Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 49,306, for William Letch, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
★ Letch, William or Litch
S. 49,306
CONTENTS

49306

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by _____
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. 9,260
Claimant _____
Soldier William Latch (pens. do Litch)
Service Mass. under Capt. Pittingill
Additional Service Col. Nesson
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No Inv., Mid. or Rej. except as above.

OLD WAR. INVALID.
File No. 49306
William Letch
Pri., Mass. Line, Rev. War
Corp. No. 9260

Bedel Nov 21 '46
9260
688 J
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New Hampshire Wm Litch*
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wilson of the Major line, for the term of 3 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of N Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Apr 39 and sent to Judge Dill Chester NH
Arrears to 4th of Mar 39  83.96 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 39  228 10 30.35  11335.96 11
Litch { Revolutionary claim, } W.W.R. Dec. 6, 1910 { Act 18th March, 1818. }
4 Sep. 19.

Wm Litch
NH Oct 1818 wk
Hon. J. S. Edwards Com r of P. Washington Q

Wm Litch N H act 1818 2d
Hon. J. S. Edwards, Com r of Pensions Washington D. C.

Bath N.H. Nov. 13, 1826
Sir
I wish to learn whether one William Litch of Chester N.H. ever received a pension certificate on his application for a pension under the law of March 18, 1818 and if so to whom it was directed or delivered, as I wish to find it if possible to forward to the Treasury Department to obtain the amount due from the time he was placed on the Rolls to the time he died August 10, 1818.
I understand from Col. Johnson's letters that he was placed on the rolls April 20 th 1818 or to commence from April 20 th 1818 @ $96. — Neither his children nor myself have been able to find the certificate and I am advised by Hon. Sam l Bell of Chester to write to the Pension Department for information.
I am Very Respectfully, Your Obedt Servt. John Bedel
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Soldiers Fortune March 4 th 1869 William Leach Jas Sterimon Joshua Kelley and Thomas Wadley all of Col Wilson Regt are Discharged the Service and have leave to pass to their Respective Habitation Unmustered Sam l Mellen Lt Col Command
Samuel Mellen Sup: Court of New Hampshire

Wm. Pitch
Private
Wesson Ma 8 th Reg. enlisted about the middle of June 1778 and discharged March 17, 1779
April 20. 1818
admired

William Litch of Chester County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire Testify and depose that about the middle of the month of June in the year 1778 I enlisted in the nine months Service on the Continental Establishment In Capt. Settingill's Company Col d Weston's Regt in the Massachusetts Line was discharged the seventeenth day of March in the year 1779 as appears by the discharge hereunto annexed I further Testify that I ever have been & still am a Citizen of the United States and in reduced Circumstances in life and in need of assistance from my Country for support I further Testify that no pension has heretofore been allow- me under the Laws of the United States
William Litch State of New Hampshire April 20 th 1848 William Litch made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me
Samuel Bell Asst Jus: Sup. Court of New Hampshire I Samuel Bell one of the judges of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire as aforesaid do certify that the it appears to my satis- faction that the said William Litch did serve in the Revolutionary War for the term of nine months at one time on the continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, as stated in the preceding declaration, and I now transmit the same to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress.
April 20 th 1848
Samuel Bell Asst Jus Sup: Court of New Hampshire

I Joseph Blanchard Testify that I am well acquainted with the within named William Litch am knowing to his being in the Service & that he is far advanced in years & in Reduced Circumstances in life & stands in need of assistance  support from his Country for support.
Joseph Blanchard
State of Vermont then April 20. 1818 Joseph Blanchard made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me
Samuel Bell Afs d Jus. Sub. Court
Wm Litch Private We have the honor to certify that the within is a true copy of the original now on file in the office of the Secy of War dated March 17. 1799
April 20. 1818
Adams