Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23822, for Thomas Nichols, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Nichols, Thomas
S. 23822
CONTENTS

Resolution
23822
INVALID.
File No. 23,822
Thomas Nichols
Rev. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 293
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New Hampshire
Thomas Nichols
of Nashua in the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hartwell of the Regt commanded by Colonel Haskell in the Mass. Nat. line, for the term of 9 Months from Decemr 1776 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 30 Dollars per month , to commence on the 4 th day of March 1830 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of August 1832 and sent to the Hon. H. Hubbard Charleston N.H.
the Roll  was 1832 and notification sent to at Pension commencing on the 1832
Amount due on 4th of March 1832 do 4 Sept 1832
$ 30.00 15.00 45.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. }
7 June 1832
Record Book 10. vol 1 page 173 H.B.

Thomas Nicholls -

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } County of Sullivan. } 65.
On this sixth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Thomas Nichols a resident of Coalhole in the County of Cheshire and State of N. H. aged 82 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That in December 1776 he enlisted in Capt Hattells company but declarant does not recollect that the company was attached to any regiments, at that time that he was ordered to Dorchester in March 1777 when he arrived at Dorchester, the company was attached to Col. Haskells regiment - That he remained there about three weeks, & then was ordered to Boston, & remained at Boston until about the first of March 1777 - & was then discharged verbally, his enlistment, which was for three months, being at an end - Declarant recollects that the Quarter Master Generals name was Chase -
Declarant further states that about the first of July 1777, he was drafted enlisted in Capt Lakin's company, but cannot recollect the name of the Colonel of the regiment - he thinks however that the General of Brigade was named Spencer - This enlistment was for six months - He was first ordered to Providence, thence to Quenecuck Neck, & thence to Point Judith.
on an alarm from an English vessel which had come ashore near that place, & which vessel was taken, with 280 prisoners - was then ordered back to the Neck aforesaid - thence to Howland's Ferry, thence to Warren, where he remained about a fortnight, thence it was the intention to make a night attack on the fort at Newport, but the intention being discovered, he was ordered back to the Neck where he remained until the end of his term of enlistment - The declarant further states that he was born in Groton in Massachusetts, in 1700, that he has a record of his age in the Records of Groton - That he lived in Shirley in Mass. when he first joined the service, & has lived in Stoddard in N. H. 15 years, & in Walpole 32 years where he has lived to the present time - That he enlisted as a volunteer - & has never received any written discharge - That he is known to the Hon Henry Hubbard, & to Ephraim Stearns who can testify to their belief in his veracity and in his services as a soldier of the Revolution - That he has no documentary evidence & knows of no one whose testimony he can procure -

Shearns who can testify to their belief in his veracity and in his services as a soldier of the Revolution - That he has no documentary evidence & knows of no one whose testimony he can procure -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State,
Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate We, Henry Hubbard residing in Charlestown and Ebenezer Shearns residing in Walpole hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thomas Nichols , who has subscribed and sworn to the above obligation; that we believe him to be 82 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 day and year aforesaid
Henry Hubbard Ebenezer Shearns
Frederick A. Sumner 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 served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that Henry Hubbard who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Charlestown and that Ebenezer Shearns , who has also signed the same is a resident in the Walpole and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Fred Sumner
Judge Register of the Court of Probate do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Nichols for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixth day of August 1832
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate

Affidavit of Thomas Bellows

I Thomas Miller of Walpole County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire testify and say that Thomas Nichols never saw Walpole moved into this thirty years ago or more. That for several years he lived in about one mile of me that I have always considered him an honest man and good citizen and that I never heard any thing to his disadvantage and that full credit is to be given to his testimony Walpole Aug y 1832
Thomas Miller
State of New Hampshire. Cheshire P. August 3 d 1832
Personally appeared the above named Thomas Miller and made solemn oath, that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. Before me.
Henry Foster Just. Peace
Aug y 13 th
This may certify that Henry Foster is a Justice for the County of Cheshire as aforesaid. & that the foregoing is his signature - This may certify further that Henry Foster is kept the H. of Cheshire County & one of our best men. Henry Foster and Thomas Miller