Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5489, for Benjamin Page, New Hampshire

SERVICE
N. H.
NUMBER _____
No. 5489
Page, Benjamin Hoag
CONTENTS

778
New Hampshire General
Mary Page widow of Benjamin Page
N H who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Serivate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of April 1848 and sent to
S. C. Banger Esq Concord N.H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 20, Vol. C.

11.775 P
New Hampshire
Benjamin Page of Chichester in the state of New Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scamell of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of June 1819 and sent to Southland Hall Bangor Me. Ellen's town New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 99 \frac{23}{31} — 77:93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept r 1819 — 48: —
125:93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent September 11 1820 to Rev. Chauncy Foster, New Hampshire

Benjamin Page
11,775
611
Sept. 1894.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
ROCKINGHAM.....SS.
ON this fourth day of July , 1827, personally appeared in open court, at Exeter , before the Hon. Just. M. Durell , Esqrs. Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Rockingham, being a Court of Record for the said County of Rockingham, having the power of fine and imprisonment, Benjamin Page aged sixty two years, resident in Tilton , in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:— That he enlisted Captain Richard Hovey's Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Alexander Scamell in the New Hampshire Line on the Continental establishment on the 20th day of January 1777 for the term of three years and was eventually discharged on the 22nd day of January 1780. That he was at the Battle of Brandywine to the taking of Philadelphia on the 26th of Sept. and 2nd of Octob. 1777. That he has no full time evidence at present in his power except what has already exhibited That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 13th day of May 1818 That he has received a pension the number of his certificate is 11,775
And I do solemnly depose that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 8th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. My occupation is that of a Farmer and that I am not  sufficient ability to pursue it
in consequence of Rheumatic Pains I have have in family residing with me my wife aged fifty nine years who is unable to support herself having been for a long time under the care of the Doctor
Their capacity to contribute to their support
Benj. Page
Sworn to and declared at Exeter on the fifteenth day of Aug. 1820 before John Hovey Justices of said Court
I, John Hovey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing affirmation and the schedule thereto annexed, are truely copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is _____ dollars and _____ cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourth day of July , 1820.
J. Hovey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham.

SCHEDULE
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Benjamin Page (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, on the fourth day of July 182 0 , and annexed to his oath, viz.
Nothing except my wearing apparel Benj. Page

Benj a Pages Claim for a pension 1848
Private Scammon's New Hamp a Regt
En d 1777. 3 years
May 13. 1818
Adm l
The Judge has not certified to the reduced circumstances of the Applicant

I Benjamin Page now of Chichester in the County of Rockingham & State of New- Hampshire testify and declare that in January 1777 I enlisted for three years in the Continental Service in the company com- manded by Captain Richard Weare in the Regiment commanded by Col o Alexander Stammel in New Hampshire line in the Army of the United States in the revolution war against the common Enemy. I was in the Battle at Bennington, fought on 19 th Sept r 1777. under Gen l Gates. & in the Battle on 7 th of October following at the same place. we drove the Enemy to Saratoga & in several other Skirmishes with Indians. I served faith- fully the said three years and was honourab- ly discharged at Comp y Danbury. which may fully appear by said discharge accompany- ing this declaration. I am fifty nine years of age am in reduced circumstances in life & need Assistance from my Country for Support. I have no other Evidence now in my power to offer as to my said Service. I called on Lieutenant James Wedgewood of Greenland in said County for evidence & he informed me that he had sent on the Muster Roll to the pension office in which Roll my name may be

found. comporting with this declaration.
Benj Page
May 13 th 1918
Rockingham ss
State of New Hampshire -
On the day & year above mentioned the foregoing Declaration was made & sworn to before me -
Hal Burbine
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for ss Rockingham
Rockingham ss.
I hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Page served in the Revolutionary War as he has stated in the foregoing Declaration by him subscribed & transmit the testimony in the case to the Secy for the Department of War -
Hal Burbine
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said Rockingham
By order of the Judge Attest L. Bradwick Clerk of said court

I hereby certify that Benjamin Page the signor of the foregoing declaration is in reduced circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for support
Heall Burgin } a Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas for the County of Rockingham forward

No 890
Deed Proof in Case of Mary Page widow of Benjamin. at H. B.
NA Set 29 July 1848
S. G. Badger Leonard at H.

I Israel T. Otis of Rye certify and depose that in the book of records of the Congregational Church in this place of which I am Pastor is the following record of marriage, among other marriages solemnized by the Rev d Samuel Parsons one of my predecessors in his own hand writing, viz: "Seventeen hundred and eighty one May thirty Benjamin Page & Mary Fogg of N. Hampton were married"; and that it is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "1781 May 30" — Israel T. Otis
I Israel T. Otis above named, depose and say that I am pastor of the Congregational Church in the town of Rye, County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church with the exception above named as certified by me — Israel T. Otis
State of New Hampshire
Part of said Church
Rockingham ss — July 8, 1830
Sworn and subscribed, before me, and the word 'copy' inserted before signed — Thomas J. Parsons Justice Peace

I certify that the Deponent aforesaid is personally known to me and that his deposition is entitled to full credit
Thomas J. Parsons Justice Peace
State of New Hampshire Rockingham Jps
I Ira B. Hoitt Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County certify that Thomas J. Parsons is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission is dated on the fourteenth day of June A.D. 1847. and will expire on the fourteenth day of June 1852. and that the above signature purporting to be his, is in his own proper hand writing and genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court. this ninth day of July Anno Domini 1850.
I. B. Hoitt Clerk

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, —————
Benjamin Page ————— late a Private ————— in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the 13 th day of May ————— one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen —
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 11 th day of June ————— one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. L. Edwards in the absence and on behalf of the Secretary of War.
London one year before mar. 1837 Chichester previously

Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Portsmouth at the H. M. Dockyard Branch bankers.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, JOHN L. HADLEY, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Ira A. Eastman is an acting Judge of the Superior Court of Judicature in and for the County  State of New Hampshire duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the fifteenth day of September 1849 and will expire on the first day of January 1879 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State, this twenty first day of December 1850.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack ss.
On this eleventh day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty personally appeared before the Hon. Ira A. Eastman, one of the associate justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for said State, Mary Page a resident of London, in said County of Merrimack aged Ninety years who, being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," and by subsequent acts; That she is the widow of Benjamin Page, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution in the N. H. Continental Line, and was placed on the pension List roll June 11, 1819, for whose services ref- erence being had to the evidence now on file in the War Department at Washington.
She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Page on the thirtieth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one; that her husband, the aforesaid Benjamin Page, died on the twenty fourth day of June Anno Domini 1850; that she was not, married to him prior to his
(over)

leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hun- dred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated. Witness J. W. Morrill Mary her Page
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me - and hereby certify that the above named Mary Page was unable to attend court by reason of bodily infirmity - I further certify, that the above her statements contained in the foregoing declaration are true.
Mr A. Eastman one of the Justices of the Superior Court of the State of New Hampshire.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5489
Mary Page
Wid:
Benjn Page
Brn. Res. War
Act: July 29 th 48
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 110
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thursday, Nov. 24. The conference on Private patents, reports on the same, and the same ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Jackson of Va. after advertising to the proceedings had at the last session upon a similar proposition, and the propriety of an appropriation of money for attaining his object, moved the first of the following resolutions. He further stated he would also pro-
pose for enquiry another resolution, having a similar object, but depending upon a different principle. Resolved, That the committee on roads and canals be instructed to enquire into the expediency of providing by law for making an artificial road from Washington to Pennsylvania, thence to the Ohio river, to the Sandusky river near Fort Stephenson.
Resolved, That the same committee be further instructed to enquire into the expediency of appropriating that part of the net proceeds of monies arising from the sale of public lands in that state as set apart for the making a road to make an artificial road from Winchester in Virginia to the Ohio river, or near the mouth of Muskingum river, and from thence by or near Chillicothe, on the Scioto river, to said state of Indiana.
The resolutions were referred to Mr. Pickens submitted for consideration the following resolution.
Resolved, That the committee on Roads and Canals be instructed to enquire into the expediency of providing by law for the making surveys and levels for several of the most practicable points of communication between Tennessee river, and those of Coosa and Tombigbee rivers, and of the shoals and falls of the two last mentioned rivers.
Upon the above, an animated debate ensued, and the resolution was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. S. Smith, the committee on pensions was instructed to enquire into the expediency of increasing the pension of George Vaughan.
Mr. Johnson, from the military Committee, reported a bill to amend the act making further provision for military services during the late war, and for other purposes, which was read and committed.
The engrossed bill making a partial appropriation for the support of the military establishment of the United States, was read a third time and passed, and sent to the Senate.
The engrossed bill to amend the act authorizing payment for property captured or destroyed in the military service of the United States, was read a third time; and after some objections by Mr. Yancey, was passed, to which Mr. Yancey
and which was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. L. Williams from the committee of Ways and Means, delivered in a report on the subject of the Pensions and Baking Fund, on the ground that it was not in the power of the committee to provide for the re-demption of the said fund, and a bill to repeal so much of an act now in force as authorizes a part of the said fund to be applied to the said fund, was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Harris from the committee of claims made an affidavit in support of the petition of Bowle and Rutter, which was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Clark from the committee on the petition of the heirs of General Thompson, and James D. Br., which was read and ordered to be on the table.
Mr. Powell from the committee on Foreign Relations, reported a bill to prevent the exportation of the United States from the United States, which was read a third time and passed, and sent to the Senate.
Mr. Pickens from the committee on the petition of the heirs of General Thompson, and James D. Br., which was read and ordered to be on the table.
COMPENSATION LAW.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the day on the bill to repeal the compensation law so far as respects the compensation of members of Congress, and other officers, and to provide for their allowance, and
The bill was read a third time and passed, and sent to the Senate. A debate on the bill was had, and ended at the second hour of afternoon, when the committee rose, reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again.
VIRESSEAT LAW.
Mr. Pickens moved (on leave) to give notice by law for the purpose of bringing in a bill to repeal the compensation law so far as respects the compensation of members of Congress, and other officers, and to provide for their allowance, and
On motion of Mr. Pickens, the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, were instructed to enquire into the expediency of establishing a post office at the town of...
Mina; but it seems he has made his exit from the grand arm of Muna's vessel, by means of one end of a long brace. — Aurora.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND
The Traveller at Newport, furnishes the latest London accounts. A gentleman who came passenger states, that just before they sailed, (Nov. 23,) one hundred and fifty vessels had arrived from the continent, with grain. This circumstance, he adds, would have a great effect on the corn market. Excavators were making in all parts of England to employ the labouring poor.
Lord Castlereagh's house in St. James square had been attacked by a mob, and twelve panes of glass broken. The mob had previously attempted to tear up the iron railing in Leicester square, but failed. London, Nov. 17.
On Saturday entries were provided for 50,000 quarters of wheat. A number of ships have arrived laden with foreign grain. The house has advice of about fifty vessels with grain, coming from the Baltic and Mediterranean.
In Lower Saxony it is said the Rye harvest is short one third or one half; the wheat is more favorable; barley and oats pretty good; beans excellent; potatoes and barley tolerable.
Lord Mayor's Day in London.
On Saturday the 9th of Nov. being the day on which the Lord Mayor usually takes upon himself the insignia of office, was as usual celebrated by a grand civic feast, the procession from the city to Westminster, and other customary testimonials. Guildhall was brilliantly illuminated with gas, and decorated as usual with transparencies, banners, &c. At 6 o'clock the dinner was served up. Amongst the company present were lords Essex, Erskine, Montfort, Ossulton and Teynham, the masters of the rolls, Mr. Baron Richard, Justices Parke, Abbott and Holroyd, the Attorney and Solicitor Generals, Sir S. Romilly, Sir W. Scott, Sir Robert Wilson, the American Minister, the Hon. Grey Bennett, &c. After dinner a number of toasts were drunk, such as "The King," "The Prince Regent," &c. Lord Essex gave the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress; which was drunk with three times three, and loud applause. The Lord Mayor rose to return thanks, and observed, that he could not let this opportunity pass without expressing the gratitude he felt for the honor which the many present had done him, by at-

Laws of the United States.
(BY AUTHORITY.)
Resolution for admitting the State of Indiana into the Union.
WHEREAS, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the nineteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, entitled, "An act to enable the people of the Indiana territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of that state into the Union."
RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of Indiana shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the other states, in all respects whatever.
Dec. 11, 1816—Approved.
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT for the relief of Nathaniel Williams.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized and directed to discharge from imprisonment Nathaniel Williams, or Rockingham, in the state of North-Carolina, now confined in prison at Rockingham Court-House, on a judgment obtained in favor of the United States, in the District Court of North Carolina.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Department be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to place to the credit of the said Nathaniel Williams the sum of four thousand twenty-nine dollars, it being the balance which appears on the books of the Comptroller due from him, but which he has disbursed for the use of the United States.
Jan. 2, 1817—Approved.
account of all the shares owned by any inhabitants or residents of the respective towns of which said applicants shall then be the selectmen or assessors—said cashier, or principal officer shall forfeit and pay for such refusal or neglect, a sum not less than one hundred dollars, nor exceeding four hundred dollars, to be sued for and recovered in the name and for the use of the town of which the said applicants shall be the selectmen or assessors, before any court of competent jurisdiction.
Approved December 19, 1816.
AN ACT relating to the branding or marking of sheep.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in general court convened, That the owner of any sheep or car-ling, or brand the same as he or she may think proper, and cause their several marks or brands to be recorded in the town-clerk's office in the town in which such owner shall reside, or in which the sheep may be kept, and the town-clerk shall be entitled to receive six cents for recording the same.
SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall willfully alter, cut out or deface the mark or brand of any sheep so marked or branded as aforesaid, not being the owner thereof, or the owner of such sheep, or the person to whom the mark or brand of such sheep shall cut off the whole or any part of the ears of such sheep, every person so offending shall forfeit five dollars for every sheep, the mark or brand of which shall be so altered, cut out or defaced, or whose ear or ears shall be cut off as aforesaid—to be recovered by action of debt in any court proper to try the same, the one half to go to him, her or them who shall prosecute the same to effect, and the other half to the treasury of the town in which the offence shall be committed.
Approved December 20, 1816.
AN ACT prescribing the mode of keeping records in the offices of the state and county treasurers.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in general court convened, That it shall be the duty of the treasurer of this state, and the treasurers of the several counties within this state, to provide, at the expense of the state, and of the several counties respectively, a suitable book for records, in which they shall each keep a fair and correct account of all sums of money received into, and paid from, the several treasuries aforesaid.
And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the state to keep a separate account with every officer of the government who receives a salary from the state, in which account shall be regularly entered all sums of money paid to each on account of their salaries, specifying the amount paid on account of each year's salary; and all sums of money which may be paid from the treasury on account of expenditures made by any officer of this state, shall be entered on separate accounts which shall be rendered to the treasurer.
counties, passed February 14, 1791," be, and the same is hereby repealed:—Provided nevertheless, that the limits of the gaol-yards in the several counties in this state shall be and remain as they now are, until the same shall be altered in the manner prescribed by this act.
Approved Dec. 26, 1816.
AN ACT for raising thirty thousand dollars for the use of this state.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in general court convened, That there shall be raised for the use of this state the sum of thirty thousand dollars, which sum shall be assessed, collected and paid into the treasury on or before the first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen; and the treasurer be, and he hereby is directed, reasonably to issue his warrants to the selectmen or assessors of the several towns, parishes and districts within this state, agreeably to the last proportion act; and the selectmen and assessors of the several towns, parishes and districts aforesaid, are hereby respectively required to assess and levy the sums in the treasurer's warrants specified, and cause the same to be paid into the treasury of this state, on or before the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen; and the treasurer shall issue extents for all taxes which may then remain unpaid.
Approved December 27, 1816.
AN ACT in addition to an act entitled "an act to ascertain the ways and means by which persons may gain a settlement in any town or district within this state, so as to entitle them to support therein, if they shall be poor and unable to support themselves," passed Jan. 1, 1786.
SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in general court convened, That any person who shall be admitted an inhabitant by any town or district at a legal meeting, in the warrant for which, an article shall be inserted for that purpose, or shall be chosen and actually serve one year in the office of clerk, treasurer, selectman or overseer of the poor, being duly elected thereto, in any town or district in this state, shall thereby gain a settlement in said town or district.
SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That the paragraph in said act to which this is in addition, marked 5, which is in the following words, to wit: "any person who shall be admitted an inhabitant by any town or district, at a legal meeting, in the warrant for which an article shall be inserted for that purpose, or shall be chosen and actually serve one year in the office of clerk, treasurer, selectman, overseer of the poor, assessor, constable, or other town officer liable to be fined for not accepting his office, being duly elected thereto in any town or district within this state," be and hereby is repealed.

Benjamin Page a Soldier in the New Hampshire Regiment formerly an Inhabitant of the Town of North Hampton County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire having faithfully served three years in the service of the United States of America and being the bearer of his Discharge hereby certifies that he is hereby permitted to return to the United States
James Morris Knapp
To Whom it may concern
Concord January 3 1780
April 8 th 1780 order for 400 Dols made out

Richmond Va May 13 th 1861
for Hon. Mr. J. W. Crawford
Calhoun Esq rs Secretary at War, Washington

Wentworth Hampshire May 13 th 1810
Sir Enclosed you will receive Mr. Benjamin Dages application for a Pension together with my certificate "of the reduced circum- stances of the applicant" to which you will please to attend as early as may be conven- ient, and transmit whatever you may wish to me by Mail to be left at the Post Office in Chichester W th to the care of Mr. Frederick Burgin Esq r I Remain very Respectfully Your M c Hum ble Serv t
Hon ble J. C. Calthorpe Esq r
Wall Burgin Esq r
P.S. Also the same in respect of the enclosed application of Leonard Weeks Y r Respectfully as above
H B

Benjamin Page - N. H. Act 18 March 1818 - $8 per month. Continued under May 1820 - In what time paid?
J. H. C. (superintendent)
Pension Office } Dec 24 th June 1852, April 15 th 1857 } p a to his death B.H.B.

do hereby of signing and that given to me I have this 1st of 27 of December all Clerk P.C.

Mary Page, mrs of Ben
N. H. died 23 July 1848 died Resland Pennine under the 18th July 1848 $96 per annum from 4 March 1848
transferred to J. P. Badger Concord N.H.