Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 11193, for James P Patee, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass N. H.
Pate, James N.
S 11193
CONTENTS

21.108
15.129
New Hampshire James P. Pattee
Grafton Co in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain M c Farland of the Regt. commanded by Col. Nixons in the A. Hampshire line for 11 Months 25 days
N. 16.
Trans. in Government Records corrected April 25.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 89 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of June 1833 and See No. V. P. Rogers Plymouth
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33 $78.88 Sem-ant. allowance ending 1 Sep. '33 19.72 $98.60
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } See C. (Niles) Clerk, Page 110
Recorded by Book E.
Vol. 1.
Sett. H. on Isaac Hill Mar. 18: Duplicate certificates issued May 23 1837 - are sent to William W. Russell, Plymouth, N.H. Order to pay 8 th April 1839

21168 James P. Bates New Hampshire
Print 11 Mo 25 day
N. P. Rogers
Plymouth
N. H.
36.66 2.75 38.41
Geo. Woodward Clerk Grafton City 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 subjoued 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. These 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 James P. Pater  Grafton County 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.     End 1775 1 8 " for Capt McFarland 15 yrs Documentary of Service & Witness   " 1781 " " " " Col Nixon New   Capt Severmore Stamp   Col Frye   X on Roll 3 Mr 25 days  
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 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 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 [j] 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 New Hampshire? Grafton County ss
On this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally ap- peared in open court before the jus- tices of the Court of Common Pleas for said State now sitting in Plymouth in said county James P. Pate a resident of Thornton in said county aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war under the following named officers & served as herein stated - that he enlisted in the month of April or May 1775 from after Lex- ington Battle into said service under Capt. M c Farland for eight months - at New Salem in said State - that soon after enlisting he joined the army at Cambridge near Boston in Massachusetts - that he joined the regiment command- ed by Col o Nixon & Lieut. Col o Nixon - & the company commanded by said M c Farland as Capt. Lieut. Bradley & Ensign Kimby - that he served in said Cambridge the eight months for which he enlisted - that he was at Winter Hill a portion of said term & was discharged there - that his father Richard Pate was in said service a part of said term & at the expiration thereof his said James' discharge - kept it as James  he was then under said Richard as a minor son - that said Richard died afterwards in the service - said discharge did not come to said James' hand - that afterwards he returned & said New Salem & remained there until the month of June 1781 when six months men were called for & he returned out as one of the number required of said New Salem - for six months - passed muster at Exeter in New Hampshire & went joined the army at Peekskill in New York - that he joined the company commanded by Capt. Daniel

Service in the continental regiments under the command at that time of Captain Commandant Foye -- from Peekskill he went down the North river & crossed it at Kings ferry & went to Morristown in New Jersey & was there when Cornwallis was captured -- that after laying there some time he returned to New York by Kings ferry went up the river to the High lands & was discharged there Dec r 17 th 1781 and received from the commanding officer a discharge which is now in his possession of which the following is a true copy viz -- "James "Petty for a month's man has faithfully served in the Fort "New Hampshire Regiment to the date hereof is discharged "His service is permitted to pass to New Hampshire "Highlands Dec r 17. 1781 E. Foye Capt. Comd t "
That on said discharge is endorsed a memorandum of which the following is a true copy viz "Issued from Rations including the twentieth instant Dec r 16. 1781 for B. Stevens A.L. Groom. A Butler -- that his name was pronounced Petty & that he is the identical James Petty mentioned in said discharge which is hereto annexed -- that he served in all Fourteen months as above declared that he has no documentary evidence of said service besides what is hereto annexed & knows of no person who testimony he can obtain beyond what is hereto annexed that he was born in said New Salem Oct r 26. 1756 that his birth is recorded in the records of said New Salem & in his family bible which bible he says he left by means of a messenger by whom he sent it to the binder to be bound -- that he lived in said New Salem till 1782 when he removed to Thornton aforesaid where he has ever since resided & now resides -- that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pen- sion roll of the Agency of any state James P. Pate
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first aforesaid Grover Warren 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 James P. Patee 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.     April or May 1775 8 Mos. Pvt. Moses M c Farland Nixon Mass.   June 1781 6 Mos. David Livesmore Capt. Com. Foye        
Battles engaged in, None stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Salem - N. H. Date of application for pension, Sept. 4, 1832 - al. Residence at date of application, Thornton Co. after Co. N. H. Age at date of application, Oct. 26, 1756 in New Salem, N. H.
Remarks: son of Richard Patee also a Col. of Res. It is not stated whether Sol. was married Silas W. Patee testifies in claim; relationship not stated
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

See paper of John Hope, MS.A.1.10.8.44.
William W. Russell Glynn et al. MS.A.1.10.8.44.
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Grafton ss.
On this Eighth day of May 1837, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Grafton personally appeared James P. Patten who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain McFarland in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dixon Nixon in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the thirteenth day of February 1837 at or near the store of William W. Russell was lost under the following circumstances: My young man Clark for Wm W Russell was carrying the certificate in a small trunk from the house of said Russell to his store in a one horse cutter which was turned on one side and the trunk thrown out and the certificate was blown away by the wind which at that time blew with great violence.
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
James P. Patten
George W. Lang Justice Peace
NOTES.—The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
□ If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics , and insert, in lieu thereof, " but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one "
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or Attorney for a pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
□ 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 be sent with 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 which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
□ No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the War Department, or are vouched for as respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.

I Silas W Pathe of lawful age declare and say that I am personally acquainted with James P Pathe and will swear him to be the same person described in the within affidavit Silas W Pathe
State of New Hampshire May 8, 1837 Grafton ss
Then personally appeared Silas W Pathe who is a person of truth and accuracy and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me
George W Lang Justice Peace
Grafton ss. May 8th, 1837
I certify that the above named George W. Lang is in commission as a justice of the Peace & that his sig- nature is genuine
Robert Burns, M. of Law.

I Edward Patty of New Salem in the county of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire do hereby say that James Patty of Thornton in the county of Grafton in said State is my brother. that in the year fifteen hundred & seventy five in the month of April or May my said brother enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary army for eight months under Capt. Moses Gilford. & went to Cambridge in Massachusetts where he was in the service the eight months for which he enlisted. - at the expiration of which he returned home. James was then eighteen years of age, & first home with him his discharge from the service. He then lived with my father - Afterwards in the year 1781 he enlisted into the continental army under Capt. James for six months. He enlisted in the month of June - was gone six months & was discharged by Capt. Doye at home. I was in the service myself at the same place with him some part of the first term of enlistment. & have no doubt that he served as aforesaid during the second term also -
Witness Jacob Sargent
Edward Patty
State of New Hampshire & July 5 th 1832. Then Edward Patty Rockingham ss signs of the above, whom I know, whose character for truth is fair, personally appearing made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me
A. G. Gaye Jus. Peace

Edward Bates Secy
State of New Hampshire Secretary's Office July 5. 1832.
The within named Asa Gage is a Justice of the Peace for our County of Rockingham, duly constituted and sworn, and his signature as such genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the Seal of the State Ralph Metcalf Secretary.

We Jacob Sullingham junior & Abad S. Hatch with affidavit in Thornton aforesaid in the neighborhood of said Peter hereby certify that we are well acquainted with said James P. Pater subscriber who has sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age - that he retains a good character for truth & is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion Jacob Sullingham Jr Abad S. Hatch
Sworn to & subscribed
The day & year first of record mentioned before me
Sam d Rogers Justice of the Peace
And the said court 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 & served as he states and the court certifies that it appears to them that said Sullingham & Hatch who have signed the preceding certificate are both resident in Thornton aforesaid & that their statement is entitled to credit - Abel Woodward Clerk George Woodward Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James P. Pater for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this fourth day of September in anno Domini 1832 George Woodward Clerk
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Grafton do hereby certify that Samuel Rogers Esq. is a justice of the peace within & for said county duly qualified to take affidavits & that I believe the above to be his genuine signature Witness my hand & the seal of said Court this 5 th day of September 1832 George Woodward Clerk

Pension Agency Cambridge, Sept. 11. 1837.
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Dear Sir. Herewith send you the affidavit of William Whipple, Esq. not- arized to the loss of three pension certifi- cates. Two of these three pensions were paid by me for the six months ending on the 1st of September last: all of them are on this roll, and appear to be due. — I hope you will, under these circumstances, be willing and able to issue duplicate certificates. Then, if you will forward to me, I will see placed in such hands, that there can possibly be no abuse of the indulgence. If I have not taken the proper course, please suggest to me what course shall be taken to procure the a reparation of the effects of the accident.
I am, respectfully, sir,
Your obedient servant,
Samuel Hill

Mechanics Bank
Concord N.H. Apr. 1. 1839
Dear Sir
Enclosed herewith I send the Power re for Pension of S.P. Patten from 4th March 1834 to 1th of Sept. 1837 - being for more than one year it has been suspended for want of authority from your office for paying. The cause of the delay in applying for the pension arose from loss of the original certificate she was forced to wait for a new one which was issued May 23. 1837 & pay was claimed in Sept. following

If the Papers are satisfactory please return them with the required authority
Respectfully
Geo. Minot Cash
To Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Inform Gov. Hill that separate affidavits should must be made in each case, according to the regulations. I enclose the printed instructions - But that we you can issue certificates in these cases provided he will give triplicates of the enclosed affidavits, certifying them to be such, and that he has full confidence in the statement of the affiant.

In- at Mar 18 Mr. Pudney
See James L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, City of Washington.

THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Record
PRESIDENT ADRIAN LYON
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT HARRY FRANK BREWER
SECOND-VICE PRESIDENT ELVORD G. CHAMBERLIN
SECRETARY DAVID LAWRENCE PIERSON
TREASURER FRANK E. QUINBY
REGISTRAR WILLIAM JOHNSON CONKLING
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR LIEUT.-COL. CHARLES A. ANDREWS
Headquarters 334 MONMOUTH STREET, NEWARK, N. J. Tel. Mulberry 0820
GENEALOGIST SAMUEL COPP WORTHEN
HISTORIAN REV. M. S. WATERS
CHAPLAIN REV. FRANK A. SMITH, D. D.
CHANCELLOR RAYMOND TOWNLEY PARROT
LIBRARIAN RUSSELL B. RANKIN
NATIONAL TRUSTEE C. SYMMES KIDDINGS
125 Park St E. Orange, N.J. Jan. 12, 1923
Bureau of Pensions Dept of the Interior Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:—
Will you kindly send me any record you may have of James Paul Patten of New Hampshire? He is said to have served with a Mass organization and also in the N. H. militia. His name was placed on the pension roll June 13, 1833. In 1840 he resided in Thornton, N. H. with Silas W. Patten — probably his son. Does the record state what the relationship was?
Thanking you for any data on the subject I am
Very truly Yours
Samuel C. Worthen

Rev. 1923
11.193 ✓ INVALID.
1923, Feb. 16 hist. to Saml. C. Worthen - En.
File No. 11.193
James P. Patee Pris. Rev. War.
Act: June 1 st 1862
Index: — Vol. 2 Page 289
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Send four Batches Including the twentieth Constant Du 176-44
for R. Stevens A. R. Jones R. Butler
A. File 11193 James P. Pater Mass.

James Petty, Six Months Man, has faithfully served in the First Northumbria Regiment, to the date whereof is Discharged the Service, and Permitted to Pass to Northumbria
E. Greville Capt. Comd.
Highlands Dec. 17 1751

Mass. Patee James P. S 11/193