Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14686, for John Thacher, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Thacher, John or Thatcher
S 14686
CONTENTS
carded

N o 11.875 Pennsylvania
John Thatcher of Susquehanna Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain May of the Reg t commanded by Col. Daggett in the Mass. Mil a time for 10 months 11 days
scribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania the rate of 34 Dollars 52 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of July 1833 and sent to S. Dimock Monroe Pa
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 69.04 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sept. 1833 17.26
$86.30
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 5 Page 60
Deed Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1840 to 6 July 1841. Age Notified 25 Oct 1841

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 12 th , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The child ren of John Thatcher, dec d . a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Thirty four Dollars and 52 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1840, to the 6 th Jany 1841.
Respectfully yours,
William L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

16648
John Thatcher Susquehanna County Pennsylvania
Admitted
10 mo 11 days
$ 34.52
Asa Limock Montrose E Susquehanna County Pennsylvania

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Thatcher, Susquehanna Co. Penn.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. Aug. 1776 3 5 Priv. Col. Carpenter Lieut. Col. Lane. Maj. Williams Age 73 Alleborough Bucks Co. Heaps- Traditionary   Vol. March 1777 10 " — —   do June 1777 2 " Col. Daggett Lieut. Col. Lane. Genl. Spencer's   Octr. Do. 14 " Col. Daggett.   Draft Aug 1778 42 " Col. Carpenter Lieut. Col. Lane Living Witness   Vol. Oct. 1780 3 " Col. Mitchell Lieut. Col. Richardson Maj. Bates   10 11  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
 [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (S) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
 Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B., who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss On this tenth day of September A.D. 1832, personally ap- peared in open court (non sitting) before William Thomson and Dallis Dinwiddie Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County afore- said John Thatcher, a resident of Harford township in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy three 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 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He enlisted at Attleborough in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts as a volunteer in the Massachusetts Militia about the fifteenth of August 1776 in a company under the command of Capt Elisha May - Lieut David Clap - attached to a Regiment Com- manded by Col Thomas Carpenter, Lieut Col Ephraim Lane and Major James Williams - and Marched to Providence, in the State of Rhode Island - from thence to Hartford Connecticut - then to New Haven, then to Fairfield, thence to Horse Neck - from thence to a place called "The Sawpits" in the State of New York, and then with other Regiments was under the command General Lincoln - remained in the vicinity of "The Sawpits" until he was transferred to a company of Pangs - and as such was employed as a company of Observation at the Battle on the White Plains. From the White Plains he Marched with his Company to various places and on the twentieth of November 1776 - was discharged at a place called "Oldbury Hill" and returned home.
That at Attleborough aforesaid in the forepart of March 1777 - he again volunteered under Capt Caleb Richardson Lieutenant Solomon Stanley and Marched on a private expedition to a place called "Howlands Ferry" in the State of Rhode Island - Served ten days, was then dismissed & returned home - That on the first of June following he again volunteered under the last named officers and Marched to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island and was then attached to a Regiment Com- manded by Col John Daggett, Lieut Col Ephraim Lane in Genl Spencer's division and remained in the service until the first of August following, was then dismissed by his Capt and returned home - That on the first of October of the same

Upon at Attleborough aforesaid he was called out in the Militia & joined a company commanded by Capt. Moses Wilmarth and again Marched to Tiverton Rhode Island and again joined Col. John Daggitt's Regiment. Remained at Tiverton in the service fourteen days, was then dismissed and returned home.
That on the first of August 1778 he was drafted in the Militia at Attleborough aforesaid for six weeks - and joined Capt. Moses Wilmarth's Company - 1 st Lieut. Michael Stock, 2 nd Lieut. Aaron Barrows - was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Carpenter, Lieut. Col. Ephraim Lane and marched directly on to Rhode Island in Sullivan's expedition, and remained on the Island until after the Battle, which he thinks took place on the 28 th August 1778 - retreated with the Army off the Island and marched to Tiverton - from thence to East Greenwich, so through Providence, from thence to New Bedford and remained there in service until the term of his draft had expired - was discharged about the middle of September 1778 -
And the said John Thatcher on his oath further states - That he again entered the service of the United States at Attleborough aforesaid on the first of August 1780 - as a volunteer for three months, under Capt. Caleb Richardson, Lieut. Penigrew White and 2 nd Lieut. James Orne - was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Mitchell, Lieut. Col. Stephen Richardson & Major Benj. Bates - and marched to Butts' Hill on Rhode Island - where a Col. Jacobs acted as Col. Commandant and remained on the Island and assisted in building the fortifications until the first of November following - was then discharged - That during his services as before stated he knew Gen. Washington, Gen. Putnam, Gen. Sullivan, Gen. Spencer &c. He also states, that he has no documentary evidence of his service - and knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service, other than the person whose affidavit is to this application attached -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 to his knowledge.
Sworn to and subscribed. in open court Sept 10 th 1832 Asa D. Dinsmore
John Thatcher

WE Ebenezer Kingsbury - a clergyman residing in the township of Harford Susquehanna County & State of Pennsylvania - and Asahel Sweet residing in the same place - hereby Certify - That WE are well acquainted with John Thatcher who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that WE believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that WE concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed in Open Court Sept 10 th 1832 } Ebenezer Kingsbury Asa D. Muck & Pro } Asahel Sweet
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter - and after putting the interroga- tories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them, that Ebenezer Kingsbury, who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman, residing in the township of Harford, and that Asahel Sweet, who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. By the Court, Asa D. Muck & Pro
State of Pennsylvania } Susquehanna County } Asa D. Muck & Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court - in the matter of the application of John Thatcher for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Montrose, the tenth day of September A.D. 1832.
Asa D. Muck & Pro

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County p. 3. Personally appeared before Horace Tiffany Esquire one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Susquehanna John Thatcher of Harford township in said County aged Seventy three years and an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of the Seventh day of June 1832, and being duly sworn according to Law, in answer to the interrogatories proposed by the Regulations of the War Department under said Act of Congress - doth on his Oath Depose and say:-
 1 st That he was born in Attlebury in the County of Bristol and State of Massa- chusetts on the twenty fifth day of October 1759.  2 nd That he has a record of his age, at present, in his possession, that he received from his father.  3 rd That at the time, and at all times, when called into the service of the Country during the Revolution he resided at Attlebury aforesaid, from whence he made made  his  present  residence .  4 th That he entered the service as a Volunteer.  5 th That during his service he was acquainted with Col. Carpenter Lieut. Col. Lane, Major Williams, Col. Dazgett, Col. Mitchell, Lieut. Col. Richardson, and Major Bates as stated in his declaration, and that the General Cir- cumstances of his services are detailed in his declaration, as fully as he could repeat them at this time.  6 th He never received any written discharge - was merely dismissed from the service by his Commanding Officers.  7 th That the Rev Ebenezer Kingsbury and Capt Asahel Swift of Harford, have testified to his character for veracity, that he could name various and numerous others of his neighbours whom he verily believes could, and would testify to the same - Among whom is the Hon Philander Stephens late a Member of Congress who married his daughter. 
May 24 th 1833 Personally appeared the said John Thatcher who well known as a person of Credibility & Subscribed, and made Oath to the foregoing before me Wm Giffing Esq
John Thatcher

State of Pennsylvania Schuylkill County p. 3
I Asa D. Mock the Notary Public of the County of Com- mon Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Rosea Tiffany esquire, whose signature in his own proper hand writing subscribes appears to the attestation of the within deposition or affidavit, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Schuyl- kill duly Commissioned and qualified as appears of record, and that full faith and credit should be given to his official acts.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Montrose the twenty fourth day of May, AD 1833.
Asa D. Mock Not.

Sep - 26
John Fletcher's Pension application
18648

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County-SS-
I Thomas Tiffany of the Township of Hanover County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I am acquainted with John Thatcher whose papers on his application for a pension are herewith annexed Further that I knew him while he was a soldier in Capt. Caleb Richardson Co. Col. Mitchell's Regiment on Rhoades Island in the year 1780. at three months campaign. Further says not - Thomas Tiffany
Sworn and subscribed
Before me this 28 th of August
A.D. 1832 Thomas Tiffany J. P. P.

I, Wm Tiffany, before whom the within affidavit was taken on the 28 th day of August last do hereby certify that the within named Thomas Tiffany was and is at the time of making said affidavit a person of credibility and to whose testimony full credit may be given. Witness my hand at Mansfield this 24 th day of May A.D. 1833 Wm Tiffany J.P.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss —
I know Tiffany of the Township of Marford County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania being duly affirmed according to law do declare and say that I was acquainted with John Thacher whose papers on his application for a pension are herewith annexed. That I knew of his being in the service under Capt. May of Massachusetts Militia in the year 1776 saw him at White Plains — I also knew of his Marching down for Dinwiddie in March 1777 under Capt. Caleb Richardson — I also knew of his being on Rhode Island in Sullivan's expedition in the year 1778 under Capt. Wilmarth — I also saw him with a patrician party at Dinwiddie with Capt. Richardson in the year 1780 said party came off from Rhode Island to cut out poles Further saith not
Affirmed & Subscribed before me this 29 th of August
A.D. 1832 — Wm Tiffany p. p.
State of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County ss
I Asa Drootch a Notary Public of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do Certify that Hosea Tiffany Jr. esq. whose signature is subscribed hereunto being as subscribed to the foregoing attestation of the foregoing affidavits of Thomas Tiffany & Hosea Tiffany was on the 28 th & 29 th days of August last past an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & qualified as appears of record. Witness my hand and seal of office the tenth day of September A.D. 1832.
Asa Drootch a Notary Public

I Thomas Giffany before whom the within affidavit was taken on the 28 th day of August last do hereby certify that the within named Thomas Giffany was at the time of making said affidavit a person of credibility and to whom testimony full credit may be given and that the said affidavit is true and correct. Witness my hand the 24 th day of May A.D. 1833. Thomas Giffany J.P.
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss. Asa D. Mock Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Hosea Tiffany esquire, whose signature in the within writing subscribed appears to the above Certificate, is, and was on the 28 th day of August last, an acting Justice of the peace, in and for the County of Sus- -quehanna, duly commissioned and qualified as appears of record, and the same before whom the annexed affidavits of Thomas Tiffany and Hosea Tiffany were taken on the 28 th day of August aforesaid. and that the Certificate on the annexed affidavits of Thomas Tiffany is also made by said Justice. That full faith and credit should be given to his official acts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Montrose the twenty fourth day of May A.D. 1833. Asa D. Mock Jr. Proth.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
January 22, 1929
Mrs. P.H. Comstock New Milford Pennsylvania
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.14636, it appears that John Thacher was born, October 25, 1759, in Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
While residing at said Attleboro, he enlisted and served with the Massachusetts Troops as follows:
From August 15, 1776, in Captain Elisha May's Company, Colonel Thomas Carpenter's Regiment, was transferred to a company of Rangers from which he was discharged, November 20, 1776; in March, 1777, ten days in Captain Caleb Richardson's Company; from June 1, 1777 to August 1, 1777, in same company in Colonel John Daggett's Regiment; from October 1, 1777, fourteen days in Captain Moses Wilmarth's Company, Colonel John Daggett's Regiment; from August 1, 1778, six weeks in Captain Moses Wilmarth's Company, Colonel Thomas Carpenter's Regiment and was in Sullivan's

expedition to Rhode Island; from August 1, 1780, three months in Captain Caleb Richardson's Company, Colonel Mitchell's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, at which time he was living in Harford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
In 1833, the soldier refers to "the Honorable Philander Stevens, late a member of Congress, who married his daughter", her name is not given.
The soldier died, January 6, 1841, leaving children whose names are not stated. There are no further family data.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

MRS. PIERCE H. COMSTOCK NEW MILFORD PA.
Apr. 6. 1928
Bureau of Pensions Dept of Interior. Wash.
Gentlemen- Please send me the Revolutionary war record of my Great Great Grandfather John Thatcher's war services, Born 1759. Came to Harford in 1799. Died 1844. Thanking you for any assistance you may give me
Sincerely Yours
(Mrs P.H.) Nina Taft Comstock

MEMORANDUM OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE PENSION OFFICE
[Faint, illegible handwriting or bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

MRS. PIERCE H. COMSTOCK NEW MILFORD PA.
Apr. 6. 1928
Bureau of Pensions Dept of Interior. Wash.
Gentlemen. Please send me the Revolutionary war record of my Great Great Grandfather John Thatcher's war services. Born 1759. Came to Harford in 1799. Died 1840. Thanking you for any assistance you may give me
Sincerely Yours
(Mrs P.H.) Nina Taft Comstock

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John Brachman Phil. Pa. nat.
Act: June 7th 1832
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