Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,030, for William Peach, Massachusetts

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Peach William
S. 19.030
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Vermont
William Peack of Orange in the State of Vt. who was a Pr. in the R y commanded in the M p . for 17 mo. 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 58. Dollars 33 Cents per annu to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Sept. 1834 and Sub. Joseph Henry Newberry - Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 34 174.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 29.17 $204.16
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Oct June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk Book 6 Vol. 3. Page 85

M r William Peach.
State of Vermont
County of Orange ss - On this 2 nd day of August A D 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Probate Court of the District of Bradford in the County of Orange now sitting William Peach a resident of Newbury in said County of Orange - Aged Eighty four years last April, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States as a soldier under the following named officers and served as herein stated - On or before the third day of May 1776 he enlisted to serve as a private in a company that was raised at Marblehead to guard the town, forts and harbor, under the command as he believes of Captain John Morrett in Colonel Johnnetts Regiment in General Grovers Brigade - He was called to Bunker's hill on the news of the battle there but did not arrive in season to be engaged in the battle but was immediately ordered back to Marblehead - His engagement was in this company he believes for one year and the commencement in the month of April 1776 and his discharge in the month of April 1777 - He enlisted again soon after his discharge in what was then called as he believes the Continental Fort at Marblehead for during the war the Company and fort was commanded by Capt John Reed in the absence of Colonel when Regiment Gerry to whom said Company as he believes belonged - He served also in companies commanded by Captain William Hooper and Captain Francis Felton and recollects to have been called to Rhode Island at the time Count De Estangs fleet was there, that he arrived at the island before the retreat of the American Army & slept in a barn with Colonel Gerry - He was engaged daily during the whole of the war and thinks he did not lose a day on account of sickness or in any other way but he cannot be particular in his statements nor can he obtain from his officers or those that served with him the necessary testimony - As he left Marblehead soon after the war and came to Newbury and has had so little communication with those of that place since that time that he is alike forgetting and forgotten - he has no other facts within his knowledge nor has he any documentary evidence that he knows of - and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his

Services. — He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state
The following interrogatories were then propounded by the Court Sessions given
1. Where in what year were you born?
Ans. I was born in Marble Head County of Essex Massachussetts in the year 1748.
2. Have you any record of your age. Ans. I do not know that I have.
3 When did you live when you were called into service when you lived since where do you now live?
Ans. I lived in Marble Head Massachussetts; I lived in Marble Head several years after the war & then moved to Newbury Vt where I have lived ever since & do now live
4 How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
Ans. I entered the service voluntarily.
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental & militia regiments as you recollect. The general circumstances of the service?
Ans. I do not know that I can give more particular than I have stated in my declaration.
Did you ever receive a discharge before when is it? Ans. I do not know that I ever received one if I did it is lost
William Peabody
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid —
We Clark Perry a Bargyman residing in the town of Newbury State of Vermont & Joseph Berry of said Newbury hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Peabody who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be 84 years of age; that he is believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution. That we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to this cert the day & year aforesaid
Clark Perry Joseph Berry

William Peack

Revolutionary Claim
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution" approved on the 15 th day of May 1828 I William Peach of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination, at which period I was a private soldier in Captain John Rees company in Colonel Thomas Gerrys Regiment, of the Massachusetts line —
And I also declare that I was entitled to receive certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 th day of May 1778 but that if ever obtained said certificates they were long since lost or out of my possession — And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of May 1828 on the Pensions list of the United States —
Witness my hand this fourth day of August in the year of our Lord 1828
William Peach
State of Vermont
County of Orange ss At Newbury in the said County of Orange, Before me Joseph Berry a Justice of the Peace for the said County, Personally appeared John Peach of said Newbury and made oath that William Peach, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, was generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in the manner therein stated — and further that I have been personally present & have seen and known of his doing duty in a Regiment at Marblehead at or about the close of the war
Witness my hand this fifth day of August AD 1828
Joseph Berry

Before me Joseph Berry a Justice of the peace in the County of Orange and State of Vermont personally appeared this 5 th day of August in the Year of our Lord 1828 William Burroughs of New- bury in the said County of Orange who did make Oath that William Peabody by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated - Witness my hand this 5 th day of August AD 1828
Joseph Berry Justice of the Peace
I, H. E. G. M c Laughlin, Clerk of the Court of the County of Orange in the State of Vermont do hereby certify that Joseph Berry before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Orange and duly empowered to administer Oaths
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Sixth day of August Anno Domini 1828
H. E. G. M c Laughlin Clerk
William Peabody

Sept 2 nd J. T. Worm Agency
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Wm J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington City

Newbury H. Aug. 22 d 1834
Sir I some time since sent on to the Department affidavits of persons residing in Marblehead Mass, intended to be a compliance with the requirements of yours of date March 21 st & April 25 th 1834 in the Case of William Peaches application for a Pension - Will you Sir suffer me to solicit your attention to that case and also to notify me of the situation of the claim -
The old man and his wife are both infirm and helpless as infants - and his mental capacity is even more impaired than his bodily faculties - and he has been endeavoring for I believe near fifteen years to establish what he thought to be a just claim to a Pension -
I am Sir with much respect
Your obedt Servt
Joseph Perry
Hon. J. S. Edwards

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John Peach of Newbury County of Orange & State of Ver- mont of the age of fifty three years do affirm and say that my father William Peach, formerly resided at Marblehead in the State of Massachusetts, and that he removed from thence to Newbury in the month of Nov- ember 1790. I have a distinct recollection of illumi- nations at Marblehead on the news of the peace at the close of the American War in 1782 and well recollect of going to the forts at Marblehead with said William during my childhood a great number of times. He used frequently to take me with him to the forts and show me where he was stationed and did duty during the war - tho' I can- not distinctly recollect of his being stationed or serving there I have from my earliest recollection been used to hear him relate that he served in the Revolutionary Army during the whole of the war - that he was stationed at the forts at Marblehead and employed in guarding the publick stores and forts and private property of the town - and also the harbor and shores against the incursions from the British ship- ping - He has also often related to me the circumstances of his marching as on a march to  the  forts from the forts to Rhode Island and joining an army which he thought amounted to as much as sixteen thousand men under General Sullivan and that the soldiers crossed over to the Island in a bridge of boats in plain sight of the British Army - that he with others was dispatched in the night in a boat across the water for bread - that the boat was fired upon by the British & a number of the balls were found lodged in the bread - I have no doubt but that said William served during the war the whole time - and such appear to be the general belief of his family and the few neighbors here who were acquainted with him before and since he removed from Marblehead to this place - He has long since been very infirm and has not been back to Marblehead more than once for more than thirty years and as I believe was not able to procure the testimony of those who remembered him in the service on a former application for a pension - His memory as respects dates and particular facts and circumstances has been failing for many years and is now very much impaired or gone - I have often heard said William state his service in Captain John Rugg's Captain Hiltons Company & in Capt Wm Hoopers Company and Colo. Gerrys Regiment and in Colo. or General Jonathan Grovers Regiment and have no doubt but that he did so serve during the whole of the War of the Revolution John Peach

State of Vermont
County of Orange ss. At Newbury in the said County of Orange this 27 th day of July A.D. 1832 the foregoing affidavit of John Pease was sworn to and subscribed before me - And I certify that the Refuta- tion of said John Pease for truth & veracity is Good
Joseph Berry Justice Peace

I Nancy Mesevey of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of the age of Sixty two years as aforesaid say that I have been well acquainted with Mr. William Peach of Newbury for about forty five years past - I lived within half a mile of him & knew him well before he removed from Marblehead to Newbury - about forty years ago - and I moved from Marblehead to Newbury about thirty three years ago and have lived a next door neighbor to said William ever since - I have heard said William often relate the incidents & circumstances which he said took place when he was a soldier in the American Army as well before he left Marblehead as since I came to Newbury - I have heard him state that he served as a soldier in the forts and about the town and harbor at Marblehead during the whole of the revolutionary war - except that he marched with the company to which he belonged at Marblehead - intending to join the army at the battle of Bunker hill - but did not arrive in season and was ordered back to the fort at Marblehead - And also that he marched to Rhode Island for the purpose of joining Genl. Sullivan's Army - that he passed over the water from the main land to the Island on a bridge of boats, that he thought the American Army there was as much as Sixteen thousand strong - that he went in a boat after bread for the Army & the boat was fired upon by the British and the balls lodged in the boat's bread - I well remember when the soldiers were stationed at the forts at Marblehead and of their doing duty there tho' I do not recollect any any one in particular - I used to be acquainted with Capt John Merritt, Capt Francis Felton and Capt. Mr. Hooper - General or Colo Jonathan Glover and Colonel Elbridge Gerry - at Marblehead - and often heard it talked that they were officers in the service of the country during the Revolution - and have often heard said Peach state that he served under them in the war - And I believe and have no doubt but that said Peach served his country faithfully as a soldier during the whole of the war -
Nancy Mesevey
State of Vermont County of Orange ss - At Newbury in the said County of Orange this 27 th day of July AD 1832 the foregoing affidavit of Nancy Mesevey was sworn to and subscribed before me - and I certify that the reputation of Nancy Mesevey for truth & veracity is perfectly good.
Joseph Berry Justice Peace

Wm Peck Application to 3915
Return to be made to Joseph Berry Esq. Newbury Range County Vermont agent for Applicant

I William Burroughs of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of the age of fifty five years do depose and say that that I have been well acquainted for more than forty years with William Pease of Newbury of that time lived a near neighbor to him - I have often during that time heard his relation of his services as soldier during the Revolutionary war and have no doubt but that he served his country in that capacity during the whole war - and such is the general belief in this place and I have heard no doubt of the facts expected upon the subject - His relation has ever been that he served in Capt John Morris Company and in Captain John Rude and Captain Francis Tilton and Capt Wm Hooper Companies and was stationed at the Port at Marblehead, but that he marched to join the army at the battle at Bunker Hill and also the army at Rhode Island under General Sullivan - He is and has for a long time been insane and his mental faculties are much impaired though he gives an interesting relation of the principal events of his service at this time - and I have often heard the same relation from him while his faculties were good Wm Burroughs
State of Vermont County of Orange ss. At Newbury in the said County of Orange this 27 th day of July AD 1832 the foregoing affidavit of Deacon William Burroughs was sworn to and subscribed before me - and I certify that I am and have been for several years acquainted with Deacon Burroughs and know his reputation for truth & veracity to be perfectly good
Joseph Berry Justice of the Peace

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the questions prescribed by the 100th department, hearing the depositions of John Peak, William Burroughs & Nancy Murray hereunto annexed, that the said William Peak claimant above named was a revolutionary soldier as he states The Court certifies that Clark Perry who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in said Newby & Joseph Berry who has signed the same is also a resident of said Newby & is a credible person & their statement is in- titled to credit. And the Court further certifies that Joseph Berry is the only whom the annexed depositions of John Peak Wm Burroughs & Nancy Murray was taken. He was in severals on the day of taking the same a justice of the Peace for said Ranges County & his signature thereto is genuine. I Simon Short Clerk or Register of the said Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of William Peak for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 2 nd day of August A D 1832 Simon Short Clk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Mar. 21 , 192 1
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Wm Pease a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1 - July 15, 1775 6 mos. Pvt. Frances Tilton Wm Hooper   3 - Mar 1, 1776 1 yr Pvt. Jno. Merrill Johannott Mass.   2 - Mar 1, 1776 10 mos. " Edward Fittipace ✓   4 - 1778 2 mos " ✓ Wm R. Lee   ✓ to end of War " Jno. Reed Theo. Gerry  
Battles engaged in, Sullivan's Exp. in R. I.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Marblehead, Essex Co., Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 2, 1828 cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Newbury, Orange Co., Va.
Age at date of application, 6 apl. 1748 in Marblehead, Mass.
Remarks: In 1834 his wife is referred to, name not stated.
Son John was 53 yrs old in 1832.
Respectfully,
Corrected by Act April 24, 1922
Commissioner.

19030 INVALID.
File No. 19030 William Pease Rev Rev War
Act: June 7" 89
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 294
[Arrangement of 1870.]
mony Sept. 13/87 Mrs. H. M. Scarell, Ind.
1921, Mar. 31 Hirt to Mrs. R. M. Ripley — En.
1922 Apr. 24. Hirt to Mrs. M. E. Latta, ad.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Novem r 20 th 1833.
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 William Peach, as a private, is found on an Account of Men's Wages, under the Command of Capt. William Hooper, where he is allowed from July 15 th to December 31 st 1775, Six Months m. do 6 = 0 William Peach's name is borne on a list of the Company, in Marblehead, under the Command of Capt. Edward Fethiplace, where he is allowed E.P.M. from March 1 st 1776. to Jan y 1 st 1777, ten Months. 10 = 0
William Peach claims for further services at Marblehead and Rhode Island for during the War. After Jan y 1777, his name is not found in this Office on the rolls, except those above mentioned.
A Return of Troops belonging to the State of Massachusetts Bay, under the Command of Major General Sullivan is found, dated Kennebec, August 25 th 1778, where it appears that a Company from Marblehead was then in Camp; - the Officers and Men's names, and the time they had served, is not stated. E.P.M. Edward D. Bangs. Leg

3915
Wm Peale
11 July 84
dead and
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Joseph Berry Esq Newbury Vt

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 24, 1833
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
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Mr William Roads

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
No such continental service at that stated in the declaration is under the authority of Massachusetts, evidence may probably be wanted.

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 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 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 [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.
known to the Department. If the claimant served as he states found in the rolls in the office of the Secretary of that Commonwealth

Quincy 39 Quincy St., Quincy, Mass., Aug. 19, 1899.
To The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me with the following information:
1) When a pension was granted to William Peach of Newbury, Vermont, a soldier from Mar- blehead, Mass., in the war of the revolution; 2) The dates and companies of his service; and 3) Any other details given in your records, concerning the case; par- ticularly, how long the pension was in force.
By so doing you will render a great favor to
Yours sincerely,
Robert W. Peach.

Man was here & exp this case and a copy of record made for him
Oct 6 '99

Rowell, Ind
Aug. 16-1897.
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:- I am anxious to become a member of the Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution. I wish to know if my Great Grandfather William Peach, has his name on the pension roll. He enlisted from Mass. and moved to Newbury, Vt. about 1790, from which place he must have drawn his pension. He and his wife both died there in 1839.
I am directed by the officers of the Indiana Society to make this inquiry of you. Very truly,
William H. Morey.

2627 John R St. ✓ One 2c stamp H.C. Detroit Mich.
Rev Mar 23-1922
U. S. Pension Office, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir.
I would like two copies (one for D.A.R. & one for S.A.R.) of the pension granted William Peach of Newbury, Vermont, for Revolutionary Service and the claim was allowed Sep 3-1834 if I am correct.
I would also like to know if any pensions were issued to Revolutionary soldiers by the name of Sharp. or Sharpe Thanking you, I remain,
Sincerely Mrs. M. E. Latta

Memorand. Wm Black add. evidence May 26. 1834
Hon. J. L. Edwards
(Vant agency) Commissions of Pensions Washington City
PAID

Newbury Vt. May 19. 1834
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir In the case of W m Peach I have procured the affidavit of Nathan Dawn & W m Hooper which I hope will be sufficient evidence of his identity - Should this be the case will you and please do me the favor to have his certificate for- warded as soon as may be with convenience as the other Pensioners in this vicinity have not yet drawn their money I may perhaps have a chance to send for Mr Peaches at the same time
I am Sir very respectfully
Yr obedt Servt
Joseph Berry

addl. evidence for Mr. Beach of
Vermont
W.C.B.
Hon J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington City Vermont agency

Newbury Vermont April 15 1834
Hon. J. S. Edwards
Sir - Agreeable to yours of the 24 th March to Mr Everett in relation to the pension of Mr W m Beach I send the Certificate of Mr Bangs. - It would confer a favor if you could on the receipt of this forward on the Certificate which you mention will be for 17 Mos & 15 days, as in that case there will be an opportunity for him to join with others in sending to Burlington for his money -
I am Sir respectfully Yr obedt Servt
Joseph Berry

Revolutionary claims Newbury Port Aug. 19-1828
13/4
The Hon a Richard Rush Secy of the Treasury Washington City

Newbury Verm t . Aug t 19. 1828
Sir
Inclosed I send the application of Mr. William Peabody for a pension - Please address to me - Post Office, "Newbury County of Orange, Vermont"
I am Sir your most obdt
Joseph Berry
The Hon a Richard Rush

1828 papers to be filed with ad owd
# 19030

Wm Plach - Mass. line -
Pot -
Vermont -
No Record Ref. in old Books - Surv. file no. 19,030.

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
16 Feb 1829.
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of William Peach under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Dept: Bounty land Office
The records of this office do not show that William Peach of the Mass a line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States.
Robert Taylor 18 Feb 1829

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, April 10 th 1834.
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 (but one) William Peach, is found on the lists of the Company, in Marblehead under the Command of Edward Fettiplace Esqr. where he is allowed from March 1 st 1776. to Jan y 1 st 1777. ten Months. ————— MD= 10= Edward D. Bangs. Secy

Can of - William Read
affidavit of John Prince

I John Prince of Marblehead in the County of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, esquire on Oath Testify and declare, that I have now in my possession an Original and Authentic Roll of all the persons who in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy five composed the Company of Militia Infantry commanded by William Hooper of said Marblehead; and that the name of William Peach then of said Town, but now of Newbury in the State of Vermont, is borne on said Roll as having entered said Company on the fifteenth day of July 1775. and having served therein until the tenth day of November of the same year, being three months and twenty five days. And I further Testify that the said Militia Company was stationed and did duty in Marblehead, and that said Peach was a private therein for the period above stated.
John Prince
State of Massachusetts.
Essex. ss. Marblehead. Jan y 29 th 1834.
Then Personally appeared before me, the above named John Prince esq r who is a credible witness to me well known, and made Oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed.
Nathaniel Bower
} Just e Peace for the County of Essex —

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. I John Prince clerk of all the judicial courts in said county hereby testify that Nathan Bowen Esq r is a justice of the Peace in said county and that his signature above written is genuine.
In Witness Whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of the court of Common Pleas at Salem this 29 th day of January A.D. 1834.
John Prince Clerk

We, Nathan Bowen and William Hooper both of Marblehead in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, on Oath depose, testify and say, that in the Revolutionary War we were well acquainted with William Peach then of said Marblehead and that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, no person of that name resided in said Marblehead from March the first seventeen hundred and seventy six to January first seventeen hundred and seventy seven, other than the William Peach who served as a private soldier in Capt d Edward Tethiplaces Company, or who might have been on the Roll of said Company at that time: and that the said William Peach afterward removed from Marblehead to Newbury, in the State of Vermont, and is now, as your deponants are well informed and believe, living at said Newbury in Vermont.
Nathan Bowen William Hooper
Essex S.S. Marblehead.
On this 8 th day of May AD 1834. Personally appeared the above named Nathan Bowen and William Hooper and made Oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by them subscribed. And I certify that they are credible Witnesses and to me well known.
before me. John N. Kimball

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex County S.S. Salem.
I John Prince Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and a Court of Record for said County, do hereby certify that John Prince esq. of Marblehead is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified, and that the within signature is his proper hand writing.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Official Seal this ninth day of May eighteen hun- dred and thirty four.
John Prince Jr. Clk.

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Aug 30. 1828
William Peach, of Newbury, in the County of Orange, in the State of Vermont, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Reed's company, in Col. Gerry's regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
Beyond the bounty, Adkins
Mr. Hughes will be pleased to state the term of this man's enlistment, if it appears on the Register of the Massachusetts line.
Feb. 19. 1829.
His name is not on the Register of the Massachusetts line.
20. Feby 1829
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 5. September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to [blank] in the [blank]
It further appears that William Peach is now on the pension list of [blank] any [blank] agency, and has been so since the 5. March 1826 at the rate of [blank] dollars per month.
The name of William Peach cannot be found among those of the Massachusetts line, to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued -
John Hagner And

William Peabody Secretary of State
Certificate
Mr Hooper's Affidavit
Subscribed

I William Hooper of Marblehead in the County of Essex State of Massachusetts on Oath testify and say that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and belonged (with other service) to a company of Volunteers commanded by Col William R Lee of said Marblehead, and that on the second day of August Seventeen hundred seventy eight I marched in said company from Marblehead to Providence, State of Rhode Island and on arrival there our company was ordered to proceed to Tiverton, by Water, without delay at which place we arrived about the sixth day of said August: and I well remember that at this time William Peach then of Marblehead (but now of Newbury in the State of Vermont) was one of the said company and marched in said company to Tiverton and on the arrival of our said company to the latter place he the said Peach was ordered to do duty in said company on board of the boats employed in transporting the American Troops from said Tiverton across the River to Rhode Island: I continued at said Tiverton fifteen days and was then duly discharged by the commanding officer on special business, and at the time I left Tiverton the said W m Peach was duly performing his duty as one of said company on board of the S d Boats; and from the best of my knowledge and belief the said William Peach continued in said service until the Expedition failed and the Siege was abandoned; the which service to the best of my knowledge, was for the time of two months.
William Hooper
State of Massachusetts.
Essex ss Marblehead Nov. 21 st 1833. Then personally appeared the above named William Hooper and made solemn oath, that the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed is the truth: and I further certify that the said William Hooper is a credible witness, and his testimony is entitled to credit.
Before me Nathan Bowen } Justice of the Peace for the county of Essex and a Notary Public only Commissioned

Rev S P 16 Church St. Adams, Jeff. Co. N. Y. Pension Office Washington, D. C.
Please send me The record of service of William Beach, who was a Revolutionary soldier. His pension claim was allowed Sept. 3rd. 1834, I believe, while a resident of Vermont,

in the town of Newbury. He was born in Marblehead Mass. 1748, and had a pension for Revolutionary services.
Very truly yours.
Mrs. R. W. Ripley.
16 Church St.
Adams, Jeff. Co. N. Y.

Upon Peace, Amended Declaration
William Lloyd

State of Vermont
County of Orange ss - Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orange and State of Vermont - William Peach of Newbury in the said County of Orange 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 the year six months I served as a private soldier in Capt. William Hoopes company in the year 1775 - For ten months I served as a private soldier in Captain Edward Phillips company in the year 1777 For two months I served as a private soldier in Captain company in a Regiment of Volunteers commanded by Colo. William R Lee under whom I marched to Rhode Island - and for which service I claim a pension
William Peach
Orange County ss - The foregoing declaration Subscribed & sworn to this 6 th day December AD 1833
Before me Joseph Perry Justice of the Peace