Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,482, John Whitcomb, N.H.

SERVICE
N.H.
★ Whitcomb, John
NUMBER
823482
CONTENTS

682
New Hampshire
John Whitcomb
Sheshire 60, in the State of N. Hampshire who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Alexander of the regt commanded by Col: _____ in the N. Hampshire line for 14 months and 16 days, 9 months Private and 5 months & 16 days a Sergeant.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 47, Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of October 1832 and sent to Thomas M. Edwards. Recne. V. 76.
Arrears to 4th of September 1832 $76.25 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1833. 23.75
$95.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk. Book D, Vol. 1 Page 193.

Proclamation
23482
INVALID.
File No. 23,482
John Whitcomb
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 418
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Declaration of N o 6285. John Whitcomb
of Lunenburg Cheshire Co. N.H.
5 mo. 16 days S ay on Stock & etc. Money's left.
7 mo. Pr.
5 mo. 16 days S ay .
$47:50 per ann

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 7 th of June 1832
State of New Hampshire
County of Cheshire
On this eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Hon Aaron Nation Judge of Probate for said County of Cheshire now sitting John Whitcomb of his district of Swanzey in County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged One hundred years last Nov r who being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he was in the service of the United States in the 1. Revolutionary Army as follows In 1775 went on the alarm to Cambridge (for Leicester ) when the British came out to Lexington & Concord in Capt Joseph Hammond Com d was gone 2 weeks 2. In 1776 enlisted for five months to go to Ticonderoga my family was sick and I hired a man who did the duty - before his term was out an express came for more men I turned out and marched to Ticonderoga arrived there immediately after Arnold's fleet on the lake was destroyed - went to Mount Independence was dismissed there when we found the British were not coming on, was out about one month . In the same year in Dec r went in place of William Heywood of Surry who was drafted for three months went to Peter- =Kille & York was stationed there in Capt White Com d of New Hampshire Troops Col Bartlett Reg t served the 3 months and was dismissed at Peterkill, soon after I came home I heard that the barracks were burnt 4. by the British. In 1777 went on alarm up to the Northern Army, met the army on retreat from Mt t Independence thither he served under Capt Joseph Whitcomb returned home was gone he thinks two weeks - Immediately after I returned from this alarm enlisted under Capt Joseph Whitcomb for 3 months to go to Farmington Col Ellis Reg t went I was under Col  Stark Stark was a sergeant 5.

was in the Battle of Bunker Hill before the Battle in consequence of sickness, after the Battle went under the command of Samuel Wright to Stillwater and stayed with the army there 11 days which made out the 3 months, 6, I returned home. Soon after enlisted in Capt John Alexander Comp y a company raised to go to St Francis's fort to Charlestown with part of the Comp y staid a month waiting for orders - The Expedition there was abandoned & I returned home soon myself & 2 others hired a man during the war, - 7 who served one year and died - Afterwards in 1779 I was drafted for 5 months Capt Ephraim Stevens Comp y started 25 th July went to R Island but Munnys Regt served as Sergeant, went to Swanton - when Colt Pratt left the Island I went on with Gen Cornell on to the Island Gen Guter came on there and understood reprimanded Gen Cornell for going onto the Island so soon - was stationed at Newport - was discharged the 16 th day of December 5 or 6 days before my time was out on account of sickness in my knee occasioned by exposure on a picket guard and so was lame till the next spring had a written discharge from this last service but have lost it. -
Went from Swanton aforesaid into all the above services - and all were in the St. Johnsbury Militia - amounting in all to fourteen months service. -
We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity except the present, and we declare that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any State Agency. -
John F. Whitecomb
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. - before me Aaron Watson Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Aaron Watson Judge of Probate
I Asa Parker Register of the Court of Probate

for the County of Cheshire aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Whitcomb for a pension —
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office This eighth day of August A.D. 1832
Abn Parker } Register of the Court of Probate

return to for
Department Washington
$47.50 per annum
187 Aug 20 '52 No 6285 N H City

3. immediate The attention of the department to this application is respectfully requested for the reason assigned within. —
War Dept
Revol claim

Eden Aug. 13. 1832. —
I have taken the liberty to request on the out side particular attention to this application on account of the extremely advanced age of the applicant. — This age is a matter of notoriety & within the last year has been noticed in the newspapers. —
Very Respectfully. —
Thomas M. Edwards.