Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,234, for John Leavitt, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Leavitt, John
R. 6234
CONTENTS

John Leavitt Born th JP the first 1760 Betsey Leavitt Born the first 1762 th Charles Leavitt Born th 28 March 1763 Nancy Leavitt Born th 3 August 1764 Polly Leavitt Born th 10 December 1765 Betsey Leavitt Born th 27 January 1770 Mary Leavitt Born th 25 January 1772 11. Leavitt Born th 24 April 1774
Leavitt

THE NEW TESTAMENT
Of our Lord and Saviour
JESUS CHRIST,
Translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK;
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised
By His MAJESTY's Special Command
Appointed to be Read in Churches.

State of New Hampshire,
Secretary's Office, Concord,
March 21. 1855.
I hereby certify, That at the dates of the annexed attestations Jesse A. Gove was Notary Public, Sanborn B. Carter was Register of Probate for the county of Carroll, Abel Haley and Thomas Rush were Justices of the Peace for the county of Carroll
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; 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 State, the date above written.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

POWER OF ATTORNEY. REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I
John B. Leavitt of Manchester in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire do hereby constitute and appoint Walter Harriman, Concord, N.H. my true and lawful agent and attorney to prosecute the claim of John Leavitt for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or Increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said agent to examine all the papers and documents of every description in relation to said claim that may be on file in the departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file any additional evidence or arguments that can be obtained, and to receive the certificate which may issue for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable to myself; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might do were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said agent and attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 26th day of August A. D. 185 4
Signed and sealed in presence of
Murray G. Clark } John B. Leavitt J. Almond }
STATE OF New Hampshire Hillsborough COUNTY, ss: On this 26th day of August A. D. 185 4 , personally appeared before me, Notary Public. in and for the county and State aforesaid, John B. Leavitt and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein expressed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above mentioned.
Jesse Almond Notary Public Justice of the Peace.

CLAIM OF
John Leavitt
Act of
7th June 1832,
STATE OF
New Hampshire
Dillsborough
COUNTY, ss.
BE IT KNOWN THAT, on this
26th
day of August
A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty-
June
before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
John B. Leavitt
a resident of Manchester in said county, and made oath according to Law, that
he is a son & child of John Leavitt, deceased, who made application for a pension under the act of 7th of June 1832, and his claim was suspended,
that he has been informed that said pension ought to be increased , allowed that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence and arguments as my said agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Witness:
Harry G. Clark } John B. Leavitt Jesse A. Gove }
Subscribed and duly sworn to the day and year aforesaid, before me Jesse A. Gove a Justice of the Peace ; and I do hereby certify that John B.
Leavitt who has executed the foregoing affidavit before me is a respectable resident of this county, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
Jesse A. Gove  Nathaniel Root Justice of the Peace

To Secretary of State of New Hampshire ;
Application for certificate of Revolutionary Service. Made by the Son of the party who rendered the Service, State of New Hampshire } Hillsborough County. S.S. }
The Secretary of State is requested to furnish from Revolutionary Rolls & documents in his office, evidence of the service of John Leavitt -
He entered the Revolutionary Army from Lafayette in the State of New Hampshire and served in all about nine months - viz,
1776: Capt Jonathan Robinson, Col Whipple's Regiment and served until first of Jany 1777, 3 months -
1778: Capt John Holson, Col Moses Keen's Regiment to Rhode Island, in the month of August;
1780: Capt Moses Leavitt, Col Bartlett at West Point, in service about 6 months.
Witness my hand and seal this 26th day of August, A.D. 1834; -
Signed in Presence of - J. B. Leavitt
Jesse A. Wood Justice of the Peace & Notary Public

State of New Hampshire Secretary of State's office.
I do 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 office, it appears that the name of John Leavitt is borne upon a "Mustering Roll for seventy four men including officers enlisted by Col. William Whipple by order of the General Court for the State of New Hampshire into the service of the American States to reinforce the army at New York mustered & paid by Joshua Wentworth (first regiment) September 1776, Jonathan Robinson Captain, with an allowance for "Advance wages & bounty" of £6; Travel £2, 10; Total paid £8.10.
And the name of John Leavitt is signed to a receipt of which the following is a true copy:
"We the subscribers severally acknowledge to have received of William Whipple & Josh. Wentworth Esq. six pounds as bounty and two pounds ten shillings lawful money billeting allowed by the Hon.ble General Court of the State of New Hampshire

"to the soldiers raised to reinforce the "army at New York. Portsmouth Sept. 25. 1776."
And upon a "Pay Roll of captain John Folsom company in Col. Moses Kellys Regi- ment of Volunteers which regiment marched from the State of New Hampshire and join'd the continental army on Rhode Island Aug. 1778. two days are added in the time of service for travel home after the discharge", is borne the name of John Leavitt as a private. Entry, Aug. 4; Discharge, Aug. 28; Time in service, 28 days.
And upon a "Pay Roll for capt. Moses Leavitts comp y in Col. Thomas Bartlett Regt. of Militia raised by the state of New Hampshire for the defence of West Point. 1780" is borne the name of John Leavitt as a private. Time of engagement, July 1; Time of discharge. October 25; Time in service, 3 months 25 days.
And upon a "Abstract of the Pay Roll of capt. Moses Leavitts company in Col. Thomas Bartlett Regiment march d from the State of New Hampshire and join d the continental Army at West Point August 1780", is borne the name of John Leavitt against which

for, "Received of Capt. Moses Leavitt the several sums set against each of our names", is £615. 3.
And in a book of orders is one of which the following is a true copy:— "State of New Hampshire. In Committee of Safety Exeter 20 Novr. 1781.
To Nicholas Gilman Esq. Treasurer. Pay to Capt. Moses Leavitt thirty nine pounds nineteen shillings & nine pence due to John Dearborn — twenty eight pounds eighteen shillings & three pence due to John Leavitt & two — eight pounds eighteen shillings and three pence due to Josiah Hobbs. — new emission being for wages &c. and interest thereon due to them as appears by Capt — pay roll for 3 mo. men in 1780
M. Meare. President. Upon the back of the foregoing is:— "Received contents, Moses Leavitt."
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the State this 29th. of January 1855.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire County of Carroll. —
I Sanborn B. Carter, Clerk of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Carroll, do hereby certify that Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited & filed in said office, by the affidavits of Jefferson Sanborn and Martha A. Sanborn, and Abel Haley hereto attached . That John Leavitt of Tuftonborough, who was a Revolutionary Soldier, died in said Tuftonborough on the fifth day of October AD 1846: (Eighteen hundred & forty six) and that his wife died on the 9th day of April AD 1844: —
That there are now living three children, and only three , viz. John B. Leavitt, William C. Leavitt and Elisa Freeze:
That the affidavits are duly certified and sworn to before Magistrates, duly qualified to administer oaths & take acknowledgements:
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court this nineteenth day of February AD 1853.
Sanborn B. Carter, Register of Probate

We Jefferson Sanborn and Martha A. Sanborn, all of Man- chester in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire, jointly & severally depose and say, that In 1846, we were residing in Lafayette, and Mr John Leavitt a Revolutionary Soldier was living with us at that time, That he died at our house on the fifth (5th) day of October A.D. 1846, (eighteen hun- dred forty six) and we were present at his funeral and death. Mr John Leavitt's wife died on the 9th day of April A.D. 1844. That there are now three children living and only three, viz, John B. Leavitt, of Manchester, N.H., William C. Leavitt of Rochester N.H. & Eliza House of Sandwich N.H. — We further say that we have no interest in the result of any application or claim, where this affidavit can be used as evidence.
Jefferson Sanborn Martha A. Sanborn
State of New Hampshire: Carroll ss. 10001

Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this third day of February A.D. 1835, and I certify that I personally know the above named deponents, and they are credible witnesses. I further say that I have no interest in the result of any case where this State- ment can be used as Evidence,
Abel H. Day } Justice of P } the Peace

I Abel Haley of Wolfborough in the County of Carroll depose and say that in 1846 I lived in the Town of Lintonborough was one of the Selectmen of said Town was acquainted with John Leavitt was know- ing to his living and dying in the family of Jefferson Sanborn, was knowing to his making an application for a Pension and that there never was any other John Leavitt lived in said Town to my knowledge
Abel Haley
Carroll ss Feby 9 th 1855 Subscribed & sworn to Before me
Thomas Rust Justice of Peace

Evans & Hunt Present.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, JESSE A. GOVE. Deputy Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jonathan S. Moulton is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Carroll duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His commission was dated on the 27 th day of June 1851; and will expire on the 27 th day of June 1856; —
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this Nineteenth day of January 1852; —
Jesse A. Gove
Deputy Secretary of State.

Power of Attorney: Revolutionary Pension Claim: Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Penniman of Moultonborough in the County of Carroll and State of New Hamp- shire do hereby constitute and appoint Y. E. Dows My true and lawful agent and attorney to prosecute the claim of John Leavitt for any amount of Revolution- ary Pension or Increase of Pension that may be due: And I hereby authorize my said agent to examine all the papers and documents of every description at Washington City or elsewhere: to file any additional evidence or arguments that can be obtained: and to receive the certificate which may issue for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable to myself: to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed: And to do all things that I might do were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all my said agent shall lawfully do in the premises:

Witness My hand and Seal this sixteenth day of January AD 1852;
Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us Ebenezer Shaw } Sarah T Penniman Jon T. Morrison } Mark
State of New Hampshire.
Carroll County, Ss. On this sixteenth day of January AD 1852; Personally appeared before me, within and for the County and State aforesaid; Sarah Penniman and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein expressed: —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written:
Jon T. Morrison Justice of the Peace

Claim of John Leavitt Act 7th June 1832! State of New Hampshire, Carroll County, ss. Be it known that on this sixteenth day of January AD 1852: before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County & State aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah Penniman a resident of Manchester said County and made oath according to law that she is the child of John Leavitt who was a Revolutionary Soldier and who applied for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832: That she has been informed that said pension ought to be allowed: That she is directly interested as a claimant in said pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such other additional evidence and arguments as my said agent may use in prosecuting said claim; Witness
{ his Sarah + Penniman mark Simon Shaw Son of Marion
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me Jon th Marion a Justice of the Peace And I hereby certify that Sarah

Pennaman who has executed the foregoing affidavit before me is a respectable resident of this county, and as, I believe, deeply interested in said claim as therein set forth
J. S. Moulton Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Concord
On this sixth day of June A D 1846 personally appeared before Nathaniel Moyes one of the Justices of the Court of common pleas in and for the County & State aforesaid John Leavitt a resident of Tuftonborough in the State of New Hampshire & County of Carroll aged eighty six 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 at Stratford N H in the fall of the year 1776 and served under Capt. Robinson & Lieut Weeks in Col Whipple's Regt marched to New York and served as soon as he can recollect three months in the Continental Army of the United States under Capt. Folsom as Lieut Folsom in July or August in 1778 - marched to Rhode Island & served in this service one month & thinks his Col's name was Kelly
That he enlisted again in the Army of the United States under Capt Leavitt and Lieut or Ensign Mason or Monston in Col Bartlett's Regt N H Militia in the Spring of the year 1780 according to his best recollection & marched to West Point & served in this service four months
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present one and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of any Agency in any State
I sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Under the same justice John Leavitt

unmarried to whole system & served in this Service one month & thinks his Col s name was Kelly
That he enlisted again in the Army of the United States under Capt. Leavitt and Lieut or Ensign Mense or Monstow in Col. Bartlett's Regt. N.H. Militia in the Spring of the year 1780 according to his best recollection & marched to West point & served in this Service four months
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State I sworn to and subscribe the day and year aforesaid
Under the said justice John Grafton
do hereby declare his Opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier & served as he states Nath l Rogers
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
I Nathaniel Rogers justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Concord & State of New Hampshire

do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Justice in the matter of the application of John Leavitt for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of June A D 1846
Nathl Rogers
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Cennifer for State of Northampton
I hereby certify that the within remeece John Leavitt cannot attend Court by reason of decrepitude & bodily infirmity
Nathl Rogers
State of Northampton Carroll J.
I Francis R. Chase Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Nathl Rogers Esq was on this sixth day of June A D 1846 a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County and that being well acquainted with his signature I have no doubt that the foregoing purporting to be his signature is genuine
Given under my hand and seal of said Court this sixteenth day of June A D 1846
Francis R. Chase Clerk

37329
John Leavitt Diego
NA
Act 7 June '32

State of New Hampshire,
- Secretary of State's Office,
I do 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 Office. It appears that the name of John
Seavitt is found upon a Muster Roll of Col. Thomas Gage's Regiment, in Capt. Jonathan Robinson's Company, Lieut. Daniel Sewell of 74 Men including Officers by order of the General Court of the State of New Hampshire to reinforce the American Army at New York, Mustered and paid off by Joshua Wentworth - Sept. 1776. as follows John Seavitt, advance Wages & bounty £ 6. - Travel £ 2-10 Total £ 8-10. - as a private.
And that upon a Pay Roll of Capt. John Tolson's Company Col. Moses Kelley's Regiment of Volunteers from the State of New Hampshire joined the Continental Army on Rhode Island August 1778. as a private two days added for travel home, time of entry 4 th August discharged 28 th August 1778 time in service 27 days.
I further certify, That upon a pay Roll of Captain Moses Seavitt's Company, Col. Thomas Bartlett's Regiment of Militia raised for the State of New Hampshire for the defence of West Point 1780 as a private, Engaged July 1 st 1780 - Disch. 25 th Oct., time in service - Three Months & 25 days.

State of New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office
I George G. Fogg Secretary of State do further certify That the within, is all the evidence of Service of any one of the name shown by the Mil- itary Records in this Office, of the within- record, And further certify that — — the pencil, words of figures contained in the certificate of (3 M o 8 th See Vol 3 Book 2 page 25 th ) is a true extract from the original (pencil marks) records in this Office of Col. Thomas Foss, Regiment with an allowance of £ 6 Bounty & wages £ 2.10 France to reinforce the Army at N. York 1776. and may be found in Vol 1: Book B. Page 14 of the Revolutionary Records Returned from Washington to this Office January 1840.
In testimony hereof I have set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State this 8 th day of July 1846
George G. Fogg Secretary of State -

37,329 Wolfson N.H.
July 22/46
H. J. Gibbs
Enc. declaration of John Leavitt.
N 43. See July 20/46.
Prison Office
Aug 27 1846
John Leavitt
June 7, 1832
N.H.

North Wolfborough N.H. July 22 nd 1846
Sir
I herewith enclose the papers in relation to the claim of John Leavitt & hoping the Department will attend to the subject as soon as may be I am Sir very Respectfully Your obedient & humble Servant
Thos J. Fickett Hon Secretary of War

Office M c July 22
20
Hon Secretary of War Washington City D.C.

North Woolborough N o 16 Sept r 15 th 1846
Sir
I herewith inclose the additional evidence in the case of John Leavitt I was not aware at the time I made out his allegation that any further proof would be necessary to substantiate the claim having been repeatedly called upon by the Department for Documentary evidence & in one particular case a part of the claim was rejected because Documentary evidence could not be obtained I refer to William Henry Whitehorn of Eastonborough her husband produced 15 1/2 months Service by living Witnesses & we could prove only eight months by Documents - - here is a case where we have produced all our Claims by Documents & are now called on to prove the same by living Witnesses the Government has given his reasons for not presenting his claim before It will be recollected by the Department that for several years after the Law of 1832 was passed the Revolutionary Documents belonging to this State near at Washington of Camp were deprived of the evidence they contained

Sept 21. 1846.
Dear to, com
John Scudder

And now to deprive one old man of his just dues from his Gov- ernment because he has availed himself of the only evidence at this late period that could have been obtained in former years here the Department been in this State looks to me to be very unreason- able & I do believe that the War- Department will be fully satisfied with the justice of his claim & grant him a Pension Certificate accordingly
I am Sir very Respectfully Yours Obedient & humble Servant
Thos J Sibley Hon Secretary of War

618 3275 3275 7

At Methuenham Sempleon Grace Daughter of Mr. John Leavitt of Lintonborough in the County of Carroll & State of New Hampshire who here lately applied to the War Department for a Pension through the Agency of Mr. J. P. Tibbet Esqr. of North Woburn Mass. Aged thirty Seven Years of age & say
That the aforesaid John Leavitt is living with her as his wife and that he has in his possession an Old Bible with the following record of his Age & his Wife's age without that of their Children which record I have converted for him the said Tibbet to take out of that Bible to send to the War Department
John Leavitt born July the 11. 1760
Mary Leavitt born March 18 - 1762
Martha A. Sanborn
State of New Hampshire Carroll Co
Lintonborough Sept. 5. 1846
Then Personally appeared Martha A. Sanborn the Deponent Above named and made Oath to the Above Affidavit by her signature in my presence & I further certify that the the said Martha A. Sanborn is a Woman of truth whose testimony can be believed
Thos J. Tibbet Justice Peace

We the Subscribers Selectmen of Lufkinborough in the County of Carroll & State of New Hampshire Depose & say that we are well acquainted with John Dewitt of this Town who is an Old Man and as far as our knowledge extends it is the Universal Opinion that the Service he did was not in the Rev- olutionary War
Isaac Dame Abel Haley
State of New Hampshire Carroll ss
Lufkinborough Sept r 5 th 1846
Then personally appeared Isaac Deme & Abel Haley the Deponents who signed the above Affidavit and made Oath to the truth of the same Official- ly then signed in my presence And I further Certify that the Deponent above named are Men of Truth whose Testimony can be believed on
Thos J Tibbetts Justice Peace

The State of New Hampshire Concord.
I Francis R. Chase Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Thomas J. Tuttle is an Justice of the Peace as within named - in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified. That his commission was dated on the 6 th day of July A D 1846 and will expire on the 6 th day of July A D 1851 and the within signature purporting to be his is genuine -
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this fourteenth day of September A D 1846 -
Francis R. Chase Clerk

Washington Feby 6 th 1852.
Sir.
We request an examination of the case of John Searle, New Hampshire, suspended Oct 1852 - Our authority is on file with the papers.
Very respectfully Ezra G. Hunt.
J. E. Heath, Esq. Counsel of Petitioner

Tuftonborough Feb 26 1853 -
Hon. J. E. Heath
Dear Sir -
I herewith send - you the application of Mrs. Alice Fries - one of the heirs of Mr. John Leavitt late of Tuftonborough a Revolutionary Soldier and I desire to be furnished with copies of the Papers on file in his case should have taken a legal power of attorney from her but there being no Justice living near her and her health being poor it was not convenient and presuming this application being sufficient to obtain a decision or certificate in my directly to the heirs I have adopted this plan for the same.
very Respectfully your obt Servt
John Peavy

Abel Haley, Jefferson Sanders Marcha u Sanders.

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord,
March 28. 1855
I hereby certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Jesse A. Gove was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Merrimack — — —
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; 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 State, the date above written.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

I Abel Haley of Wolfborough, in the county of Carroll, and state of New Hampshire do hereby say, that I was formerly a resident of Tuftonborough, and always lived there from the time I was four years of age, - I am now forty six years of age, - I personally knew one John Leavitt, who lived in Tufton- borough, and died there in the year 1826: Said Leavitt made a declaration for a pension very early, and at one time while I was one of the selectmen of said Tuftonborough, I gave my affidavit as to what had always been the repu- tation of said Leavitt as a Revolutionary soldier, he always enjoyed that repu- tation, and I have no doubt of the fact, and the truthfulness of his declaration. Said Leavitt died as a poor pauper, and his age cannot be well ascertained,
I further say that I am disinterested,
Abel Haley
State of New Hampshire,
Merrimack County ss: Subscribed & due sworn to, before me this 28th day of March 1855, and I certify that the officer is a credible witness, that I am disinterested. Jesse A. Gove Justice of the Peace

John Leavitt died October 5 1846.
John B Leavitt! M c Leavitt 2 Eliza Ince 3 -
Abel Hooley, Jefferson Sanburn, Martha A Sanburne } Witnesses

_____ Ex'r.
OLD WAR
No. 623H  Ques
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
John Leavitt
P. O. _____
Service: Revolutionary
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

37.329 John Seavitt N.H.
Thos. J. Tibbetts Aug 28 1831 " " " Octo 10 1831 Evans & Faint May 24 1831 John Peavey 17 June 1831 Har Jno Wentworth Dec 16 1831 " " " Dec 21 1831 Walter Harnia Ap. 3 1832
June 7 1832

March 5th 1853
Wife of John Deavit deceased on 11th.
Set 11th June 1st
John Deavit Tufftonborough Canwell Co on 11th.
Top Court Thurber
Free
E. Heath
Pension Bureau
John Deavit Washington City D.C.

37.329
John Leavitt
M. No
Set to Thos. J. Tibbetts
Augt 28th 1846
do to Same Oct 10. '46
set from F. D. art May 24/52,
" John Peasey 17th March 1853
" Robt J. Wentworth Dec 16. 1853
same Dec 21 1853
Act 7th June, 1832

Aug 46 Delay Identity & age - by Friends &c & reportation Delay among comrades & ages
Oct 46 Not identified with service certified - 5 Prove age by T. records Reasons for delay not suff - He had neighbors etc May 5-2
5 yr rule
June 53 Refers to letter Oct 10-46

Wartburg, Decr 16/53
Berlin:
In answer to yours of the 16 th 1853, just received, I would ask what advantage would there be coming to the heirs of John Leavitt of N. Bedfordshire in case of the furnishing of the requisite testimony.
I ask merely that they may know whether they had better be at any further expense in the matter or not, & so get them off my hands.
Yrs etc Lt
Conrad P. Waldo Pro Nuttall

Will the Comr Return me the enclosures and answer & oblige
John Wentworth

Concord, N.H. March 28, 1855,
Sir,
I herewith enclose papers in the case of John Leavitt, late of Liptonborough, deceased, to substantiate his claim for an allowance of his pension under the act of June 7, 1832. The evidence consists of a certificate of his services rendered in the Revolutionary war from the Revolutionary Rolls & documents in the office of Secretary of State of New Hampshire, and I ask a comparison of the same with his declaration made many years ago. Evidence of his death and of heirship is furnished also, with Register of Probate certificate attached to the affidavits. I have had his heirship certified by the Secy of State, because it is no executive appointment, and the only evidence of his commission is in his office - all of which is most respectfully Submitted,
Truly yours
Walter Harriman
Don L. B. Waldo Comm of Pensions Washington D.C.

Supplemental Declaration & Explanatory State of Nathaniel Shinn Carroll Co
On this 9 th day of September A.D. 1846 Personally appeared before me Nathaniel Shinn a justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Seneca County & State affirmed John Leavitt of Tiptonville in said County & made Oath to the following Statement by him made to be true with his former Declaration in support of his Claim for a Pension under the Act of Congress of 11 th June 1832
That the reasons why I have not made ap- plication to the War Department before in for a Pension are that since the law of 1832 was passed by Congress Granting Pension to certain surviving Officers & Soldiers of the Revolutionary War I have never been able to prove any part of my services but by one living Witness Altho' I have made much enquiry to ascertain if any more of them were living I was out in one Campaign to Philadelphia I think with Generals Jeremiah Tapp & both went from the same Town Struthers or Tapp might go from the adjoining Town New Market I was acquainted with Tapp from Boys saw him frequently while in the Service & when he was making loss of his services to obtain a Pension he called on me & took my Certificate to prove his services in this Cam- paign he was not in the same Company with me but his services I am positive of Tapp is now dead & I would refer the Department to my Testimony in Tapp's Case

and not knowing that any other evidence could be obtained there being nothing I have given up all hope of ever obtain- ing any just due from my Country
John Llewett
State of Northampton, Com. ss
September
18th
Then personally appeared John Llewett and meekly tells that the above statement by him subscribed is true before me Nath l Rogers, } Justice of the Court } of Common Pleas
I Certify that the above named John Llewett is of Darnec minor for a person of his age is of a good character and a credible witness that after put- ting the interrogatories to him prescribed by the Department I am of Opinion that he served in the Revolutionary War as a Soldier in this and his former Declaration
Nath l Rogers, } Justice of the Court } of Common Pleas

The State of Northampton
Canoll fr.
I Francis B. Chase Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county hereby certify that Nathaniel Rogers' deposition was on the 9 th day of September A.D. 1846 a true copy of said deposi- tion that being well acquainted with his signature I have no doubt that the within purporting to be his signature are genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of said Court this fourteenth day of September A.D. 1846— Francis B. Chase Clerk

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton. personally appeared before me John Peavy a Notary Public duly authorized to administer oaths in and for said State
Alice Frees aged fifty six years a resident of Sandwich in the county and state aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that together with Sarah Penniman William C Leavitt and John B Leavitt they are the only surviving children of John Leavitt Late of Lintonborough in the aforesaid county and state a Revolutionary soldier and who died at said Lintonborough on the sixteenth day of October in the year of eighteen hundred and forty six and of Betsy Leavitt late of said Lintonborough his wife who died at aforesaid Lintonborough on the ninth day of April in the year of Eighteen hundred and forty five
They make this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the amount of Pension to which it is believed he said John Leavitt was entitled annually to receive as will appear by a reexamination of the Papers already on File in the Pension office pertaining thereto and for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of all laws heretofore passed relating to the class of Pensions within to which the said John Leavitt was included and further that she the said Alice Frees in behalf of the aforesaid heirs does hereby constitute and appoint

Mr John Peavy of Luptonborough aforesaid their true and lawful attorney irrevocable to prosecute their aforesaid claim with full power to appoint a substitute to act for him in the premises
Witness
Englands
Alice Freese
Joseph Freese
Susan H. O'Keefe
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above before written and I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with said Alice Freese and was well acquainted with her aforesaid husband before his death and well know that he was reputed to have been a revolutionary soldier in the aforesaid Town of Luptonborough where he resided a great many years previous to his death and I fully believe her aforesaid declaration to be true -
John Peavy. Notary Public