Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,906, for Isaac Merriam, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass,
Merriam, Isaac
S.13906
CONTENTS
carded

New York A. 15.933 15.933 W. M. H. H.
Isaac Merriman of Sullivan in the State of N. Hamp who was a Private in the Comp — commanded by Captain Fish — of the Reg. — commanded by Col. Bradford in the Heaps — line for 1 Year —
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hamp at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Aug. 1822 and in the of William. Lancaster
Arrears to the 14th of Oct '33 $ 80 Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 Sept '33 20 $100
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Co. Collins Clerk Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 102

Letter to J. Marshall D. Aug 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March to 4. Sept 1837. Agent Modified 29. Sept - 1838.
Letter to James Thompson 26. June 1840.
Letter to Pen. Agt. 17. Aug 1840
To Albany N. Y. from 4 th March 1840. 3 rd Sep 1840. Notification to James Thompson. An agreement New York.
Apr. 22, 1885 Statement sent to Ezra S. Stearns East Rindge N. H. - see copy inside

County of Washington ss
On this second day of July in the Year One Thousand Eight hundred and Forty. Before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Washington personally appeared Isaac Merriam, (Who on his Oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain King, in the regiment Commanded by Colonel Bradford. In the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire, from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of New York, where he intends to remain. And wishes his pension to be then payable in future ~ ~ ~
The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New Hampshire, to the State of New York viz that he has a daughter who resides in the said County of Washington and State of New York with whom he intends to remain - And further saith not ~ ~ ~
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and Year
aforsaid - Samuel Thompson , Justice of the Peace
Isaac Merriam.

County of Washington ss.
On this Second day of July 1840 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Washington personally appeared Clark Rice. Who on his oath declared that he is well acquainted with Isaac Merriam the person who has taken and subscribed the above (or within) affidavit, and that he is the same person therein described. and further this deponent saith not sworn and subscribed to before Clark Rice on the day and year aforesaid James Thompson Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that Clark Rice the person who subscri- bed and made oath to the above affidavit, is well known to me, and that he is a person of truth and veracity - so given under my hand this 2 d day of July 1840 - James Thompson Justice of Peace
State of New York } Washington County ss. I Edward Lodd clerk of the said county hereby certify that James Thompson Esquire is a a justice of the peace, in and for said county, as above and within and that the above and within signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
Given under my hand and official seal the 10 th day of July 1840 Edward Lodd Clerk

No 25-259 Sturminster Sturminster Isaac Cooske - St Hampshire
That 12 Months
W m Isaac William Blk Lancaster Cooske - St Hampshire

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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.
E. Hampshire
A Statement, showing the Service of Isaac Merriam
   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.     Mem. ad. state 3 Private Officers not kn 71 years   Vol 1779 3 own Ashburn Traditional evidence   Vol 780 6 Capt Fish- hmn stated credible by the   in Roll of serv } Capt King Chapa Court witness stated   Col Bradford chatts credible  
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 (f) 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 _____ of the Court of _____ 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) _____, who has 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 _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ 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 (l) 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 place, 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 is 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 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [c] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John H. Stanton

Samuel May Apr 13 th
Free
James L Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions Pension Office Washington City D C
May 8 N.H. Isaac Merriman 23253
May 30. 1836 - see Bangs certi- ficat file in David Merri- am's papers - Vermont adm P No 521. G.M.E.

Declaration in order to obtain the the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832
State of New Hampshire } On this twentieth County of Coos } day of February - in The year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting at Lancaster in said County of Coos, Isaac Merriam, a resident in the town of Northumberland in said County of Coos, aged Twenty one years who being first duly sworn according to laws, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th - 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States, at Ashburnham in the State of Massachusetts, marched to Boston, from there by water went on to an Island, about three miles from Boston, then called Castle William which guarded the Harbour of Boston, this was after the British had left Boston, That he was in a detachment of fatigue men, so called, and was employed in clearing away the rubbish and repairing the old fort. keeping guard &c. but most of the time was on fatigue and belonged to a small detachment called fatigue men, That he served three months at this time, Thinks it was in the Militia, That he was about sixteen years old at that time, but does not recollect the name of any Officer under which he served, nor the year in which the above service was performed -
That in year 1779. he again entered the service of the United States at said Ashburnham, by enlisting with Capt. Fish for five months, marched to Pwo-

service in the State of Rhode Island, Then need- and was Three Months, The term of his enlistment being half out, his Brother David Merricum came and took his place as a substitute for him, and he was permitted to return home, so that he need but Three Months at that time, he thinks this service commenced in the Spring of the year, but does not recollect what month —
That he enlisted again at said Ashburn- ham with a Capt. King, went to Springfield Massachusetts, there passed muster (as it was cal- -led) Then marched to West Point, Staid there about a Month, Then marched into The Jerseys was there when Arnold attempted to deliver up West Point, Staid in The Jerseys about a month, or more, was there when M aj Andre was hung, That he marched through, while marching to and in The Jerseys a place called Tappan or Tave- -rnun and place called English Neighbour- hood also a place called Haverstane, That he afterwards marched back to West Point and remained there untill his term for which he enlisted was out, which was six Months and he thinks during the year 1780, That he belonged to Gen. Patterson's Brigade and Col. Bradsford's Regi- ment. That while he was at West Point two men were sentenced to be, and were shot, but does not recollect their crime; and two were condemned or sentenced to run the Guntlet for forging discharges from Gen. Poor and deserting, he saw the sentence is- sued. That he served six Months at this time and was discharged at W. Point. That he does not know whether he was in The Continental or the Massachusetts line of State troops —

That he cannot say he ever had a will discharge, thinks he never had.
That he was born in Concord in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1762, as he has been told but has no record of his age.
That he has lived in Keene N.H. about five years since the Revolution about two years in Royalton Mass. and the residue or remainder about forty three years he has resided in the town of Northumberland N.H. where he now resides.
That he insisted voluntarily each time he was in the service of the United States.
That he is personally known in the neighborhood where he resides to Antipus Marshall, James Lucas, Ezequiel, Joseph Daniels William Curtis Joshua Marshall Joshua Kimball Timothy Lucas & who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State.
— Isaac Merriam
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Benjamin Huntington Judge Probate
We Antipus Marshall residing in Northumberland and Joshua Marshall residing in Stratford hereby certify that we were well acquainted with Isaac Merriam

who has subscribed to the above declaration and that We believe him to be 71 years of age and 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 -
Antipus Marshall
Joshua Marshall
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid - B Hunking Judge of Probate
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 used as he states, and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Antipus Marshall who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman Resident in Northumberland and that Joshua Marshall - Resident in Stratford who has also signed the foregoing certificate is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
B Hunking Judge of Probate
I Jared Williams Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Coos do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Merriam for a pension - In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 20th of February A.D. 1830 - Jared Williams Register of Probate

I David Merriam of Brandon in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont of the age of Seventytwo testify & say that Isaac Merriam of Northumberland in the State of New Hampshire served in the Army of the Revolution at or about Boston after the British Army left the City and three months in State of Rhode Island the first 3 months I do not recollect the year the last three months I think was in 1779. he also served six months more in the State of New Jersey & he when was removed from place to place - When the sd Isaac Enlisted he resided in Ashburnham Mass. but whether he served in the Continental line or in the line of the Mass State troops I do not now recollect. we were boys & our Brothers both of us were out in the Service and one of us at a time
And further I say not David Merriam Brandon August Sept. 6. 1832.
Rutland County ss. Personally appeared David Merriam signer of the foregoing affidavit & made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me W. Cook, Justice Peace I also certify he is a man of truth & veracity. Walter Cook, Justice Peace

State of Vermont } Rutland County } 3
I Robert Rippon, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland do Certify that Walter Loring is a Justice of the peace for said County, duly Commissioned and that the Signature to the within Certificate is his hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Rutland this 10 th day of September A.D. 1832
R. Rippon

April 9, 1937.
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Mrs. Alice C. Sellman 514 Arundel Avenue College Park, Maryland
BA-J/ady Isaac Merriam S.13906
Dear Madam:
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.13906, based upon the military service of Isaac Merriam in that war.
Isaac Merriam was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1762, day, month, and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, Isaac Merriam enlisted about 1778 and served three months in the Massachusetts troops, names of officers not given. He enlisted in the spring of 1779 and served three months as private in Captain Fish's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted in 1780 and served six months as private in Captain King's Company, Colonel Bradford's Massachusetts Regiment.
After the Revolutionary War he lived in Keene, New Hampshire, about five years, and in Royalston, Massachusetts, about two years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 20, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Northumberland, Coos County, New Hampshire, where he had lived about forty-three years.
About July 1840 he moved from New Hampshire to Washington County, New York, to live with his daughter, her name, age and the name and age of his wife are not stated. He was then a widower.
In 1832 soldier's brother, David, aged seventy-two years was residing in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Date of death not on AB.

April 9, 1937.
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BA-J/ady
Mrs. Alice C. Sellman College Park 514 Arundel Avenue Maryland
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Isaac Merriam and John Chappell, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The records of Isaac Merriam and John Chapple are furnished you herewith on separate pages, as found in the claims for pension.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Aug 25. 1820
Mr. Eddy
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Pension Agency
Concord N.H. Aug. 21 1840
J. J. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
In reply to your favour of the 17th inst. you are informed that Isaac Merriam a pensioner under the act of 1832 at the rate of $10. per an. has been paid at this office to the 1st of March last
Respectfully
Your Obed't Servt
Isaac Hinkley
By G. Munroe

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 24 th 1838.
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," Isaac Morrison a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord, N.H. Agency, at the rate of forty — Dollars and " — " — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837 to the 4 th of September 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Aug 3 1840 Inauguration } 29 - July 1840
New Era
Forer
J. S. Edward, Esq. Commission of Prisons Washington D.C.

Annapolis Md. 29 th July 1860
Dr Sir
Enclosed are the necessary affidavits to procure the transfer of the pension agency of Isaac Merriam from N. H. to N. Y. — If the affidavits are insufficient please state wherein, it might have been added in the original given for his removal from N. H. to N. Y. that he is a widower for such is the fact —
In haste very Respectfully Your obedient Servant
James Thompson
J. L. Edwards Esq

1937 Apr. 9. Hist. to Mrs. Alice C. Sellman. See her letter in claim of John Chapple, His Rev. War. A.D. Y. Rev War
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File No. 13.906
Isaac Merrimam
Prin. Rd. 111
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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