Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,022, for Henry March, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
March Henry
S. 11022
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10869 New Hampshire Henry March of Manchester in the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Nottingham of the 2d Regt commanded by Col Patridge in the N.H. Comp time for 5 mos & 25 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 22 Dollars 56 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of May 1833 and sent $1000- -Mill Johnathan H. March Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $45.12 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st Sept " 11.28 56.40
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Goddard Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 Page 102

Henry March N Hampshire
Pmk 6 1/2 23 May
Ar
22 1/2
P 609 10 11 Gilmanton N H

BRIEF in the case of  Henry March N.H.  61 of Strafford  in the State of  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? of our court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 81  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     1 th June In 1798 enlisted per Roll of service 6 23 private Capt Worthing Col Peabody Gen. Sullivan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? none  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached agreeably to the regulations, the witness is not certified as credible 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Henry Marsh
22/40

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. At a Court of Probate held County of Stratford } at Gilmanton in said County
On this 10 th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court aforesaid , now sitting, Henry March a resident of Alton in the County of Stratford and State of N. H. aged 81 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated I enlisted about the first of June 1778 under Capt Joseph Worthington & John Durbin Col. Stephen Peabody to go to Providence Rhode Island for the term of six Months and served my time out and was discharged the first of January 1779. having served the full six Months Gen. John Sullivan was the commanding Gen. I have no documentary evidence whatever nor no other evidence than the Affidavits herein to be found I was then in the Town of Portsmouth N.H. in year 1750 I have no other record than the family record I had no written discharge
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,
Sworn to and subscribed, the 10 th day of Sept 1832 in court  Henry March
We, Hazekiah Burrell residing in Alton and a Clergyman and John O'Keorne residing in Alton hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry March , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 81 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 10 th day of Sept 1832 in court  Hazekiah Burrell John O'Keorne Henry March
And the said Court do hereby declare their its 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 certifies, that it appears to them that H. D. Burrell who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the Alton and that John O'Keorne , who has also signed the same is a resident in the Alton and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel Colthins on Judge of Probate I James Bartlett Reg Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Henry March for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 10 th day of September AD 1832
James Bartlett Reg

Rev. March
11.022 INVALID.
File No. 11.022
Henry March Dis. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. A , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Henry March which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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.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 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 shewn 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.
*QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
*QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

I Ephraim Roberts of Alton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire depose & say that I am well acquainted with Henry March of said Alton now present and am well knowing to his enlisting into the service & serving as he has stated at Rhode Island
Sept 10 th / 1832 Eph m Roberts
Sworn to in open court before me Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate