Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30584, for John Meriam, Massachusetts

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Meriam, John
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15560 Massachusetts John Meriam of Wester in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Williams of the Regt commanded by Col Sprout in the Mass line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of June 1833 and sent Hon J.A. Kendall  Leominster Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33  $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept.  20.00 $60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 20 Page 53 .

John Meriam son of John Meriam & Mary his wife born December 9th 1761.
A true copy of record.
Attest Nahum Thompson Town Clerk of Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

He was born on the 9th of December 1761 and there is a record of his birth on the books of said town of Sutherland made before the division of said town. He returned home immediately after obtaining his discharge and arrived at said East Sutherland (he thinks) about the first of March 1781. He recollects of no one, who served in Capt Williams Company with him, who is now living. He knows of no documentary evidence, of his services other than, the Records of this Commonwealth, & the Record of said East Sutherland, a copy of both of which are hereto annexed and the recollections of the people of the town of East Sutherland, that he went into the army of the Revolution, and was gone parts of the years, 1780 & 1781. He removed from said East Sutherland to Lincoln about twenty years from his return from the army. Thence to Concord both in said County of Middlesex - Thence to Bedford in the County of Norfolk - Thence to Mendon in said County of Worcester - Thence to said Dedbridge, where he has resided for the last fifteen years -
John Meriam

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this sixth day of March in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate for the County of now sitting John Merram a resident of Worbridge in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventyone 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted into the Service of the United States from the town of East Sutherland in the County of Middlesex in this Commonwealth, where he then resided, in the month of July A.D. seventeen hundred and eighty - That he enlisted, at the request of a committee chosen by said East Sutherland to raise the quota of men required of that town by the State for the term of six months, to reinforce the Continental Army. That he left home to join the Army in the latter part of said July - He with twelve others from said East Sutherland were mustered first at Concord in said County of Middlesex, many others from different parts of the Commonwealth - And then he went to Springfield in this State and passed under the inspection of H. General Master Master, and then the last of said July or the first of August men enough had arrived at said Springfield to form a full company, he then was joined a company, & was marched to a place called Dobs Pond in the State of New Jersey where he joined the Continental Army - He (Merram) was then put into the company of Capt Williams. Joseph Smith was another company officer, in the Eighth Regiment commanded by Col Shroyer, (he thinks) in the Brigade of Gen. Nixon and in the Division of Major Gen. Putnam. He was in the Army at the time of the desertion of Gen. Arnold. He witnessed the execution of Andre, and after marching in different parts of the County went to West Point, in December (he thinks) to Winter Quarters, where he remained till the eighth of February A.D. 1781, when the six months, the term for which he had enlisted expired - He then applied to Gen. Putnam for a discharge who refused to give him one for a few days saying that he must wait for his winter discharge, which is wont to be given with the army. In a few days after he gave a discharge which is lost - He was born in Sutherland in that part of it which was set off as a town by the name of East Sutherland A.D. 1730
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 day and year aforesaid.
Before Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester  John Merram

We Osgood Foss and John W. Baker a Clergyman residing in the Town of Upton and hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Merriam who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Nathl Faine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester.
Osgood Foss John W. Baker
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Osgood Foss who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman , resident in the Town of Upton and that M c W. Baker who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Town
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl Faine Judge of Probate For the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Reg d , 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 John Merriam for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this Sixth day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three
Theoph s Wheeler Reg d of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
John Merriam 2647

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Jno Merriam Mass.
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Hon J. G. Kendall Leominster 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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Merriam Worcester County 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.     Enlisted 1780 6 priv Capt Williams Col Sprout Gen. M'Gowan 21 years Worcester County Mass Documentary Evidence  
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) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

30 584 Revg INVALID.
File No. 30,584
John Meriam His Rev par
Act: June 7 th 89"
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1893 Aug 23 Hist to Mr. Willis Fitchburg Mass

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 Edward Mellen Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
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.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this twelfth day of February A. D. 1833, 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

Jacob Reeves of East Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire, and in my seventy first year, write and say that I well remember, that John Merriam, then called by the name of John Merriam Jr. enlisted into the army at or near July A.D. 1780 for the term of six months and was one of the men, called the six months men, in the records of the records hereto annexed. I was intimately acquainted with said Merriam, he living near my father's residence, with whom then resided. I well recollect the time when he left this place to join the army, and well remember when he returned, as I called on him immediately after his return from the army to this place, and from my distinct recollection the circumstances. I have no doubt that said John Merriam served the full term of six months from July A.D. 1780. in the Continental Army. Said John Merriam is still living, and now resides in the town of Uxbridge in the county of Worcester in this Commonwealth, I have seen him within a few months. At the time of said Merriam's enlistment as aforesaid, he resided in this town, and continued to reside in this town for several years after his return from the army as above mentioned. He (said Merriam) has since his removal from this town resided in the town of Concord in this county and in the town of Sedgwick in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth aforesaid, and I believe in other towns besides Uxbridge his present residence, but I do not recollect the towns

except as I have mentioned above. I recollect that said Meriam spoke of his having served in the army at or near West Point, I do not remember that he was ever in any battle. said Meriam was a Carpenter. He often mentioned that he was in the army at the time of the desertion of Arnold, and of the privations endured by himself and the whole army at that time.
Jacob Reeves.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. February 7 th . 1833. Then personally appeared the above named Jacob Reeves and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. Before me - Edward Chell Justice of the Peace.
Middlesex ss. I hereby certify that the above mentioned Jacob Reeves Esq. who has signed the foregoing deposition is a man of the most strict truth and veracity. February 7 th . 1833. Edward Chell Justice of the Peace.

The Second Article of a Warrant for calling a Town Meeting in the Town of East Sudbury on the Sixteenth day of June A D 1780 is as follows.
To wit if the Town will do anything to encourage the raising their Quota of Men granted by the General Court at their present Session to reinforce the Continental Army by choosing a Committee to hire said Men or Acts in any other way in said Affairs as the Town shall think proper when Met.
The Town being Met at the above mentioned Time proceeded as follows Chose for a Committee and empowered them to hire their Quota of Men to reinforce the Continental Army for Six Months and to lay their accounts before the town for payment and chose Capt John Vose and thirteen others for their Committee and after several Adjournments of said Meeting Met according to the last Adjournment on the twenty eighth day of said June and proceeded and granted the sum of Fifty Thousand pounds to pay the said Men hired by their Committee to reinforce the Continental Army and ordered the Assessors to make the said grants into a Rate forthwith.
The foregoing are extracts from the Book of Records for the town of East Sudbury
Attest Jacob Reeves Town Clerk.
East Sudbury Feby 8 th 1833
Witnesseth. February 8 th 1833. I hereby certify that the above named Jacob Reeves, who has signed the foregoing extracts, is town clerk for the present year of the said town of East Sudbury, and is the same person who signed the foregoing deposition.
Edward Miller Justice of the Peace.

I Samuel Russell of East Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and common- wealth of Massachusetts, attest  depose and in the seventieth year, depose and say that I well remember John Meriam a carpen- ter by trade, and that said Meriam, then called by the name of John Meriam Jr. enlisted into the continental army at or near the summer of 1780, for what term he enlisted I do not rec- ollect, I have no doubt that said Meriam enlisted for four or six months, but am not positive for which of said terms he enlisted. I well remember that he went into the army and distinctly recollect of seeing him imme- diately after his return from the army to this place. Said Meriam and I were intimately ac- quainted, and I have no doubt that he then served the full term for which he enlisted. Said Meriam resided in this town for quite a number of years after his return from the army as above mentioned. Said Meriam now lives as I understand in Uxbridge in the county of Worcester and commonwealth aforesaid. Since he left this town he has resided in Dedham in the county of Nor- folk and commonwealth aforesaid, and in Concord in this county, said I believe in Watertown in this county, but I am not positive; In what other places if any he has resided I know not. At what place or places he did service I do not know. He is somewhat older than I am. This town formed a part of the town of Sudbury in this county until the year of A.D. 1780, in which year this town (East Sudbury) was set off from said Sudbury, assuming its pres- ent name. Said Meriam resided

at the time of his enlistment as aforesaid was about one half a mile from the residence of my Uncle, with whom I then resided, resided and at the very place where I now reside. And farther your deponent saith not. Samuel Brupell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Chiddlessex ss. February the 8 th A. D. 1833.
Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Brupell, who signed the foregoing deposition, and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition is true.
Before me Edward Mellen Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Chiddlessex ss. Feb. 8 th 1833. I further certify that the abovenmentioned Samuel Brupell is a man of strict truth and veracity
Edward Mellen Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Feby 12 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 John Meriam's name is found on a Pay-Roll of the Six Months men, who served for the Town of East-Ludbury, at West Point, in the 5 th Regiment. — He marched August 8 th , — and was discharged February 8 th , 1781, — and is allowed six Months' service.
Edward D. Bangs, Secy

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189___
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Merriam , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 17 80 6 mos priv Williams Sprout Mass  
Battles engaged in, None mentioned. Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Sudbury Date of application for pension, March 6, 1833 Residence at date of application, Uxbridge Mass Age at date of application, Born Dec 9 1761 Remarks: His pension allowed
Very respectfully,
Wm M Willis Com M g E R Campbell Bureau of Pensions.
Commissioner.
Born in Sudbury Mass. East Sudbury } Middlesex Co. Lincoln } Concord } Dedham - Norfolk Co. Mendon } Worcester Co. Uxbridge }