Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,832, for William Miller, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Miller, William.
S. 2.832.
Carded:
CONTENTS

7835
Ohio. Pittsburgh
William Miller.
of Payne in the State of Ohio. — who was a Private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Abbott of the Reg t commanded by Stark. in the campaign time for six months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 20 Dollars or Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of April, 1833 and sent to J. H. Harris. Wooster P.O. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 40. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 10.  $50.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. J. Salmons Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. Page 119.

William Mellin resignation for a pension
17.1.56 L
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State of Ohio Wayne County, ss
On this Second day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne Ohio now sitting William Miller a resident of Wooster Township in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio aged eighty, seven 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in stated In the year 1775 as near as he can now recollect he enlisted under Captain Joshua Abbot of the New Hampshire State Troops for the term of six months they were in the Regiment commanded by Col John Stark That when he enlisted he lived in town of Old Chester in the county of Chester (as he thinks, tho' of this he is not certain) and State of New Hampshire That he was at the Battle of Bunkerhill. That he knew a Col Reed and General Sullivan who was in the service at the same time that in marching from home to Bunkerhill he marched through the town of Old Bunkerhill on the Merrimack River That he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service That he served the full term of the above six months and then continued some time longer in the service at the request of Captain Abbott until he could enlist other men but the exact time he cannot recollect and that he left the service and returned home late in the fall or the beginning of winter 1775 as he recollects there had snow fallen before he returned He hereby 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 - 2 Have you any record of your age and if so when is it known - I have none

Ques 3 When were you born when you were called into the service when have you then lived since the Revolutionary War and when as you now live Answer When I entered the service I lived into Chester State of New Hampshire from whence I removed into the State of Vermont in the County of Orange where I resided about twenty years from whence I removed to the County of St Lawrence in the State of New York where I resided about seven years from whence I removed to Maynolien in the State of Ohio where I now reside
Ques 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 went from home to Winter Hill near Boston with an intention of entering the service of my country in some capacity to aid in repelling the enemy were invading it when I happened to meet with Col John Stark who advised me to enlist with Captain Abbott which I accordingly did for the term of six months and served it out
Ques 5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the General Commanders of your service
Answer I recollect Col Reid Col John Stark Captain Abbott and General Sullivan but as my service was begun the declaration of Independence I do not know whether they were Continental troops but believe they were all State troops
Ques 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 think I did receive a discharge from Capt Abbott but it has long since been lost or destroyed

Quest 7 th 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. Messrs. Stephen Eldridge and Daniel Phillips
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court
Hoane Clerk
William F Miller new P
We Stephen Eldridge and Daniel Phillips residing in the County of Wayne and State of Ohio do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Miller who has subscribed and sworn to the above application and we believe him to be eighty six years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that his character for truth and veracity is good
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Hoane Clerk
Stephen Eldridge Daniel Phillips
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 said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Stephen Eldridge and Daniel Phillips who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County of Wayne and State of Ohio and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I John Hoane Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Miller for a pension
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office this 23 rd day of October A.D. 1832
Hoane Clerk

17166 No. 7835 Wm Miller Wayne Co Ohio
Admitted for 6 Months From 1795
$ 20
J. H. Harris Wooster Co O. Ohio

BRIEF in the case of  Wm Miller  County of Wayne  in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 87  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1778 - 6 - Private Gen. Col. Stark Capt. Abbott  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bunkerhill  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Chester Co N. Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional -  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John H. Ashton
Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Miller a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775- over 6 mos. Pvt. Joshua Abbott John Stark N.H.          
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Old Chester, Chester Co. N.H.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 2, 1882. His claim? was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio.
Age at date of application, born Apr. 17, 1746 at Old Chester, N.H.
Remarks: Moved from Old Chester to Orange Co. N.H. thence to St. Lawrence Co. N.Y. thence to There is no data on file as to his family  } Wayne Co. Ohio
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Wm Miller which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? citizens only XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Rev War
2832
INVALID.
1919 Oct. 11 Hist. to Mrs. A. F. Cook Letter in W. F. 9105 - Joseph Lamb
File No. 2832
M m . Miller
Ps. S. H. line
Act: June 7, '38
Index:—Vol. A , Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]