Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8,016, for Abijah Larned, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental N.H.
or
Larned, Abijah Learned Anna
W.8.016
CONTENTS

Ohio
7974
Pitts Gh
Abijah Larned
of Ashtabula in the State of Ohio who was a matross in the Com. commanded by Captain Ewing of the Regt commanded by Col. Grant in the line for
2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pitts Gh at the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. and ending 10th Jany, 1844.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of June, 1848 and sent to Hon. J. W. Marshall
Arrears to the 4th of Pensional allowance ending
Nov 4 1848
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. W. Dumphin Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8 Page 118
Interest from $80 - Detail all former payments.
Reported
Payable to Sylvanus Larned & Sarah Weston only children surviving

1832
7698
Ohio, Pittsburgh Agency
Anna Larned
widow of Abijah Larned
N H
who was a Private of Artillery
in the Revolution & died 10 th January 1844
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
10 th January, 1844,
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of April 1846, and sent to R. G. Murray, Huron, Wayne Co. N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 206.
Ref.
Increased under Act of 1832 see Albion.

Abijah Learned was Born in union in Concord February the 2 nd A D 1960 Anna Selingham was born in Ashburnham September the 15 th A D 1964 Massachusetts we was married December the 25 th A D 1983 in New Hampshire in Northumberland Henry Learned Born in Maidstone September the 10 th A D 1984 on Friday Irène Learned Born May the 13 th A D 198 4 in Northumberland on Saturday Susan nah Learned Born July the 22 nd A D 1988 in Colbrook on Tuesday Theodoty Learned Born March the 5 th 1991 in Colbrook on Saturday Sylvanus Learned Born April the 16 th A D 1993 in Colbrook Tuesday

N o 17.942
7974.
Majah Larned
Admitted 3 years from 1795 Artillery
N. Hampshire role
Col Crane
Mass,
3 year Artillery role
Sam l Hendry
Clerk
Jefferson
Ashland County.
Ohio.

BRIEF in the case of Abijah Learned of Ashtabula County in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he? 72 Years 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.     In 1775 — — 6 — Private Gen. S. L. Ewing,   1777 3 6 — do do same.   do Col. Crane Col. Henry Rootbuck  
5. In what battles was he engaged? — 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Grafton County, New Hampshire 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No.
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
B. F. P. S. P.
Examining Clerk.

Elijah Larned Application for a pension
— accepted — Elijah Larned
17942

State of Ohio } on this 24 th day of September Ashtabula County } in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Abijah Dana a resident of Salem in said County & State upon a complaint by a Seventy two 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 passed June Seventh A. D. 1832. That he resides in the town of Northumberland, in the county of Grafton & State of New Hampshire. in the Year 1775. that in last part of June or the first of July in the Year Seventeen hundred and sev- enty five he enlisted for the term of six months into Captain Jeremiah Earns Company, then stationed at Northumberland aforesaid; that he served his term of six months and received a his discharge, which he has since lost; that his duty during said period of six months, was to help build the Fort at that place & occa- sionally to go out on scouting parties. That in the month of May the following Year, he again enlisted into the same Company for a term of six months; which he served out, & received a his discharge, which he has also lost; that his duty during this last period of six months, was in build- ing a Fort at Stratford & in scouting; that the first Lieutenant's name was Phoebe & the Second Lieutenant's name was Dustin. That in the month of May Seventeen hundred and seventy seven, at Haverill, he enlisted again, for Three Years, under Lieutenant Florence Crowley, of Colonel Crane's Regiment of Massachusetts Tro- ops; that in about two weeks then after he was marched to Peksill in the State of New York, that he remained there about two weeks, & then marched to West Point & joined Col. Crane's

Regiment, that his Regiment remain at first Point during the following winter - during a part of which he was stationed on Caruthers Island opposite to last point as one of a brigadier's guards - in the month of May or June following, he moved with his Regiment to Morristown in the State of New Jersey, where he remained until the November following, & then he marched back with his Regiment to Boston's Point Bridge, & remained there during the winter - that in the month of April or May following he returned with his Regiment to last Point, & remained there until the spring following, & until his three years had expired, & he received his discharge, which he has also lost. The number of his company is not now recollectable, his Captain's name was, Henry Burdick, the first Lieutenant's name was, Daniel Jackson, & his Second Lieutenant's name was, Florence Crowley.
He hereby witnesses his very claim to a pension or an annuity, except the present, & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State.
Sept 25.
Heir at Law
Sworn to, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid. before me. Saml Hendry Clerk
As to the said to wit do hereby declare the opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
I Samuel Hendry, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abijah Lunnick for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 24th day of Sept AD 1832 Saml Hendry Clerk

We Hannah Brooks and William Purim residing in the township of Salem hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Abijah Larned who has submitted and sworn to the foregoing 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 Sworn to and submitted the day and year aforesaid Hannah Brooks William Purim L. Moffitt Associate Judge
In If the application of Mr Larned should be allowed, it will be a matter of concern to him, to receive his money at Buffalo N.Y. As respectfully I am Ob. & Servt A. H. Knapp Rev. Lewis Cope

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd of March 1843 and of the 1 st of June 1844.
State of Ohio County of Ashland ss. On the 14 th day of November 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court in & for the County aforesaid Anna Learned of the town of Monroe in said County aged 83 years the 15 th day of last September - Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd of March 1843 & of the 1 st of June 1844 as a widow entitled to certain pensions - That she is the widow of Abijah Learned who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States - That she was married to the said Abijah Learned in the town of Northumberland, Dauphin County New Hampshire on the 25 th day of December 1783 Seventeen Hundred & Eighty Three - That the attached Family Records is a true copy of an old original Record which her said Husband Abijah Learned kept in an old Account Book which book has since been destroyed - That the said copy was made by her aforesaid Husband thirty five years ago & upwards - That her said Husband died on the 10 th day of January 1844 Eighteen Hundred and Forty four - That she has not since married but remains a widow.
Subscribed & sworn to before me The day & year first above written Patrick Rawdon Associate Judge Anna her Learned marks
I certify that the above named Anna Learned is a respectable person - That I consider her to be of the age represented by her - That on account of age & bodily infirmity she cannot attend the Court to make this her Declaration - That being unable to write, she made her marks
Patrick Rawdon Associate Judge
State of Ohio County of Ashland ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid Sylvanus Learned of the town of Monroe in said County aged fifty two years the 16 th day of April last - After being duly sworn according to law, deposeth & saith - That Anna Learned who is applying for a pension as the widow of Abijah Learned late a soldier & a pensioner of the United States is this deponent's mother - and that the said Abijah Learned was this deponent's father - That his said father & mother had as the legal fruit of their marriage four children older than this deponent - all their brothers & sisters of this deponent - That his said father & mother lived together as husband & wife from the earliest period of this deponent's recollection until the death of his said father which took place on the 10 th day of January 1844 - Eighteen Hundred and Forty four - That the attached Family Records is a true copy of an old original Record which

This deponent said that kept in an old account book - which book was given to this deponent after his said Brother had made the attached copy - That said account book containing the said original records was destroyed some years ago & said records lost - That the attached copy was made by this deponent said Father twenty five years ago & upwards - That it is a leaf out of a Bible that belonged to this deponent said Father - That this deponent's Mother has not since married but remains a widow -
Subscribed & sworn before me This 24 th day of October 1845
Sylvanus Learned
Bartlett B Smith Justice of Peace
Certify that the above named Sylvanus Learned is a respectable person & worthy of credit - Bartlett B Smith Justice of Peace
State of Ohio
County of Ashtabula ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid Sarah H. Huston of the town of Deer, Crawford County Pa. Aged fifty years the 8 th day of November last - After being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith - That from the earliest period of her recollection she has been personally acquainted with Anna Learned widow of the late Abijah Learned who was a soldier of the Revolution & a Pensioner of the United States - & that she was especially well acquainted with her late husband the said Abijah Learned - That the said parties were living together as Husband & Wife as far back as the recollection of this deponent extends extends & continued thus to live together until the death of the said Abijah Learned - which event occurred on the 10 th day of January 1844 Eighteen hundred & forty four - That this deponent lived with the said Abijah Learned at the time the attached Family Records was copied from the old original Records - That the said copy was made by the said Abijah Learned on a blank leaf in his Bible twenty six years ago the coming winter - That Sylvanus Learned who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit has always considered a son of the aforesaid Abijah & Anna Learned - That from this deponent's knowledge of the family she has not the least doubt that the attached family Records is a true Records of the ages of the said Abijah & Anna Learned & of their marriage & of the births of their children - That the said widow has not married since the death of her late husband Abijah Learned but remains a widow -
Subscribed & sworn before me This 24 th day of October 1845
Sarah Huston
Bartlett B Smith Justice of Peace
I Certify that the above named Sarah Huston is a respectable person & worthy of credit -
Bartlett B Smith Justice of Peace

Payment to be made at Pittsburgh by J. B. Guthrie Esq., Agent for paying pension- ers, in the Agency of Pittsburgh, Penn.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Volume 2 Page 118 by H. Rumphkin, Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 9 th June, 1832, Abijah Larued, deceased, late of Ohio, who was a Master in the Revolution, and who died on the 10 th day of January, 1844, was entitled to receive at the rate of One Hundred dollars per annum, commencing on the 10 th day of March, 1831, and terminating on the 10 th day of January, 1844. He having received a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, for the period above named, the difference between the amount already paid him, and the sum now allowed, is due and payable to his only surviving children, viz: Sylvanus Larued and Sarah Huston.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 24 th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Secretary of War.
Commissioner of Pensions.

Increase Abijah Leonard do Q
act 7 June 1832
Adna Dyer, Marwp $100 00 per An from 4 March 1831 to 10 Jany 1844 the day of his death pay a bill to Sylvanus Leonard & Sarah Huston only knowing Chieorn deducting what has been paid at the rate of $80 00 for the same time
Hen J. W. Farraly House of Reps

Declaration
For arrears and increase of pension due Abijah Larned a pensioner of the United States under the Act of 7th June 1832. State of Ohio } Ashtabula County }
On this Eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Ashtabula, State of Ohio Sylvanus Larned a resident of the township of Monroe in the County of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, and Mrs Sarah Huston (formerly Sarah Larned) a resident of the township of Beaver in the County of Crawford in the State of Pennsylvania only surviving children of Anna Larned who was the widow of Abijah Larned a soldier in the War of the Revolution who being each first duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain an increase of pension due on account of the Revolutionary services, of the said Abijah Larned under the Act of Congress passed on the 7th day of June 1832 that they are the surviving children of the said Abijah and Anna Larned, both deceased, that the aforesaid Abijah Larned drew a pension under the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum from the fourth day of March 1831 to the tenth day of January 1844 when he deceased, that the said Anna Larned widow of the aforesaid Abijah Larned drew a pension at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum under the Act of 17th June 1844 that she the said Anna Larned departed this life on the twenty third day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight and was shortly prior to her death making arrangements to apply for the increase of pension as set forth in this declaration. They ask therefore that a certificate may issue to them for the amount which should have been allowed the aforesaid Abijah Larned as a private of Artillery from the 4th day of March 1831 to the 10th day of February 1844 the time of

Sarah Pus.
Sylvanus Learned
his due case
In presence of A. C. Hubbard O. H. Fitch
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this Eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight at Jefferson Ashtabula County, State of Ohio
A. C. Hubbard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ashtabula County Ohio
State of Ohio Ashtabula County
I A. C. Hubbard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas holden at Jefferson in and for the County of Ashtabula State of Ohio do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Anna Learned (widow of Abijah Learned deceased) was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum was a resident of the County of Ashtabula in the State of Ohio and died in the township of Brave in the County of Crawford in the State of Pennsylvania in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight on the twenty third day of February in said year that she left two children her surviving whose names are Sylvanus Learned and Sarah Huston (late Sarah Learned) intermarried to William Huston. I further certify that the foregoing is the original application of the said Sylvanus Learned and Sarah Huston on the matter of an increase of pension made in open Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Jefferson this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord 1848 N.B. the word "application" between the 4th & 5th lines from the bottom was inserted before A. C. Hubbard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ashtabula Co.

Rev. & 1812 War Section
W. S. November 12, 1927
Mrs. J. S. Campbell 5306 Ellia Ave. Chicago, Ill.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8016, it appears that ABIJAH LARNED or LEARNED was born February 2, 1760, in Union, Connecticut.
While a resident of Northumberland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in June or July, 1775, and served six months as a private in Captain Jeremiah Eames' New Hampshire Company. He enlisted in May, 1776, and served six months in Captain Jeremiah Eames' New Hampshire Company. He enlisted in May, 1777, in Captain Henry Burbeck's Company in Colonel Crane's Third Continental Artillery Regiment and served three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 24, 1832, at which time he was living in Salem, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
He died January 10, 1844.
He married December 25, 1783, in Northumberland, Coos County, New Hampshire, Anna Sellingham who was born September 15, 1762 or 1764, in Ashburnham, Massachusetts.
She was allowed pension on her application executed November 4, 1845, at which time she was living in Monroe, Ashtabula County, Ohio.

She died February 23, 1848, in Beaver Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Abijah and Anna Larned or Learned had the following children:
Henry born September 10, 1784, in Northumberland, New Hampshire. Irene " May 3 or 13, 1786, " " Susannah " July 22, 1788, in Colebrook, New Hampshire. Theodoty " March 5, 1791, " " Sylvanus " April 16, 1793, " " Sarah " November 8, 1795, married William Huston.
This is the only soldier by the name of Abijah Larned (searched under all spellings of the name) that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
The Pay Rolls of Captains Jeremiah Eames' and Nehemiah Lovewell's Companies, stated in Volume 4 of Hammond's New Hampshire State Papers as being in the Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C., are now in the custody of the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

Chicago, Ill. May 31, 1927.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.,
Will you kindly send me certificate of service of Abijah Learned who served in Captain Jeremiah GAMES' Co. of ran- gers of New Hampshire, Enlisted July 13, 1776, to October 13, 1776. See State Papers of New Hampshire Vol. 17. Revolutionary war rolls Vol. 4, Page 65.
Also Abijah Learned of New Hampshire, who served in Capt. Nehemiah Loneywell's Co. Feb. 16. 1778. service one month, 14 days. Same vol, above noted, page 116.
Very Truly yours
Mrs. J. S. Campbell
5306 Ellis Ave

1927 Nov. 12 hist. file Mrs. J. S. Campbell, W.
Rey WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8016
Anna Larned
Will
Abijah Larned
Port. Rev. War
Act: Mch. 3, 1813
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 417
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The State of Ohio } Ashtabula county }
On this seventh day of June 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Seth H. Warren known by me to be a person of credibility who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon and say that he was acquainted with Mrs Anna Larned widow of Abijah Larned and that as a clergyman he performed the funeral services at her burial on the twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight and then understood that she Mrs Anna Larned departed this life on the twenty third day of February A D 1848 and that she was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the time of her death Seth H. Warren Attest Lemuel Moffitt
Sworn and subscribed before me this seventh day of June A D 1848 Bartlett B. Smith, Justice of the Peace
State of Ohio } Ashtabula county }
I Lemuel Moffitt of the township of Monroe of lawful age upon and say that I was acquainted with Mr Abijah Larned and Mrs Anna Larned in their lifetime and know them both to be Revolutionary pensioners of the United States and that they were each so at the time of their respective deaths Lemuel Moffitt
Sworn to and subscribed before me this seventh day of June A D 1848 Bartlett B. Smith Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio, Ashtabula County, ss.
I, A. C. Hubbard, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Bartlett B. Smith, is a justice of the peace within and for the said County of Ashtabula, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio; that his commission is dated the 26 th day of February A.D. 1848 and will expire on the 26 th day of February A.D. 1851; and that the signature to the foregoing certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, this eighth day of June A.D. 1848.
A. C. Hubbard Clerk

Answer to Th. G. Murray Huron Wayne Co. W.I.

The State of Ohio Ashtabula County
I A. C. Hubbard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ashtabula aforesaid Do by these presents certify and make known that Lathrop Rawdon Esquire before whom the annexed declaration was made and for said County. was, and an Associate Judge in duly commissioned and qualified. And I further certify that Bartlett B Smith Esquire before whom the foregoing certificates and affidavits were taken and who has thereto in his own proper handwriting subscribed his name, was at that time, and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned, and sworn; and to all whose official acts, as such, full faith and credit is, & ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 4 th day of November A D 1845 at Jefferson
A C Hubbard Clerk
8310.

Anna Larned widow of Abijah Larned Private Artillery 3 years $100 per ann. to commence January 10. 1844
Acts 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844
Ohio — payable at Pittsburgh, Pa.
married — 25 Dec. 1783 husband died — 10 January 1844.
8510
482
Certificate to R. G. Murray, Huron, Wayne County N. York

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Abijah Karned 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? yes 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?
No Clergyman, but two Citizens
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?
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?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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?
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
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. 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.

Jun 19, 1848.
Sir
Enclosed I send application of the admission of Abijah & Enner Laid for a pension -
Very respectfully,
etc -
J. W. Knowlton
to J. L. Edwards
Clerk of Pensions

State of Northumberland } Personally appeared before the Coos County } Subscribers a justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid Jacob Shoff of Northumberland in said County aged Eighty Eight years after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith, That he was well acquainted with Abijah Learned and Anna Sillingham. before they were Married and well recollects they were said to be married about the close of the revolutionary War They lived together as man and wife and had one child and in a few years removed from Northumberland to Colbrook in said County and has not been much acquainted with the family since But has always been acquainted with said Learned untill he removed out of the Country, Colbrook is about 27 miles from Northumberland.
Subscribed and sworn before me } Jacob his Shoff mark this 3 rd day of January 1846 } Leonard Johnson Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Jacob Shoff is a respectable person and worthy of credit Leonard Johnson Justice of the Peace
This deponent has been for the last three years entirely blind which is the cause of his making his mark in signing the above Leonard Johnson Justice of the Peace
I James M. Rife, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Coos, State of Northumberland, do hereby certify that Leonard Johnson is a Justice of Peace within and for said County as above and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this tenth  eleventh day of January A. D. 1846. James M. Rife Clerk.
The attestation in the last line above, made before signing.
James M. Rife Clerk.

State of New Hampshire Coos County ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a sister of the name of said county, Seth Eames of the town of Northumberland in said county aged Sixtyfour Years - after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith, that he holds the office of Clerk of said town That he has carefully examined the Records of Marriages kept in said town and do not find the marriage of Abijah Garned to Anna Selingham Recorded in said town That the town of Northumberland was not incorporated as a Town until after 1780. That at the earliest period of this deponents recol- -lection Abijah Garned and wife was living in the  Colbrook town They then had children and had the reputa- -tion of having been married That the said Abijah Garneds Wifes name before marriage was Anna Selingham Seth Eames Subscribed and sworn before me This 3 d day of January 1846 Leonard Johnson Justice of the Peace
Certify that the above named Seth Eames is a highly Respectable Person and that he holds the office of Clerk of the town of Northumberland Leonard Johnson Justice of the Peace

7974. Ohio Pittsburgh.
Majah Larned.
of Astoria in the State of Ohio, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ewing of the Regiment commanded by Col. Crane, in the New Hampshire, line for 4 years.
$ 80.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh, at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of April, 1833 and sent to Saml. Hendry Jefferson, Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160. - Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 40 $ 200. -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Palmer Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. Page 118.