Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6115, for John Sweetser, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Sweetser, John
No 6115
Rebecca
B.L.Wt. 18007-160-55
CONTENTS

132.635 { Act. Mar. 31 May 14th / 55
Switzer Rebecca Switzer wid John Sweetser P.M.
Capt. Mapi; Mil; Col. John Revolutionary war Widow has been pensioned June. 1832.
Act. Mar. 7 / 56 map left Boston.
Mr Franklin Hall Boston Mass.
Vol 82, page 162

74 Moolen
15.8.26
Massachusetts John Sweet
of Middlesex Co in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wallon of the Regt: commanded by Col. Bridge in the Mass s Line for 2 Mos 19 d.
State of Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 75 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of July 1833 and sent to Joshua Prescott Reading
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $150.84 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept — 37.71 $188.55
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 79

694 Massachusetts
Rebecca Sweetser widow of John Sweetser Esq. who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 75 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
32 February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of June 1853 and sent to
Franklin Hall Boston Massa
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 22, 1848, Page 45 Vol. A
1832

John Sweetser
26.004
Nov 22. 19 days
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Joshua Prouty E.
Reading
Mass
John Weston

BRIEF in the case of John Sweetser  County of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 11  3. How old is he? 72.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.   Years, Months, Days.     Sub. In 1776 1 st Sept r — 3 — private. Capt. Wallon, Col. Bridge   " 1777 or 78 — 3 — do. none mentioned   " 1778 April — 6 — do. Capt. S. Hewas, Col. Garish   Enlisted 1779 Autumn Summer about 2 16 — do. Capt. Richardson, Col. Garish   " 1779 — 3 3 do. Capt. Sargent, Col. Gator  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Middlesex Cty. Mass. 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional, & Documentary & Witnesses.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
4:  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. months.    - 1780 Summer  6  private  Capt. Bell or Crafts, Col. Bourbon.    J. Waugh Examining Clerk. Feb. 13. 1833.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ss.
On this Sept 12 day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE SAMUEL P. P. FAY, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Isaac Luce , a resident of South Reading , in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, aged 72 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: For at in August or next as he can recollect in 1776, he engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in Malden in the County of Middlesex and as a substitute for the  was in  the  went to New York and joined the Company commanded by Capt. Walton, in said New York, and retreated from day to day till he came to White Plains and was there in the Battle in October 1776, and after the Battle took that place, he retreated from place to place through which he then went he does not remember) and he remained in said Company and served till his time was out, and then was discharged. He further declares that in the fall of 1777 or winter of 1778 he engaged as a substitute for the  up for the term of three months in a company the name of the Capt. of which he cannot now recollect nor that of his Colonel, but he says he was stationed at Fort the in the bridge, and was employed in guarding the British troops during the said term of three months, and when his time was out he was discharged, for this last service he knows of no person now living who can testify to his services.
He further declares That soon after the service last above mentioned in the Spring, in April 1778 he thinks he engaged again in said Malden for six months in the Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Hemen in Col. Gerrish Regiment. Stationed at the hill, and was employed on guard during the whole of said six months and then was discharged.
He further declares That in latter part of the summer or first of autumn in the fall 1779, that he enlisted into the Company commanded by Capt. Richardson in Col. Gerrish's Regiment for three months and went to Albany, and there performed duty till we were regularly discharged, the term of service according to his impressions was about two months.
He says that in 1779 he engaged for the three months, in the Company commanded by Capt. Sergeant in Col. Gales Regiment, and stationed in Dorchester, and soon after his arrival at Dorchester he was taken out and employed in guarding stores in Roxbury and his time was out.
3 mos see Jacob Pratt Dept Silas Lee Rev
3 no evidence confused for 1778 set.
see Secretary of State's Dept see also Joseph Bachelier Dept
see certificate of Secretary of War 16 days
3 see certificate of Secretary of War 16 days see also Ebenezer Smith Dept set.

He further declares, that in the summer of 1780 he engaged under Col. Burbank, Capt. Bell or Crafts and was engaged at Boston and was employed in erecting fortifications on raid Island during said term of six months and was then discharged but has no living evidence of this, that he confined.  He further declares that he was born in Malden in said County of Middlesex on the 7 th day of January 1760. he does not know whether he has any record of his age anywhere, nor unless in Malden; that he lived in Malden when called into service, that he lived since the Revolutionary war a while in Lynn on that part now incorporated into a town by the name of Saugus in the County of Essex and since or after that time he has lived in the South parish in Reading, which has been incorporated into a town by the name of South Reading, and now lives there, that he was called into service as above stated, and served as above stated making in all the term of near two years. The names of some of his regular officers who were with the troops under which he served and such continental and Militia Regiments as he can recollect and the general circumstances of his service as above stated. Never had any written discharge. John Horton & Reuben Emerson both of South Reading can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. The whole amount of his three months services he says is twenty three months as above stated.  Whole time 23 months above stated
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.
John Sweetser
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J. P. P. Pay
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, Reuben Emerson a clergyman, residing in South Reading aforesaid, and John Horton Esquire, a magistrate, residing in South Reading aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Sweetser who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 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.
John Horton
Reuben Emerson
Subscribed and sworn to before
J. P. P. Pay  W. B. Wood

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Reuben Emerson who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in South Reading and that the said John Hart who also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at South Reading and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. Fiske  John Hart
I, Isaac Fiske , Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Sweetser for a pension.
I also certify that Charles Lewis & Joshua Prescott whose own proper signatures are set to the deposition of Jacob Boott & Elhanan Smith hereunto annexed are justices of the Peace within said County of Middlesex.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15th day of September A. D. 1832. Isaac Fiske

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Novem r 21 1832.
* 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 Sweetser has served under the
following Officers viz Term of Service, & extra days allowed for mileage.
   Captains Colonels when Enlisted Rolls Ended Service Claimed On Rolls found Rolls not found Station'd     Walton 1776 last of Aug } Substitute in Septm } for Jacob Pratt 3 m days 3 { In the Battle at White Plains   Not recollected D o . Substitute for Upham in the fall of 3 3 { at Fort N o Cambridge   Genl. Huse Gerish. 1778. July 13. Dec 14. 6 5. 3 27 { Winter Hill & Cambridge   Sargent Genl. Gales. 1779 Feb y 3 May 7 3 3. 3 { in Feb y Boston   Richardson Gerish 1779 Oct o 18. Nov r 22 2 1. 16 14 { Albany N.Y.   Bellabre Derbeck 1780. Summer. 6 0 { Castle Wm   23 m 9. 22 13. 11  
Amount while service found on Rolls is Nine Months & 22 days 13. 8
Edward D. Bangs Secy.

Jacob Pratt of Malden in the county of Middle- sex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. being seventy eight years of age testify that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six I was drafted a soldier in the Massachusetts Militia to serve for the term of three months. I procured John Sweetser then of Malden to serve as a substitute for me during said term, and paid him for performing said service, after his return, as the conditions on which he was to receive his pay, was that he was to perform the duty. — I always understood that said Sweetser went to White Plains and performed his duty as a good soldier. The said Sweetser who I employed as a substitute to perform said service, is the same person applying to me this day to state the facts in re- lation to the same. Jacob Pratt
Middlesex ss. Sept. 4 th 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Jacob Pratt and made oath to the truth of the deposition by him above subscribed
Before me Charles Lewis Jr. - Pease
I also certify that the above named Pratt is a person of credibility Charles Lewis

This affidavit was made before me this day personally appeared Theophilus Bachelier and to the best of my knowledge and belief the facts stated are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. G. C. Stickney Esq. Pres.
Essex ss. I Theophilus Bachelier of Lynn. Gentleman on oath declare and say that I was Lieutenant in Capt Hufi's Company of Guards at Winter Hill near Boston. in the Revolutionary War
That John Sweetser of South Reading in the County of Middlesex state of Massachusetts was a soldier of the Revolution in the Militia in the service of the United States and served with me at Winter Hill aforesaid in Capt Samuel Hufi's company in Col. Jacob Gannick's Regiment of Guards and that his name is borne upon the Muster Roll of said Company kept by me, dated 2 Nov. 1778 being at that time Sergeant Major in said Regiment. That I was myself in that service at said place for the space of fourteen months or thereabouts but that I do not recollect how long said Sweetser was there, nor any other circumstances connected with the fact of his service, than as above stated
Theophilus Bachelier
Essex ss. Lynn 11. Aug 1832 Then personally appeared Theophilus Bachelier and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed. Before me G. C. Stickney Esq. Pres.

I Ebenezer Smith formerly of Reading in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts but now belonging to Londonderry in the County of Windham and State of Vermont do depose and say that I enlisted in said Reading as a private in the forefront of January A.D. 1779, if my memory serves me right as to the time, in the horse battery commanded by Capt. Sargent. (The name of the commander of the Regiment I do not now recollect, and we were ordered soon after to Dorchester near Boston, Massachusetts, and there remained two or three weeks as near as I can recollect guarding public stores and were then ordered to Roxbury adjoining said Dorchester and there did duty till the time for which I enlisted (which was three months) expired. At which time I was well acquainted with John Sweeten then living in the same Reading, but now living in South Reading which was formerly set off from said Reading as a Town by the name of South Reading, who was in the same com- pany with me and did duty with me during the whole of the same term of three months  August 15. A.D. 1815      Ebenezer Smith
State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss On this fifteenth day of August A.D. 1815 personally appeared Ebenezer Smith a credible witness and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed was true before me Joshua Nutcott Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 11 1853.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation S. P. P. Fay was Judge of Probate, and W m H. Willis was a justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex — and Luke Bigelow was a justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester, in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their 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. W. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Massachusetts, } ss. Middlesex County, } ss.
On this Thirtieth day of March A.D. 1853, personally appeared before the subscri- ber, Judge of Probate within and for said County, Rebecca Sweetser, a resident of South Reading in said County, aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed on the 3 rd day of February, 1853:-
That she is the widow of John Sweetser, who was a prisoner of the United States under the Law of June 7, 1822, at the rate of $15.42 per annum, on account of his services in the war of the Revolution & was paid at the Boston Agency. For proof of his services she refers to the evidence on file at the Pension Office, upon which said Pension was granted.
She further declares that she was married to said John Sweetser on the fourteenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and seventeen, & not before; that her husband the aforesaid John Sweetser died in the twenty fifth day of May, eighteen hundred and forty seven, & that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more

fully appear by reference to the proofs hereto annexed. She further declares that she has never before made application for a pension, and that she has appointed Franklin Hall, of Boston her true and lawful attorney to prosecute her claim under the within named act.
Rebecca Sweetser
I sworn to, subscribed & acknowledged the day & year first above written, I further certify that the above named Rebecca Sweetser was not able to appear in open court, on account of bodily infirmities, & that I have no interest in her claim to a pension & am not concerned in its prosecution. That the above declaration was subscribed & sworn to by said Rebecca Sweetser at her dwelling-house in South Reading, before me on the said thirtieth day of March 1853.
J. P. P. Day judge of Prob. for said County of Middlesex

State of Massachusetts, County of Middlesex & Town of South Reading.
This certifies that the following record of death is from the register of Deaths in South Reading in 1847: "John Sweetser died in South Reading, May twenty fifth Eighteen Hundred & forty seven. Aged Eighty Seven years and five Months, attested by Lilly Eaton. Dea Town Clerk."
I Edward Mansfield, on oath depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk in the Probate Court & State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the record of deaths in said Town with the exception of the date which is ex- pressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows, "May 25 th 1847". I further testify & say that I am well acquainted with Rebecca Sweetser the within applicant for a pension. That she was the wife and is now the widow of John Sweetser who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the U. States, and died on the 25 th day of May, 1847 as shown by the record of which the above is a copy, & has not intermarried since the decease of said John Sweetser.
Edward Mansfield. Town Clerk, Middlesex Co. April 8 th 1853. Sworn to & subscribed before me & I certify that I have no interest in the claim of Rebecca Sweetser to a pension & am not concerned in its prosecution.
Wm H. Willis
Justice of the Peace

Copy of a Record of Marriage, as found recorded in the Records of the Town of Lancaster, in the County of Worcester, & State of Massachusetts. "Eighteen hundred and Seventeen, Octo. Fourteenth. Mr. John Sweetser, of South Reading, to Miss Re- becca Hawks, of Lancaster." The above marriage was certified by "Rev. Nathaniel Thayer, Minister of Lancaster." I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town of Lancaster, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures, as follows, viz- "1817. Octo. 14."
John G. Thurston, Town clerk I, John G. Thurston, above named, on oath depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk of said Town of Lancaster, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town, with the excep- tion above named, as certified by me John G. Thurston { Town clerk of Lancaster.
Worcester p. March 5 th 1853.
Sworn to & subscribed before me. I further certify that I have no interest in the claim of Rebecca Sweetser, of South Reading, to a pension, & am not concerned in its prosecution.
Leah Bigelow, Justice of the Peace.

S 18.007 W
S Newbury

April 13 th 1853
No 4907 App d of Rebecca
Sweetser widow of
John Middlesex Co.
Mass:
15826
Feb 3 rd Delay: 1853 $75. \frac{42}{100} per annum Commencing Feb. 3 rd 1853 Rev:
Franklin Hall Boston Mass:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

Enclosed are maps.
Robert L. D.

Per WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6115
Rebecca Sweetson
Wid.
John Sweetson
Port. Rev. War
Act: 1832
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 257
[Arrangement of 1870.]

132.635-
India by Francis Hall. 39 State St. Boston. Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 11. 1855.
3  Hereby  Certify , That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
Lilley Eaton was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex.
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.

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, COUNTY OF Middlesex. } ss.
On this Seventh day of May  April one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Rebecca Swetson aged 87 years, a resident of S. Reading in the County and State aforesaid, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Swetson who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of at least fourteen days, and was honorably discharged from said service; for proof of which facts, she refers to the evidence on file in the Pension Office, upon which a Pension was granted her said husband under the Act of June 7, 1832.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Swetson on the fourteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and Twenty ; that her name, before her said marriage, was Rebecca Hawks ; that her said husband died on the twenty sixth day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty seven at S. Reading and that she is still a widow; and for proof thereof she refers to the evidence on file with her application for a pension under the 2 o Section of the Act of February 3, 1855 Her Pension Certificate is dated the thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
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 has appointed Franklin Hall, of Boston, her true and lawful attorney for her and in her name to prosecute her claim.
SIGNED AND SEALED IN PRESENCE OF
TWO WITNESSES.
Dana Blagden Hiram Smeather
Rebecca Swetson

AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES.
WE, Dana Clapes and Hiram Sweetser residents of S. Reading in the County and State aforesaid, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the above named Rebecca Sweetser 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.
We further declare that we were well acquainted with the said John Sweetser and Rebecca Sweetser his wife (now his widow) during the life time of the former, and knew them to live together as husband and wife and to have been so generally reputed. That her said husband, the said John Sweetser died at S. Reading on or about the twenty sixth day of May in 1847, and that she is still a widow, and that they  we have no interest in this claim.
Dana Clapes
Hiram Sweetser
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed 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.
Gilley Eaton
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

Boston Apr. 11 th 1853.
Sir,
Enclosed herewith I send the application of Rebecca Sweetser, widow of John Sweetser, dec d , formerly a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $75.42 per annum under the Law of June 7, 1832, for a pension under the 2 d Section of the Act of Feb. 3 d 1853.
I am, Sir, most respectfully Your obed t Serv t Franklin Hall.
Soren P. Waldo, Esq., Comm r of Pensions, Washington, D.C.,

Brief in the case of Rebecca Sweetser, Widow of John, Middlesex County and State of Massachusetts, act 3 rd February, 1853,
Claim, ("original," or "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.
Marriage proved by record evidence & parole proof. Certificate to be filed.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Franklin Hall Esq., Boston. Mass. Name and residence of Agent
E. H. Bryant, Examining Clerk.

Reading January 22 d A. 1833
Hon Lewis Cass. Secretary at War
I send you here with the applications of James Hill, John Sweetser, and David Gould for Pensions under the act of Congress of June 7 th A. 1832.
In the case of David Gould, for his services in what is called the eight months, I have been able to procure the Deposition of Elijah Lake who served in the same company during the same time under Col. Jonas Richardson at Cambridge from April 19 th to 1775 to Jany 1 st 1776. and was with him in the battle of Bunkerhill. I was also informed correctly that Job Miller of Woburn was in the service with him for the term of eleven months. Who by the way I believe has applied for a pension as Mr Gould being 80 years old and blind and having nobody to assist him, and his memory much impaired he desired me to get what evidence I could for him. and soon after I had heard of Mr Millers, and to what he could testify, I went to get his testimony — but he was no more. — he was dead and I have been unable to get any more testimony in the case. But I have no doubt of the truth of his declaration, J Mr Hill and Sweetser tell me also that they have got all the evidence which they at present know of and can procure. If I have any thing further should be waiting please let me

know what and if it can be obtained I will see if sent to you. But so long is the time since they were in service and so many of them have gone to that place, where no traveller returns, and so aged and for fit full as many of them, that it is extremely difficult to find evidence in many cases, in which 10 years ago, abundant proof might have been obtained. On this account, if the strictest rules are to be applied for evidence I am satisfied that many a poor meritorious soldier must remain unpaid what is strictly in equity due him.
In regard to those I have heretofore sent you as well as those I now send you I can say it from the most thorough conviction that not one has meant to deceive, possibly some may have in some cases mistated the length of their service or mistaken the exact period of their service, but I fully believe that no one has intentionally made a wrong declaration, and perhaps as often fell short of the service as over over ran it.
I hope I have heretofore sent on one the applications of Caleb Bousroft, Joshua Burnham, Daniel Glint,

Jonathan Nichols, Timothy Wakefield Jemimah Horton, Benjamin Young Ebenezer Buxton, Cornelius Sweetser, Nathl Linton David Parker, Elias Bryant, Jonathan Weston Aaron Parker, Lemuel Horton, Benjamin Glunt, Stephen Buxton, Asa Grosvenor.
Many of the persons and characters of these applicants are well known to John Weston Esqr the bearer of these a gentleman of sterling integrity and Post master in our place Many also of the witnesses produced in the above named cases are well known to him If any doubt should exist respecting their the characters either of the witnesses or the ap- licants above named I would thank you to make enquiries of him, respecting the reputa- tion of their services, their characters or the their the characters of the witnesses, Sir I do not wish to decline. Their declarations I have no doubt are in the main true subject undoubtedly to some slight  slight inaccuracies. I heard their stories, and could the hon- ble Secretary have heard the same that I have and seen the manifest frankness and honesty they exhibited, he  I think he would want no further evidence.
In regard to Caleb Bancroft's application a man entirely destitute, and more than 80 years of age if his certificate could be granted and sent on by the bearer hereof and if preferred any or

or all the others, but more especially that of his it would be of much service to him but if long delayed he may never live to receive any benefit from it. If therefore his could be obtained soon he who fought in the battle of Bunkerhill might have a little to comfort him during the remainder of his life, which in all probability cannot be long.
If in any of the above cases further proof shall should be wanting if you will have the goodness to let me know it you will much oblige me and I will, if possible, procure what may be wanting.
Yours with high respect
Joshua Pease