Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22845, for Joseph Huntington, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 86
Huntington, Joseph
S 22845
CONTENTS

217.15 New Hampshire
Joseph Wantington of Manchester in the State of N. H. who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Merrill of the Regt commanded by Colonel _____ in the N. Hamp. line for 10 months & 5 days
Entered on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 50 - Dollars - 83 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Oct 1833 and seal John Brown Concord New Hampshire
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $127.18 Rem-ant. allowance ending Sept 4th - 25.42 $152.57
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. W. Atkinson Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 182 Page 90

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
County of Hillsborough, ss.
On the third
day of April August A.D. 1833
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at Frances Town within and for the County of Hillsborough, in the State aforesaid, Joseph Huntington a resident of Society Land in said county aged 80 years
Who being 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say,
At the commencement of the Revolutionary War he lived in Weare, New Hampshire. As soon as he heard of the Lexington Fight he with others in Weare & the neighboring towns volunteered & went directly to Lexington & from thence to Cambridge having by the way appointed William Ayres to be their leader. They stood about a fortnight at Cambridge. He does not know that they were organized into a regular company but he knows that he with others did duty by standing guard & going wherever ordered. He then went into a company in which one Merrill was lieutenant (He does not remember the name of the Captain) and was employed at Winter Hill under a man by the name of Bullen in learning to exercise - then in cutting wood and making fascines - & afterwards in work up on the Barracks at Winter Hill until some time in October when he returned home. In a few days after he got home he returned in the month of October to Winter Hill in company with Lieut. William Ayres & enlisted in a company of which said Ayres was lieutenant & was under his command about a fortnight when Capt. Martin came & took the command. The name of the other lieutenant was Smith. The company belonged to Col. Stark's regiment. At the expiration of the six weeks he was requested by Gen. Sullivan to stay two weeks longer & stood & did duty accordingly. When the two weeks were out he was requested to stay still longer & he stood and did duty until the British Army left Boston in March 1776, making in the whole according to the best of his recollection & belief a service of not less than ten months. In the latter part of this service he belonged to Capt. Merrill's company in the same regiment. He was a sergeant and the duties of a sergeant in each of the companies to which he belonged.
He was born at Amesbury June 18. 1752 - has no record of his age - but his father has told him that

his birth is recorded upon the records of amending Since the Revolutionary War he has lived & more lives in Society Land. New Hampshire. He received no written discharge from the service - The regiments of Col. Nason & Col. Reed lay near him during the winter. John Dodge Esq. & John G. Riley of Society Land are persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood who can testify as to their belief of his character for truth & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. There is no clergyman residing in Society Land. He lives near the line of Farmington & has worshipped with the Church & Society & been a member of the Church in that place for more than forty years past
He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State. Joseph Huntington Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Colman Parker Judge of Probate
We Moses Bradford a Clergyman residing in the town of Frances Town in the county of Hillsborough aforesaid, and William Bixby residing in Frances Town aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Huntington who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be 80 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Moses Bradford
Colman Parker Judge of Probate  Wm Bixby
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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 Rev. Moses Bradford who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the town of Frances Town and that William Bixby Esq. who has signed the same, is a resident in the town of Frances Town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Colman Parker Judge of Probate for said County of Hillsborough.
I CHARLES H. AHERN, Register of the court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Huntington for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
C. H. Aheron Register of Probate for said county of Hillsborough.

Joseph Huntington
24/11

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
County of Hillsborough, to wit,
At the Court aforesaid, On the application aforesaid, the following interrogatories were propounded to the said Joseph Huntington and the following answers given, to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer, at Amesbury, Massachusetts Jan. 18 1752
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have no record, but my father has told me that my birth is recorded on the records of Amesbury
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer, When called into the service I lived in Weare, N.H. Since the War I have lived and now live in Society Land, N.H.
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer, I volunteered, I afterwards enlisted
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 service?
Answer, I believe all the particulars required by this interrogatory which are within my recollection are stated in my foregoing declaration
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer, I rec d no written discharge
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?
Answer, John Dodge Esqr. & John Colby of Society Land.
Verified by
J. Huntington Register

24711 Joseph Huntington N.H.
Sept 10 Mo 5 days
Recd by T. Brown
50.83 2 161.66 2 25.42 127.08
Titus Brown Tremontown N.H.

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 show 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, showing the Service of Joseph Huntington N.H.
   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.      After Lexington light volun.  did duty when called on  Then went into  in Octo. ended  Staid till  Mch 76.   under Wm Dyer. Leader  Col. Dyer and Genl. Stark  Gap forgotten  Sergeant  Capt Merrill  Making in all not less than  10 Months Service he was  a Sergeant in all the towns   B. born in Amesbury. Mass  enlisted in Weare N.H.  now lives in Hillsbury. N.H.   1 Surviving witness said he  served with him April 1775 - and  has no doubt but that  he served as stated   Certificate of Clergymen  and Citizen   
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) 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 [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.
Each period of active service must be distinctly stated. The mere circumstance of an applicant holding himself in readiness to perform active service will not entitle him to a pension.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Huntington a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. file 22845
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     En. at Nashua Apr. 1775 2 mos. Sergt. H. William Ayer N.H.   Apr. 1775 5 mos. 21 da. Sergt. H. Merrill Brick   Re-En. after discharge June 21st June 21st 1776 Sergt. Capt. Merrill Brick  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Nashua N.H. Date of application for pension, Apr. 2, 1833 Residence at date of application, Northford Conn. Age at date of application, June 18 1752 at Nashua Mass. Remarks: No record of family.

Revolution
22 845 INVALID.
1908 Apr. 20 - Hist. to Mrs. Sophie Horton Miller letter in W. file 660 - 4.
File No. 22, 845-
Joseph Huntington Seiz. Geo. War
Act: June 7 n 32 n
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]

RECORD AND INDEX DIVISION Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
April 15, 1908
Searched by L. D. Lamparter
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Joseph Huntington
Service, N.Y.
Rev. War
Remarks: No claim as above Try Inod. # 22845
_____ Chief of Division.

OLD WAR.
FILE NO. 22845.
Joseph Huntington
Atkinson
G. K. Griffin
Record Division.

ARMY
DIVISION.
Vangundy , Examiner.
(Write surname first plainly.)
Cert. No. 1125444
(Class)
Soldier, Patrick Sweeney
Pvt. Co. H , 3 Reg't U.S.V. Inf.
" " G 29 " U.S.V. Inf.
" " H 27 " U.S.V. Inf.
Submitted for Sgt. Lyon , Oct 11 1906
Re " " Reg. Mar. 20, 1908
, Reviewer, , 190
Resubmitted for Consideration  McH , 1908
Robinson , Reviewer, , 190
Name and address of recognized attorney
FROM BOARD OF REVIEW TO
Examiner _____
2d charge _____
3d charge _____
MAR 26 1908
Sp. Ex. Div. _____
2d charge _____
Law Div. _____
Finance Div. _____
Misc. charges _____
Cert. Div. _____
(Use this slip in resubmitting the case.)

Lord Druill
I Andrew Weillan, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsbor- ough in the State of New Hampshire certify, that David Stiles above named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough, and duly empowered to administer oaths, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
Andrew Weillan Clerk

I Samuel Caldwell of Atkinson in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire Aged seventy six years Testify and say that I was Born in Londonderry in the County of Rockingham and State of New- Hampshire from whence I was soon removed to Merrimack in the County of Hillsborough where I was brought up, and in 1775 I lived in the Town of Weare in said County of Hillsborough and in the month of April when the Alarm of the battle of Lexington was given, Many of the Militia turned out and I went with Lt. Asa and Joseph Huntington then of Weare, went with us, we first Marched to Concord and saw the waste made there by the British, from whence we marched to Cambridge, and we staid about one week but joined no regular company, after which I enlisted into more regular service sepa- rate from said Huntington who now lives in Societyland in D. County and is now present, that P. Huntington says he served in Stark's Regt. from that time until the British left Boston of which I have no doubt, for I am well acquainted with him, and know him to be a man of Truth and veracity ~ Sam l Caldwell
Hillsborough N. Augt. 23 d . 1832 Then the Above Named Sam l Caldwell personally came before me David Stiles in the County aforesaid and made oath to the above written deposition, I am not personally acquainted with said Caldwell the deponent but from the reports of others of his acquaintance do believe him entitled to credit (David Stiles, Jr. of Weare)
I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsbor- ough in the State of New Hampshire certify, that Daniel Stiles above named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough, and duly empowered to administer oaths, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord 1832.
A. Wallace Clerk
Samuel Caldwell age seventy six years

I Samuel Caldwell aged Seventysix years
A. Woodhouse Clerk
I Andrew Woodhouse Clerk of the Superior Court of Justice for the County of Middlesex in the District of New Hampshire certify, that Daniel Steele aforesaid is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Middlesex, and duly confirmed to a commission of office, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord 1832.
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State of New Hampshire Hillsborough County ss.
On the 18th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me Peter Brown a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Joseph Huntington of Society Land in the county aforesaid who being duly sworn deposed that he is the same Joseph Huntington who on the third day of April last past before Edmund Parker Esquire Judge of Probate for said county made his declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he arrived at Cambridge on the 24th of April 1775 & remained there two weeks, parading every day answering to his name drawing rations for himself & others in the capacity of sergeant & performing such duties as were required of him as stated in his declaration, that he then entered the company in Col. Stark's regiment and served therein four months and seven days, - that he then went home & was absent ten days, & then returned with Col. Ays & served to the 17th of March 1776 a term of four months and twenty one days. He was a sergeant in all the companies to which he belonged during the whole term of his services therein. He knows of no person living by whom he can prove the above services.
his Joseph Huntington mark
Subscribed and sworn the 18th day of June 1833. Before me
Peter Brown Just. Peace

I Andrew Wallace clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, certify that Titus Brown within named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord 1833
A. Wallace clerk