of the truth of his declaration

Her hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sueann to and Subscribed John True The day and year aforesaid John Kelley Regt Probate
We Thomas Leavitt and Jonathan Nason as a magistrate and a private man residing in said Hampton Falls hereby certify that we are well acquainted with said John True who has subscribed and Sueann to as aforesaid that we believe him to be upwards of seventy years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood whom he renders to have been a Soldier of the revolution and we concur in that Opinion There is no claimant in said Town
Sueann to and Subscribed by Jonathan Nason This Thirteenth day of February One thousand eight hundred and thirty three by Thomas Leavitt Esq. subscribed & not- only affirmed to this 28th day of March 42 1833. Jonathan Nason John Kelley Regt Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the interrogation investigations of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by law of the war department That the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he has stated in our Court and certify That Thomas Leavitt Esq. who signed the same is a magistrate residing in said Hampton Falls and Jonathan Nason gentleman an creditable person and their statement is entitled to credit
John Harvey Judge of Probate

I John Kelley Register of Probate in and for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire do hereby Certify The foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Finn for a pension and I do hereby certify That John Philbrick before whom the annexed deposition was taken is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Rockingham and I believe the signature annexed are Genuine in testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand and affixed the Seal of said office the day above written to wit The 20 th day of March A D 1833
John Kelley Reg d Probate

3991
New Hampshire. Portsmouth Jerimiah True - widow of John True - who served in the Revolutiona-
ry war, as a private & corp n
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 35 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 6 th day of April 1854 and sent to
John Kelley Exeter N. H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 22, Vol. A.
Reg 8-m 55-102183

Declaration I believe True.
Yours sincerely

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the 2 d section of the act of 3 d February 1853
State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham ss
On the 22 d day of March 1854 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of Rockingham, Israel Clair, being the Judge thereof, present and holding the same, Jermina True a resident of Hampton within the County and State aforesaid aged 83 years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war, that she is the widow of John True who was a private and corporal in the war of the revolution, and a pensioner of the United States under the law of 7 th June 1832 drawing thirty five Dollars per annum; that her said husband that to his declaration on his application for a pension and the evidence by him furnished, now on file at Washington, she refers for proof of his service.
She further declares that she was married to the said John True on the — day of January eighteen hundred twenty one; that her said husband died on the fourth day of March eighteen hundred forty three; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time aforesaid.
She further declares that she is now a widow. She is not certain of the precise day of January 1821 on which the marriage took place but

Dear The last of that month, at Deerfield in N.H. by before Rev Ebenezer Kinsman of Pittsfield.
Jemima Foss
Sworn to - submitted the day & year put above mentioned in open court - Before me
Ira St. Clair Judge of Probate
State of New Hampshire - Rockingham ss I William B Moonill Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Ira St. Clair is the Judge of said Court, and that his signature to the above is his own proper signature and genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at a Court of Probate held at Exeter in said County this 22 d day of March A D 1854
William B Moonill Register

102183
Act Mar 3/55
C. Gordon, Dec 13/55,
ch. 5/55
Deming True M.D. John True Esq.
Capt. Deming True.
Col. John True, Colonel,
Major Genl., Revolutionary Services
160 acres Jan 9/56,
n. 26. Feb 18/56
2
Vol. 8. page 136.
Yadon Exeter

APPLICATION FOR BOUNTY LAND.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, } ss. County of Rockingham }
On this nineteenth day of April A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five , personally appeared before me, Charles H. Sanborn a Justice of the Peace within and for the County, and State aforesaid, Jemima True aged eighty three years, a resident of Hamp. Falls in the State of New Hampshire, who being duly sworn ac- cording to law, declares, that she is the identical widow to whom
was a in the Company commanded by Captain in the Regiment of commanded by in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812; under the act of Feb. 3. 1853 - a pension of thirty five dollars per year was allowed for the services of her late husband that he enlisted at on or about the day of A. D. 18 , for the term of and continued in actual service in said war, for the term of and was honorably discharged at on or about the day of A. D. 18 , as will appear by the muster rolls of said company, that he received no certificate of discharge.
John True - deceased, who was a private and in the Revolutionary war; that her Pension Certificate is dated April 6. 1854; it is numbered 3.991 - , and is made payable at the Portsmouth (N.H.) Agency; In proof of her mar- riage and of the service of her said husband, she refers to evidence filed at the Pension Office, on which her Pension was granted; that she is still a widow; that she has never applied for any other Bounty Land under any other grant.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act" passed March 3, 1855.
Attest Joseph Smith } Mary Saxon }
Jemima True
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written. And I hereby certify, that I believe the said Jemima True to be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and that he  person  in of the age above stated  she allows herself to be a pensioner of the U. States and a widow, and I have no interest in this claim. Justice of the Peace. Chas. N. Sanborn
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, } ss.
County of Rockingham }
I, William B. Morrill, Register of the Court of Probate certify that Charles H. Sanborn whose gen- uine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and the State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission is dated on the 12th day of May A. D. 1853 and will expire in five years from that date; and since last is a grant of record
Given under my hand & Seal of said Court this 25th day of April A. D. 1855.
William B. Morrill Register
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
To the Secy of the Interior : Please deliver the certificate or warrant, to which I am entitled, according to the tenor of the foregoing application, to Nathaniel Gove of Exeter, in the State of New Hampshire.
Signed in presence of me } Joseph Smith Mary Saxon
Jemima True

We Josiah Smith and Mary Nason residents of Hamp. Falls, in the County of Rock- ingham, State of New-Hampshire, depose and say that the declaration herunto attached was subscribed and sworn to in our presence; that we have known the said Jerusha True for twenty years; that she is the identical person to whom under the Act of Feb. 3. 1853, a pension of thirty five dollars per year was allowed for the services of her late husband John True, deceased, a private in Captain in the Revolutionary War; that she is now a widow; that we are disinterested. Josiah Smith Mary Nason
State of New-Hampshire } ss County of Rockingham } On this 19th day of April A. D. 1855, personally appearing before me Josiah Smith and Mary Nason made oath that the foregoing affidavit is true; And I certify that the affiants are known to me, are disinterested and credible, and I have no inter- est in this claim.
Chas. N. Sanborn Justice of the Peace

24717 John True N.H.
Conpaul 5 Months Private 5- Do 10
31 16 66 1 5 59
John Kelly Exeter N.H.

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 subjoined 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 John Love. N.H.
   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.     June 1778 - enl. 2 Private Capt. Huse. Col. Gerrish 70 - born in Salisbury Mass   July 80 - disch. 8 Capt. Titcomb Col. Wade entered there and now lives in Rockingham Co N.H.   May 81 - enl. 5 Corporal Capt. Robertson Col. Forster 2 living witnesses prove all the Service no Clergyman in the place certificate of two citizens  
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 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.

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March 23, N.H. B. J. W.

10 2 184
Emmice Downing
John L. ...
10 2 183
Emmice ...
John L. ...
Official Business
PAID
Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.

New-Hampshire Exeter Jan. 4/56
Sir:
Enclosed please find bills for the Secy of State of Mass. agreeably to your direction for procuring claims of Rev. Medad to B. S. & Co. Wilt.
Emmice Downing, widow of John Downing (No. 102. 184) Jemima True, widow of John True (No. 102. 183)
Allege issue as soon as practi- cable, as they are very aged & widow Downing is very feeble.
Very Respectfully, Nathl. Badger
Hon. J. Morton } Com. of Pensions } Washington } D. C. }

Reg  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25 501
Germina Brune wid of Johan Brune corp Rev War
Act Feb 3d 53
Index: Vol. 7 Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]
15 161

April 1 st 1854
No. 4,321 Jemima True, Widow of John.
Rockingham Co. N.H.
act 15 th $35.00 per An. Wm. Feby: 3 rd 1853.
Rev.
Gno: Kelly. Exeter
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business.
Commission

Specimen No. 113
"B. B."

4 April Pension Office
3 d April, 1857,
Sir. 27. N. A. 113 Please certify the time to which the within named Pensioner was paid, on the date of his death, Very Respectfully,
S. Marcus Commissioner.
1857
Francis Root Esq., Hear' Auditor. Receiving

John True, act 1832. $35. per annum. Paid 4 March 1843. paid
F. Bath Auditor

J. H. Eastman
John Berry Esq Pulaski

I Joseph H Eastman of Pittsfield, Mass do hereby testify and say that in 1821 I lived in Deerfield in Mass that in January or February of that year John True of Pittsfield aforesaid was married to Jermina Dodge a widow by the Rev Ebenezer Root of Pittsfield aforesaid at Deerfield aforesaid. The marriage ceremony was performed in my presence. The said True & Jermina lived together garrison and wife at said Pittsfield until his death which happened March 1 1843 and the said Jermina survived him and now lives at Haver Falls in said state as his widow — said Jermina is a resident of the United States, and I believe a foreigner at present. — Joseph H Eastman
Joseph H Eastman
State of Massachusetts ss
March 9 1844
Sworn and subscribed to by JHE who is known to me a man of veracity.
Benjamin Emerson, Justice of the Peace

Journal of Pittsfield Officer

I William C. Osgood Town Clerk of of Pittsfield in the County of Merrimack make oath and say that I have examined the records of said Town of Pittsfield and find upon them no record of any marriage of John True to Jennimer Dodge in the year 1821
William C. Osgood
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss March 10 th 185-3 Personally appeared the above named William C. Osgood and made solemn oath that this affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me
H. Hayes Justice of the Peace
Affidavit .67 Swearing .17 Travel .10 94

Yours Truly & devoted
It is a pleasure to write to you... I have been thinking of you... and how much things have changed since we were children... I hope you are well and happy... I have been very busy lately... but I have managed to find some time to write to you... I hope you will be able to read this... and let me know all the news... I am, as ever, your friend...
Yours Truly & devoted It is a pleasure to write to you... I have been thinking of you... and how much things have changed since we were children... I hope you are well and happy... I have been very busy lately... but I have managed to find some time to write to you... I hope you will be able to read this... and let me know all the news... I am, as ever, your friend...

State of New Hampshire. County of Rockingham. I Edmund Rand, having been duly sworn, depose and say, that I am the clerk of the town of Dunfield in the said county and have in my official custody the records of marriage of the said town, and that I have carefully examined them and cannot find therein any record of the marriage of John True to Jemima Dodge.
Edmund Rand.
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me this sixteenth day of March, A. D. 1854.
Ira St. Clair, justice of the Peace State of New Hampshire - Rockingham ss I William B Morrill Register of the court of Probate for said county do hereby certify that Ira St. Clair is an acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified, and was such at the time of taking the foregoing acknowledgment, and that his signature thereto is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said court at Exeter in said county, this 30 th day of March A. D. 1854
William B Morrill Register.

Joseph W. Rasmussen Affidavit,

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss. Be it known that before me Edmund Rand Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Lemina True and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of John True, the identical person named in the original certificate in his possession at the time of his decease of which, I certify, the following is a true copy:
"War Department
Revolutionary Claims.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th of June 1832 John True of the State of New Hampshire who was a private and corporal in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive Thirty Five dollars per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831; and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
(S. S.) Given at the War Office of the United States this first day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Levi Cope
Secretary of War
Examined and countersigned }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
that the said John True died at Pittsfield in said State of New Hampshire on the 4th day of March 1843

leaving the said Jemima True his widow, that she still continues his widow and that she was lawfully married to the said John True sometime in the last of January 1821. - and that the original certificate is hereto annexed - Jemima True
Sworn and subscribed
this 29 th day of July 1843
before me Edmund Randolph J. H. Pierce

Joseph H. Eastman of Dunfiled in the State of New Hampshire testify that Jennima True who subscribed & sworn to the annexed affidavit was married to the said John True, in my belief sometime in January or February, 1828 at said Dunfiled by the Rev. Ebenezer Knowlton - that said marriage ceremony was performed in my presence -
Joseph H. Eastman
Sworn & Subscribed affirmed This 29 th day of July 1843
By me Edmund Rand Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire - Rockingham ss I William B. Merrill Register of the Court of Probate for said County, do hereby certify that Edmund Rand was at acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Rockingham duly commissioned & qualified, on the 29 th day of July A. D. 1843, and that his signature to the above acknowledgment is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Exeter in said County this 30 th day of March A. D. 1854
William B Merrill Register

Brief in the case of Emmina True, Widow of Geo: Rockingham County and State of N Hampshire, act 3 d Feby: 1853.
Claim, ("original," or increased )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Johnsbarn was a pensioner under the Act of June, 1832.
Two persons testify they witnessed the Marriage.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Geo: Kelly Esq., Everett, N.H. Name and residence of Agent
H. B. Brattle, Examining Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. (December 20, 1855.)
I hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Inne is borne on pay roll of Capt. John Robinson's (comp. Col. Wm. Turner's Regt. from Aug. 12. to Dec. 1. 1781) 3 mos. 23 days, as Corporal from Salisbury.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

A.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE,
Dec: 13"
1855
Sir:
The claim of Levina True , for bounty land under the act of the 3d of March, 1855, No. 102,183 has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of John True , the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.
Very respectfully,
J. MINOT,
Commissioner.
You are referred to the facts of state of Mass: the soldier alleged service Mos: in 1778, under Capt. Hubbard & Col. Gerrish, 3 mos; in 1780 under Capt. Lt. Col. Wade & 5 mos; in 81 under Capt. Robinson, as Cpl.
H. Gordon, Esq. Weter, N.H.

Affidavits of
Charles A. Vassn Benj a Gordon Lanne B Howe

I Charles A Nason of lawful age depose & say that Jemima True is the widow of John True late of Pittsfield deceased. She is the aunt of my mother Mary Nason, and now lives in Hampton Falls NH. She lived with Mr True until March 1843. He was said to be a Postmaster of the United States and was frequently at my house on his way to Portsmouth where he drew his pension. She is still his widow & resides near me in Hampton Falls. Her maiden name was Jemima Eastman. Her first husband was Billy Dodge who died in 1840.
Charles A. Nason
Rockington Me March 22 1854
A man of good reputation for truth
Subscribed & sworn to by Charles A. Nason Before me John Kelly Justice of the Peace

I Benjamin Gordon of lawful age do hereby say that Joanna True widow of John True late of Pittsfield is my Aunt. Her maiden name was Joanna Eastman  Gordon . Her first husband was Billy Dodge of Hampton Falls, NH. He died in 1800. In a few years afterwards she married John True and lived with him as her husband till 1843 when he died - she now is a resident in Hampton Falls and is still the widow of said True. Mr True was born to be a citizen of the United States.
Benjamin Gordon
Richland Pa March 22. 1884 Subscribed & sworn to by Benjamin Gordon a man of good reputation for truth before me John Kelley Justice of Peace

I Lavinia B Rowe of lawful age depose & testify that I am a native of Pittsfield N.H. and lived there until last year, when I married and removed to this town & have since lived here. Elder Ebenezer Knowlton formerly of Pittsfield was the uncle of my mother & I used to be well acquainted with him. He was a regular preacher of the Free will Baptist denomination & preached many years in Pittsfield - He left Pittsfield many years ago - I think about twenty years ago - & afterwards resided in the State of Maine until his death. He has been dead several years, but how many I don't recollect. I remember that we received a newspaper which gave an account of his death & it has been published in New Hampshire. He was while in Pittsfield the Representative of that town in the Legislature of the State, and was also Representative in Maine after he removed there.
Lavinia B. Rowe,
Rockingham ss March 29. 1854
Subscribed & sworn to by Lavinia B. Rowe who is a credible witness of good character for truth.
State of New Hampshire - Rockingham ss. I William B. Morrill Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that John Kelly is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Rockingham duly commissioned & qualified, and was such at the time of taking the foregoing acknowledgments, and that his signatures to the annexed papers are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Exeter in said County, this 30th day of March A. D. 1854
William B. Morrill Register

I Joseph Stephens of Salisbury County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy five years, On Oath testify and declare, that I am personally acquainted with John True now of Hampton Falls, that I have always lived in Salisbury within about one fourth of a mile of where the said John True was born and lived until he was about twenty four years of age at which time he removed to Pittsfield and I do know that in the year 1780 the said John True did enlist as a soldier and went into the army and was destined to West Point and that afterwards he returned home and it was generally believed in the neighbourhood where we lived that he faithfully served out the term of his enlistment. — And that in the year 1781 he again enlisted to go to Rhode Island under Lieut Thomas Arnold and that he marched from Salisbury under said Arnold and afterwards returned to said Salisbury and it was believed in the neighbourhood where we lived that he faithfully served the term of his enlistment. And I do further testify that I have not now nor never had any cause to doubt that the said John True faithfully served each and every term of his enlistment. And I do further testify that I have this day seen and conversed with the said John True and know him to be the same John True above named. Located at Pembroke the 11 th day of February 1833.
Joseph Stephens
Rockingham ss February 11 th 1833 Then the above named Joseph Stephens personally appeared and made oath in due form of law that the above testimony by him subscribed is true before me John Philbrick Justice of Peace. Inverness.
And at the same time and place I certify that the above named Joseph Stephens is a credible witness. John Philbrick Justice of Peace. Inverness.

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham
I John Kelly Register of Probate and Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that John Philbrick is a justice of the Peace for said County and that his signature to the foregoing certificates are in his own handwriting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 20 th day of March AD 1833
John Kelly Reg d Probate

155.211 Gemma John Boyet
John Boyet
Mr Waldo
Com r of Pensions
City of Washington
FREE
Recd. April 14/84

Exeter N.H. March 30. 1854
Sir,
Enclosed are the Declaration of Semime Time. for a pension, with such evidence as she has at hand Will you have the goodness, to examine & communicate the result to me Yours respectfully
John Kelly

I Levi Gove of Seabrook County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy Three years on oath Testify and declare, that I am personally acquainted with John True of Hampton Falls. And I do know that while I was in the service at Winter Hill near Boston in the year 1778. in January. the said John True arrived in camp with others - as recruits, and that he was joined to our company which was commanded by Capt. Samuel Hase and that he served out the term of his enlistment of two months in said company, and was discharged at the end of said term - with others who arrived in camp at the same time with him - and that I remained in said company, as my term of enlistment not having expired. And I do further testify that I have this day seen and conversed with the said John True, and know him to be the same John True above named
dated at Seabrook the 9 th day of February 1833
Levi Gove
Rockingham Jo.
February 9 th 1833
Then the above named Levi Gove personally appeared and made oath in due form of law that the above testimony by him subscribed is true
Before me John Philbrick Justice of the Peace Garrison County
At the same time and place I certify that the above named Levi Gove is a credible witness
John Philbrick Justice of the Peace Garrison County
State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham ss
I John Kelly Register of Probate & Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify that John Philbrick is a Justice of the Peace for said County and that his signatures to the above certificates are genuine in his own hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 20 th day of March A.D. 1833 John Kelly Register of Probate