Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,821, for Robert Potter, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Potter Robert Death Patience
R. 2821
Former widow
CONTENTS
Mass residence in 1836.

6190
Patience Deathe formerly widow of Robert Potter Males 14
Suspended Sub to Elijah Clark Sept. 27/44
2821
Act July 4 th 36

Not possible to identify any other claim as belonging to this case.

L. R. P. O. _____
Patience Heath Service: _____
Papers returned imperfect
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: REJECTED , 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

6190
Patience Death
formerly widow of
Robert Potter
Marks W.
Act 4 th July '36

Brighton May. 9 th 1844
Dear Sir,
I enclose to you herewith the Documents Claims of Mrs Bathsheba Dearth of Wendell former widow of Robert Dearth by whom she now claims a pension under the Act of 1836 and the Act of 1837.
Being Best of you
66th St. N. W.
Elizabeth Black
Rev. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City, D. C.

1. July 24 th 41
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original text.]

Pension Office: Septmry 24 4
Sir
The papers in the case of Patience Death formerly widow of Robert Pot- ter claiming a pension under the Act of July 4 th 36 have been examined and are herewith returned for no further authentication. The proceedings of the Probate Court should be cer- tified by its Register under the seal thereof. The original family record the copy of an extract from which accompanies the papers should be forwarded to this office as no copy of a private record can be received as evidence. The service of Robt Potter should be established by the certificate of the Sec'y of the State in the line of which he served.
Elijah Clark Esq c Mass vs
6190 Act July 4 th 3