Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,885, for Daniel Salley, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Salley, Daniel or Sally, Polly
A. 24,885 B.L.M. 31716-160-55
CONTENTS

Massachusetts - 155-10
Daniel Sally
of Norfolk in the State of Mass ts who was a Pri st in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Reg t commanded by Col. Johnson in the Mass ts line for 16 m th & 28 days
Rev d 150.
(Special)
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 5 00 Dollars 45 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of Nov. 1835 and sent to Marius Ware Deane Mass ts
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835- 254.02 Semi-annual allowance ending
= 254.02
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded in
Book 8
Vol. 2
Page 78
R. Burdine

10 Lund & Co. No.
Polly Saley, Deceased Daniel Saley, his
No 31. 16
Koerij. war
Paid. Act Feb. 3. 1853, cut. 4231.
July 53 - 4231
Ex: 16000, from 25756 B. [unintelligible]
Vol 11. page 9.
[Handwritten mark]
James Gregory & Son Marblehead Ms

4.231 Massachusetts. Polly Sally. widow of Daniel Sally who served in the Revolution-
ary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 56. Dollars 45. Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 10 th day of June 1854 and sent to
Luther Metcalf Medway Mass o
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 46 Vol. A.
180265-

24 11 68
Daniel Sally Mass
Adm't a private 2 years $80 = March 18. 1878
James Ware Dedham Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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, showing the Service of Daniel Tilly County of Norfolk State of 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 1782 about 2 3 privt Capt Smith Col Johnson Case under the act Mar 18. 1808  
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, deponeth 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 [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.
[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.

180.265.
Entered in 6 Dec Examined.
[Handwritten signature or initials]

State of Massachusetts COUNTY OF Norfolk
100
On this first day of May , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five , personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jolly Sally aged Eighty three years, a resident of Northam in the State of Massachusetts who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Daniel Sally deceased, who was a Private Soldier in the Revolutionary War 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 of June, 1812,
declared by the United States on the 18th of June, 1812, As to that she is now pensioned as the widow of David Daniel Sally at the rate of Fifty six dollars forty five cents per annum under the provision of the Act of February 3 d , 1853 as per Certificate, No 4231 issued the 10 th June 1854 that her said husband Daniel Sally 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 the _____ day of _____, A. D. 18____; but that, to the best of her knowledge and belief, her husband never received any written or printed discharge,
She further states that she was married to the said Daniel Sally in Foxboro' , on the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18____, by one Thomas George , a justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Polly Dean : that her said husband died at Foxborough , on the tenth day of May , A. D. 1850, and that she is now a widow. And she begs to refer to the evidence upon which she was pensioned, as aforesaid, in proof of all facts and details of her claim, including such particulars thereof, as are not herein set forth and declared.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3, 1855," and prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to JAMES GREGORY & SON, of Marblehead, Mass.; and declares that she has not received a Bounty Land Warrant under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
Stephen Olga K Sally Mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 26, 1855.
§ Hereby Certify , That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
Silas P. Fisher was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

We George W. Craig residents of Wrentham upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by
and Joseph Ware in the State of Massachusetts
Polly Polly in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and we know she still remains the widow of said Daniel Polly
George W. Craig Joseph Ware
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be; and that I have no interest in this claim.
Silas P. Fisher Justice of the Peace.
State of
County.
We, _____ and _____ having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew who was a _____ in the war of _____ whose widow now applies for bounty land; that we knew him for more than years before his death, which occurred at _____ about years ago; that we know that he died about that time, because
that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she is now unmarried, and that we are disinterested.
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this _____ day of _____ A. D. 18_____
Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified, that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of _____ and _____ of the said County and State, whom I know to be credible persons, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the foregoing application; that _____ the applicant in the foregoing declaration is now unmarried, and that she is the widow of the who was a _____ and that the said _____ed.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, this day of _____ 185_____
Justice of the Peace.

Daniel Lacey Declaration

I Daniel Gally of Tonborough in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 of the Society & Dissemi- nation of Friends solemnly affirm and declare that I am now in the sixty third year of my age and that I enlisted as a Soldier in the revolutionary War for the term of three years at Attleborough in the County of Bristol in the same State on the 5 th day of April 1782 being then in the 16 th year of my age. I served in Capt Chambers Society's Company one year or more in Col Michael Jackson's Regiment being the 8 th of the Mass s Line I was then transferred to Capt Coggeshall's Company and afterwards to Capt Hovey's Company in Col Henry Jackson's Regiment and was discharged on Hudson River opposite West Point having served about two years and three months, the particular day of my discharge I cannot re- member. I had a discharge signed by Henry Jackson which was transmitted to the War Department with my application for a pension under the act of March 18 1818 and is now there on file. I performed part of said service at West Point where I first joined the Regiment, afterwards at Flushing-point and at New Windsor, and the year afterwards on the Line near Kings bridge,

and after that at West-point. On account of said revolutionary services, I received a pension under the act of Congress of March 18. 1818. The number of my pension certificate is 16.632 dated April 1 st 1820 and is now in my pos- session. Having some property I did not make out a schedule thereof as required by a subsequent law of Congress, and was therefore dropped from the pension list. My place of residence was Foxborough in the County of Norfolk at which when I first applied for a pension as forward and have continued to reside in the same place ever since. And I hereby relinquish all claims to a pension or annuity on account of services performed in the revolution- ary War except the present, and further de- clare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Daniel Salley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to Norfolk ss. August 13. 1832. The above named Daniel Salley this day personally appeared & made solemn affirmation to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed as my presence.
Before me James Ware Justice of the peace throughout said Commonwealth

State of Massachusetts ss.
On this sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & fifty four personally appeared before the Probate Court held at Wrentham within & for the County of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts. Polly Sally a resident of Wrentham aforesaid, aged eighty three 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 of February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. that she is the widow of Daniel Salley, who was a private in the army as she verily believes, - that she is unable to say when he entered, or when he left the service, or the names & rank of the officers under whom the service was performed, or the place where he resided when he entered the army, - that he was a pensioner, under the act of what year she is unable to say, and that he received his pension at the agency in Boston, & for a more particular statement of his services she would refer to the evidence in his application for a pension on file in the Department at Washington -
She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Salley on the eighth day of May eighteen hundred & forty five, that her said husband died on the sixteenth day of June eighteen hundred & fifty one at Foxborough in the County aforesaid, that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time stated. - She further declares that she is now a widow -
Witness
Deputy Clerk John W. Allen
Polly her Sally mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open court on the day and year above written, and the seal of the Court affixed -
Before,
A. T. Kilburn Judge of Probate

I Polly Frost of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, testify & say, that I am now, & have been for many years personally acquainted with Mrs Polly Salley now a resident of Wrentham aforesaid, that she is now the widow of Daniel Salley & that she is the identical person named in the foregoing declaration as an applicant for a pension —
Polly Frost
Norfolk ss July 16. 1854
Sworn to,
Before me
Ebenezer Dyer Just. of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 12 th 1854
I  Hereby Certify , That at the date of the annexed attestation Warren Bird was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M c Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Nathaniel T. Shepard of Freetown in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Town Clerk. Testify & say that I find on the records of said Town which are now in my possession the following viz. Daniel Salley was married to Polly Dean May 8 th 1845 - Daniel Salley died June 16, 1852.
I further testify & say that Daniel Salley was reputed to be a Revolutionary Pensioner & that Polly Salley is now his widow, -
Nath l T. Shepard Town Clerk of Freetown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss.
May 5, 1854 Personally appeared Nathaniel T. Shepard who is known to me to be Town Clerk of Freetown & is a credible witness, and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Warren Bird, Justice of the Peace

Susp d see letter to J. Seaford P. Agt Sept 22 d 1834 - do to J. Ware Mar 27. 1835-
Norfolk
496 cums 1 Nov 1819
1st 1 Apr 1820
Massachusetts 15510
Daniel Sally
Norfolk in the State of Mass ts who was a pri or in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Reg t commanded by Col. Johnson in the Mass ts line for 2 years
Coul
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of June '33 Dedham Mass ts and sent Jas. Ware
Arrears to the 4th of March '33 - 160 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep t " — 40 $ 200
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W m Miller Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 78

16. 132 R
Massachusetts
Daniel Salley of Faxonborough - in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel M c Lehose of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of November 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of April 1820 and sent to the Hon: Marcus Morton House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1820 $ 33.06 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Ap 1820 " 48. from 8 1/2/30 $ 87.16
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }

May 19 th 1854
Dolly Sally Wid: of Daniel.
Norfolk Co. Mass:
Abt 1853.
$56. 45 / 100 per An:
Com. Fily: 3.7853.
Rev
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Pension Office, Official Business.
Luther Metcalf Midway. Mass.
Commissioner.

Collyer Hall New York David
J. P. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
PAID 6
Recd June 3 rd 1832

31.716 11
Rev. Camp

15870 Conaf Sally Sally David Adrielle
PAID Non-loan M rs Joseph
E. P. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Rev. May 19th 1836

No 4700
Relly Sally, wid: of
Daniel.
Set to Suther Metcalf May 20/57.
Ad 157.

Pat. Offic.
June 5 1854.
Sir. 56.25 WMS Please pay the time to which the within named pension was due on the date of his death. Very Respectful,
S. Cole Joint Commissioner.
[Handwritten initials]
Francis Burt Esq. Their Auditor, Newbury.
Paid Sally act 1837. $56.45 per annum Paid to 4 Mar 1851.
To Burt Auditor

rief in the case of Hetty Sally, widow of Daniel, Norfolk County and State of Mass: act 3 d Febry: 1853.
Claim, ("original," for increase )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of 7 th June, 1832,
Record of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Sister Metcalfe, Esq., Medway, Mass: Name and residence of Agent
J. B. B. Examining Clerk.

Rec. Ev. 16 June 57.
" By the "

I Polly Frost of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify & say, that I was well acquainted with Daniel Salley late of Foxborough in the County aforesaid, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, and I am also well acquainted with Polly Salley who is now the widow of Daniel Salley aforesaid, & that she is the identical person who is named in her declaration made before the Probate Court for the County of Norfolk aforesaid on the sixteenth day of May current, as an applicant for a pension on account of the services of her late husband in the Revolutionary Army —
Polly Frost
Norfolk ss. May 29 th 1854
Personally appeared Polly Frost who is known to me to be a credible witness, & made oath that the foregoing statement by her subscribed is true —
Before me
Jonathan Stead Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 30 th 1854.
I  Hereby  Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Luther Metcalf was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. H. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

S. P. Waterbury
Medway May 30. 1854
Dear Sir, Yours of the 20 th inst. informing me that the claim of Mrs. Polly Salley for a pension as W d of Daniel Salley had been suspended on account of the papers not being in compliance with the rules of the office —
Herewith enclosed you will find another affidavit, which I trust may supply the defects in the former.
Very Respectfully Yours & Brother Nathan

Needham Mass. May 17. 1854
E. P. Waldo Esq.
Dear Sir. Enclosed you will find the application of Mrs Polly Salley for a pension under the act of Feb. 3. 1853, with the accompanying documents, which I trust will be found satisfactory -
Presuming that the certificate of the Clerk of the County Court, of my official character, which I forwarded to you with the papers & application of Mrs Mariana A. Pond for a pension through Charles F. Wood Esq. sometime during the last Autumn (I think) would be all that is now required, have not therefore procured a duplicate, but if such evidence is again requisite, I will forward a certificate on the earliest notice -
If these papers are satisfactory, you will please to forward to me by mail, the Pension Certificate, as soon as may suit your convenience -
Very, Respectfully Yours &c Ezra G. Metcalf

Durham (N.H.) June 12. 1833
J. J. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
Among the Union Certificates I recently had the honor to receive, one purports to be for Nathaniel Stearns and one for Elias Wright . Supposing they were intended for Nathaniel Stearns and Elias Wright (both personally known to me) I return the Certificates that the necessary corrections may be made. — Excuse me for adding the following. In answer to inquiries I made about a fortnight since respecting applications for time , I rec d in answer a printed letter dated June 5 th 33 in the margin whereof is the "All the Papers to which you allude and which have been received here were examined and reported to you on the 29 th ult."
As I particularly alluded in my letter to a case of Daniel Sally which I transmitted by itself about the 1 st of April last (in making his declaration before me as a Justice of the peace having been once been on the slavery list under the Act of Mar 1818) and which was not reported to me on the 29 th ult. as above, leads me to think, it has not been rec d . if it has been

be pleased to inscribe her name on the envelope which I may receive with the enclosed Certificates . . . .
I am Yours with respect
James Ward.

May 26
Dear Sally, Miss...
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James G Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington.

Dearborn Mass. May 21. 1895.
Sir Daniel Lally of Simsbury in this County who was placed on the pension list under the law of 7 th of June. 1832 certificate (n o 15511) as a private in the war of the Revolution recently rec d information at the Bank where his pension has been paid, that it had been stopped. — I am requested by him to enquire why he is not entitled to receive his pension as usual. As he served faithfully in the Revolutionary War and received a pension under the act of March 1818. He thinks that there may be some mistake in his case. If on the receipt of this, you will be pleased to state to me the reason of his being dropped from the list, you will much oblige him as he thinks he can correct any mistake if any has occurred.
I am with sentiments of respect.
your humble servant
J. L. Edwards Esq 3 Comm ee of Pensions
James Ware 3
P.S. I rec d your letter of May 6 th current, requesting that the Pension Certificate of Saba Pond should be forwarded to the Pension Office to correct a mistake. He lives very several miles from this place. I have written to a friend of his, & forward 3 d Certificate with soon be sent. —

Decr. 32/Mch April 5 th 1832
J. G. Edwards Esq.
I have the honor to transmit to you the declaration of Daniel Lally (enclosed) to be placed on the pension list under the late act of Congress of 1832. As he was once on the list and afterwards dropped on account of his poverty. I presume there will be no difficulty in this case - - It will be presumed he did not make the enclosed declaration before a Court of Records. Having once been on the list as before stated, and his discharge being in the War Dept o with his former declaration I suppose making his application before me as a Justice of peace would be deemed sufficient. If any thing further should be thought requisite it is his request that I should be informed thereof he being several miles from this place, and also his pension Certificate if granted transmitted to me.
I am Sir with respect
James Ware. 5

Dedham (Mass) Nov r 14. 1835
J. L. Edwards Esq r 3
Having received from the Pension Office of which the following is a copy
viz
" War Department
Pension Office
May 27. 1835.
Sir
" In reply to your letter of the 21 st inst t " I have to inform you that the Pension of Daniel " Gally was stop't because it appears that he " did not serve long enough during the revolutionary " war to entitle him to a full pension under the act " of June 7. 1832. He should return his pension " Certificate to this Office for correction and refund " the amount overpaid before any further payment " can be made. I am very respectfully
" Yours Truly
Your ob t Servant
" Dedham
"
J. L. Edwards.
" Massachusetts
I now at the request of the said Gally the Pensioner

return His Certificate for correction as required. It will fully appear when He left the service, by his discharge which was filed with His application for a Pension under the Act of March 18. 1818, which I suppose is now on file in the Pension Office. Be pleased to state how much money He must refund. When, where &c. before He can receive anything fur- ther on His Pension. Any communication judged necessary respecting this case he requests may be made to me, and also the Pension Certifi- cate that may be issued instead of the one here returned forwarded to my care as soon as may be convenient. Payment I believe was made to Him to 4 th Sep r 1834.
I am with respect
Your obed t Servant
James Ware. 3

Daniel Galley.
Admitted
Adm 2 Adm 2

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk ss.
On this first day of November 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Daniel Salley aged 78 years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on solemn affirmation made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
I Daniel Salley of Horeborough in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Citizen of the U. States on solemn affirmation declare that on April 5. 1782 I enlisted as a Soldier in the late Revolutionary War for the term of three years on the Continental Establishment I first served in Cap t Smith's Company in Col. Mitchell's Backson's Reg t being 8 th of Mass: Where afterwards was transferred to the Reg t Commanded by Col Henry Jackson, faithfully I continued to serve in the capacity till the 30 th of June A.D. 1784 when I received an honorable discharge which I now produce as further evidence of my service. And I further affirm that I

am in moderate & low circumstances in life obliged to labour for my subsistence & aid the distressed of my country for support.
Daniel Gally
I certify that I am satisfied from evidence recd. that the Applicant needs assistance from his country for support, as he has stated.
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Gally did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. with the Discharge
of the Applicant enclosed
James Ware
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

Dan E. Sallay
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency LEVI LINCOLN , Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
To all whom it may concern :
Know Ye, That Jarius Ware Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, for all the Counties.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commission- ed, and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court: and that his Signature to the annexed paper is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this twenty seventh day of November A. D. 1832, and in the Fifty Seventh Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Edward D. Bangs Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Levi Lincoln By His Excellency the Governor
By His Excellency the Governor

Daniel Salley, W. 24885-7, Continental - Mars

Daniel Sabley Jodoin _____ in the American _____ Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the 28 30 Day of June
1784
By the General's Command,
C. Schuyler Col d & A d
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
C. Schuyler Adjutant

$ 50: 45 per am -
Issue a new certificate for Daniel Sally in lieu of this & send it to Jairus Ware, Esq, Durham Mass.
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Notify the Agent at Boston & direct him to stop the amount overpaid in this case

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1882, Daniel Sally of the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the war of the revolution
is entitled to receive — Eighty — dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1881, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 19 th day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
W. D. ...

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24885
Polly Sally Wid. of
Daniel Sally Pri. Rev. was
Act Feb. 5 th 1853
Index: Vol. 9 , Page 190
[Arrangement of 1870.]