Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8630, for Levi Read, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mrs
Read, Levi
TP. 8630
Nancy
B.L. Mt. 46,533-160-55
CONTENTS

174483 Rev. James Sumner St.
Spencerhead avid Levi Read Price
Coapt. G. Richardson Co. Richardson
Private  Mal. Miller
Cont. Mar 1778 Dis. Apr " }
Rev. War
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James Ridgway New York City
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Petition of Nancy Read me widow of Lewis Read dec. the Richardson a Revolutionary Soldier praying for a Pension
May 31. 1860
Referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
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By A. Briggs
Mr Briggs

To The Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.
The Petition of Nancy Read, of Middleborough, County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, of the age of eighty years and upwards, humbly shows that she is the widow of Levi Read, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Caleb Richardson, in the Regiment com- manded by Colonel Stephen Richardson, in the War of the Revolution. In accordance to the declaration of said Levi Read, while living, and according to the memorandum book or Diary which was kept by him during the years 1778. 1779. 1780. 1781 & 1782, in his own proper handwriting, (which said memorandum book was found in its present condition - some of the leaves being missing - among the old papers and effects of said Levi Read after his decease, and that the existence of said memorandum book was entirely unknown to your Petitioner until after its aforesaid discovery subsequent to the death of said Levi Read, that said Levi Read never mentioned to your Petitioner the existence of said memorandum book, and your Petitioner verily believes that said Levi Read has altogether forgotten the existence of said book, from the fact that he made several efforts shortly

previous to his death, to procure evidence for the purpose of substantiating his claim to pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 granting pensions to the surviving soldiers of the Revolution, but owing to the great lapse of time between the Revolutionary War and the said efforts at procuring evidence said Levi Read gave up the idea of substantiating his claim as hopeless, because of said lapse of time and the death of persons who served with him, which said efforts of said Levi Read would have been renewed by him, as your Petitioner verily believes, if he had been aware of the existence of said memorandum book, and is the only record evidence within her knowledge or under her control, in respect to the times or lengths of service of her said husband, except for a period of twenty one days as a private in Captain Caleb Richardson's Company in Colonel John Southaway's Regiment from March 25 th 1779, - as appears of record in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and certified by C. M. Wright the Secretary of said Commonwealth on the 28 th day of May 1855, which certificate is now on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington, and which said memorandum book, kept by said Levi Read, also remains on file in said Commissioner's Office, together with the evidence in support

The facts set forth in this petition, having been transmitted to said Commissioners of Pensions on the 7 th day of July 1855, together with the application of your Petitioner, asking for the benefits of the said Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, and which said application was rejected on the 26 th day of July 1855 on the ground that the proofs did not show to the satisfaction of said Commissioners that said Levi Read had served the full period of six months.
And your Petitioner further shows that said Levi Read, was in said service, at or near Littleborough aforesaid, and in Rhode Island (as will appear by reference to said memorandum book) in the months of March and April 1779; that the commissions from March 30 th to April 12 th 1779 were as follows: Tanton, Greene, Spencer, Washington, Cambridge, Providence, Bristol, Warren, Vernon, Freedom, Diron, Spain, Russia, and Freedom, and that he was still in the service on the 16 th day of April 1779, at which time it appears that the Company in which said Levi Read served was composed in part of Sergeant Philip Allen, Corporals William Carpenter, and Ichabod Ide, Sergeant Obediah Carpenter, Privates Nathan Hatch, Ebenezer Tiffany, Isaac Jacob, William Kerky, Henry Oates, Solomon Sunham, and Uriah Tyler, and that said Levi Read went home; that it also

appears by said book her said husband was in service in the month of December, 1779 when Henry Dates, Vics Robinson, John Pullen, Michael Sweet, Isaac Jacob, Philip Burges, Thomas Darden, Asa Dean, Solomon Dunham, Noah Blanding, Oliver Blackington, Stephen Bloys, Isaac Ide, Reuben Ide, Stephen Richardson, Ebenezer Daggett, Derius Miller, Eddy Winshaw, William Corky, Zuriel Taylor, Carpenter Bradford, Nathan Hatch, Ebenezer Tiffany, Josiah Bacon, Edward Richard and Aron Grinald were serving with him; that it also appears by said book, that her said husband was in service in March 1780 when the company was composed of (among others) Capt Caleb Richardson, Sergeants Obediah Carpenter, Hezekiah Peck, Philip Allen, and Philip Robinson, Corporals Henry Peck, Samuel Standley, William Carpenter, and Solomon Ide, Drummer Seth Capron and Fifer Benjamin Wilmarch; that it also appears by said book, that her said husband was in the service in June and July 1780, and that the memorandum book aforesaid shows that he was in actual service in the army from the 21 st day of July to and including the 30 th day of October in the year 1780; that during said period, to wit, on the 12 th day of September, it is noted that "one man of Col. Greenes Reg is executed to day for desertion", and on the 29 th day of the same month "The men refused

to day : for want of provision about 100 often marches to Howlan Ferry and returned again", that it also appears recorded in said Book, "Broke up the 26 of July", "Broke up the 26 of June", "Broke up the 3 of May", and "Broke up the 16 of February" (but whether in the year 1779 or 1780 your Petitioner cannot say) and also "Broke up the 7 of June 1780", but whether said notations of breaking up refer to the close of period of service your Petitioner has not sufficient information to say, but expects that her said husband must have been in the service at the dates so specified.
And your Petitioner further shows that her said husband was further employed at various other times during the Revolutionary War, as a private soldier, and in transporting food, forage and munitions of war for the Army in Rhode Island, connected with the aforesaid Company commanded by Caleb Richardson or some other Company, and liable to be called upon and mustered for duty, according to the repeated declarations of her said husband while living and the declarations of other persons who were in the same service with him at the time, but concerning which she has been unable to find any written record: and from which said declarations and memorandum book notations she verily believes there is no question that her said husband did actually serve as a soldier in the

Arise after Revolution a much longer period than the term of four months, prescribed by the said Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 as a necessary qualification to entitle the applicant to the benefits of said Act, yet nevertheless she is unable to prove continuous and by written evidence that her said husband served more than the aforesaid two periods, of twenty one days, from March 28 th 1779, and three months and ten days, from July 21 st to October 30 th 1780 making an aggregate of four months and one day.
And your Petitioner further shows that she was married to the said Levi Read in the town of Attleborough aforesaid on the twenty seventh day of February one thousand eight hundred by the Reverend John Wilder, and that her name before her said marriage, was Nancy Hunt, and further that she was the only wife said Levi Read ever had; that her said husband died at Attleborough aforesaid on the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three at the age of ninety one years and that she is now his widow; also that at the close of said service he was honorably discharged.
Wherefore your Petitioner prays that an act may be passed for her relief granting to her and her heirs at law a sum of money equivalent to the half

pay of a private Office Revolution from the fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty one to the decease of said Sir Read on the eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty three or for such other relief as your Honorable bodies shall see fit to grant.
And your Petitioner will ever pray &c.
Nancy Read
Be it Remembered that on this fifteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, personally appeared before me Mrs. Nancy Read a Justice of the Peace in and for the Town of Marlborough County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts — Nancy Read, to me known, and that said Nancy Read did then make solemn oath upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that she had heard read the foregoing petition by her subscribed and knew the contents thereof, and that the same was true, except as to those matters and things stated in her information and as to those matters she believed the same to be true.
Chas. F. Chapman
Justice of the Peace

Cape Verde March 1
104493

City of Brooklyn State of New York } County of Kings } ss.
On this Sixth day of April A. D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me Frank Jenks a Commissioner of Deeds, within and for the State  City of Brooklyn and State aforesaid. Nancy Read aged seventy nine years, a resident of the Town of Attleborough County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, at present residing temporarily in the City of Brooklyn and County of Kings aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Levi Read deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Calib Richardson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen Richardson in the War with Great Britain called the Revolutionary War, and that her said husband enlisted or volunteered at or near Attleborough aforesaid, on or about the thirtieth day of March in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine, and that he served until on or about the fifteenth day of April of said year, as appears from the memorandum book then kept in her said husband and that she has no other record evidence, to her knowledge, of the

time or length of service of her said husband during said year. And that on or about the fifteenth day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty he again enlisted or volunteered and served in the State of Massachusetts and in Rhode Island in the aforesaid Company and Regiment and continued in actual service in said War until on or about the thirtieth day of October of the same year, as appears by said memorandum book (which she verily believes to be correct) and was then honorably discharged at or near said Attleborough. And that her said husband was further employed at various times as a private and in transporting food forage and munitions for the Army in Rhode Island, - according to the repeated declarations of her said husband, while living, and the declarations of other persons who were in the same service with him at the time, but of which she has been unable to find any written record.
She further states that she was married to the said Levi Read in the Town of Attleborough and State of Massachusetts on or about the twenty eighth day of February in the year Eighteen Hundred by the by the Reverend

day of February in the year Eighteen Hundred _____ by the Reverend
John Wilder, and that her name before her said marriage was Nancy Dunn; that her said husband died at Alleborough aforesaid on the sixth day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty three at the age of ninety one years, and that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3. 1855. She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.
Sworn to this 6 th day of April 1855. before me }
Nancy Read
Frank Perkins. Commissioner of Deeds.
We William Atkinson and Albert O. Read residents of Brooklyn, Kings County in the State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Nancy Read, in our presence, and that we know she is the identical person she represents herself to be in the foregoing application.
William Atkinson
Albert O. Read.

... to be at Almondine other said
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Frank Lenz. Commissioner of Deeds.
In Testimony
Mar 1

to be all as above and other said
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have
State of New-York, } ss. COUNTY OF KINGS, }
I, CHARLES A. DENIKE, Clerk of the County of Kings, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Frank Smith whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof, or acknowledgment of the annexed Instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS, in and for the City of Brooklyn, in said County, dwelling in said City, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Commissioner, and verily believe the Signature to the said Certificate of Proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 18th day of May 185 8 C. A. Denike CLERK.

Levi Read and Anna Hunt, both of Attleborough, were joined in marriage February 27 th 1800. By John Wilder, Minister of the Gospel Nathan C. Suther Town Clerk
Levi Read, male sex, Age 91, Occupation a Farmer. Died April 6 th 1853. N. C. Suther Town Clerk
Nathan C. Suther Town Clerk of the Town of Attleborough County of Bristol State of Massachusetts do hereby certify the above record of the marriage of Levi Read to Anna Hunt, and of the death of Levi Read, are true true copies from the Record on file in said Town of Attleborough, and further that I have the custody of said Records.
Attleborough May 19 th 1855.
Nathan C. Suther Town Clerk
com d of Massachusetts.
Bristol County ss. May 19. 1855. Nathan C. Suther a credible Witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me Hudson Ide Just Peace Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. I, James Sprague, Clerk of the Superior Judicial Court for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that the above signature of Hudson Ide is affixed to the above instrument is the proper and genuine handwriting and

signature of the said Harper Lee : and further that he is a Justice of the peace, in the said county of Smith , and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court this tenth twentyfirst day of May 1855. J. P. Groom

READ, LEVI MASS. R 8630
NOTEBOOK AND DIARY OF LEVI READ 1778-1782

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Little Compton March 1 1877 31 at Night guest April the 1 went to the Church see the ship's sail Church 2 went to the Captains Party went on board at night 3 went after work 4 Sunday 5 went on board at night 6 went on board at night 7 went on board at night 8 went on board at night 9 went on board at night 10 went on board at night 11 went on board at night 12 went on board at night 13 went on board at night 14 went on board at night 15 went on board at night 16 went on board at night 17 went on board at night 18 went on board at night 19 went on board at night 20 went on board at night 21 went on board at night 22 went on board at night 23 went on board at night 24 went on board at night 25 went on board at night 26 went on board at night 27 went on board at night 28 went on board at night 29 went on board at night 30 went on board at night 31 went on board at night

present officers  and members of the following are the officers of the church at the present time 15 members present 15 members present 16 members present 17 members present 18 members present 19 members present 20 members present 21 members present 22 members present 23 members present 24 members present 25 members present 26 members present 27 members present 28 members present 29 members present 30 members present 31 members present 32 members present 33 members present 34 members present 35 members present 36 members present 37 members present 38 members present 39 members present 40 members present 41 members present 42 members present 43 members present 44 members present 45 members present 46 members present 47 members present 48 members present 49 members present 50 members present
Deacons Philip Allen William Carpenter Nathan Hatch Schobee Ide Ebenezer Tiffany Levi Hoar 1774  Sery Obadiah Carpenter Isaac Jacob William Sterry Henry Barker Solomon Parnham Aaron Tyler  April 22 1774

Henry Boake Olin Robinson John Pudlow Michael Sweet Isaac Jackson Philip Burgess Thomas Burdon Wm Dean Solomon Tuckham Noah Blanding Oliver Blackinton Stephen Bloy Isaac Ide Reuben Ide Stephen Richardson Ebenezer Taggart
Derius Fuller Eddy Winston William Skykey Laurel Tyler Capenton Bradford Nathan Hatch Ebenezer Sifling Lee Read Josiah Bacon Edward Ricards Merton Grinnard
J. Smith 11 years December 1777

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don't be making excuses about not being in the past
I want to know what you want to pick up in shop and want to pick up in shop and want to pick up in shop and want to pick up in shop
I went to Princeton to visit to Philadelphia
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Capt. Calap Richardson
Capt Calap Richardson
Rev. Chadwick Carpenter
Rev. Horace Beck
Rev. Philip Nelson
Rev. Philip Robinson
Rev. Henry Peck
Rev. Samuel Hurdley
Rev. William Carpenter
Rev. Robert Ide
Rev. Seth Capron
Rev. Benjamin Wilmarth
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Rev. Samuel Hurdley
begun to hill
hills
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went to a singing school
went to Meeting
hills & raking
Ezra Dilling
went to killing
diskeid hay
going to Reap
Went to Reaping
went to Meeting
brought some the same
Ezra D. 15
went to Meeting
hills & raking
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was in the orchard
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1 Work in the house 2 Spent the day 3 went to the river 4 went to the river 5 went to the river 6 went to the river 7 went to the river 8 went to the river 9 went to the river 10 went to the river 11 went to the river 12 went to the river 13 went to the river 14 went to the river 15 went to the river 16 went to the river 17 went to the river 18 went to the river 19 went to the river 20 went to the river 21 went to the river 22 went to the river 23 went to the river 24 went to the river 25 went to the river 26 went to the river 27 went to the river 28 went to the river 29 went to the river 30 went to the river
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29 C. Coni than V:7 30 make cider cut Stocke 31 through rice September the 1:1/19 Went to full meadow 2 Cut Stocke pick yest 3 wash feet 4 plow 5 Lake 11:45 6 mowed rowen 7 plowed got a bag 8 plow 9 to the river for water 10 plow 11 plow & buff 12 plow 13 make cider took 4 rows 14 take cider Special 15 make cider 16 plow
April the 29 1782
Plowed and pick stones
30 Lay went to providence with Keat & pick stones
T. H. Burrough June 12 Dear Friend
Memoranda

This is a list of the things I have to do for the day. I will start at 8 o'clock and finish at 12 o'clock.
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 18. Spread hay  19. Lake 11:47 (harvest)  20. went after a lot of stuff  21. gathered beans & apples  22. made cider  23. made  24. made cider & through  25. curled hay  26. spread hay  27. made cider and potatoes  28. dry grass  29. dry  30. made cider out of leaves  31. made cider out of leaves  32. made cider out of leaves  33. made cider out of leaves  34. made cider out of leaves  35. made cider out of leaves  36. made cider out of leaves  37. made cider out of leaves  38. made cider out of leaves  39. made cider out of leaves  40. made cider out of leaves  41. made cider out of leaves  42. made cider out of leaves  43. made cider out of leaves  44. made cider out of leaves  45. made cider out of leaves  46. made cider out of leaves  47. made cider out of leaves  48. made cider out of leaves  49. made cider out of leaves  50. made cider out of leaves  51. made cider out of leaves  52. made cider out of leaves  53. made cider out of leaves  54. made cider out of leaves  55. made cider out of leaves  56. made cider out of leaves  57. made cider out of leaves  58. made cider out of leaves  59. made cider out of leaves  60. made cider out of leaves  61. made cider out of leaves  62. made cider out of leaves  63. made cider out of leaves  64. made cider out of leaves  65. made cider out of leaves  66. made cider out of leaves  67. made cider out of leaves  68. made cider out of leaves  69. made cider out of leaves  70. made cider out of leaves  71. made cider out of leaves  72. made cider out of leaves  73. made cider out of leaves  74. made cider out of leaves  75. made cider out of leaves  76. made cider out of leaves  77. made cider out of leaves  78. made cider out of leaves  79. made cider out of leaves  80. made cider out of leaves  81. made cider out of leaves  82. made cider out of leaves  83. made cider out of leaves  84. made cider out of leaves  85. made cider out of leaves  86. made cider out of leaves  87. made cider out of leaves  88. made cider out of leaves  89. made cider out of leaves  90. made cider out of leaves  91. made cider out of leaves  92. made cider out of leaves  93. made cider out of leaves  94. made cider out of leaves  95. made cider out of leaves  96. made cider out of leaves  97. made cider out of leaves  98. made cider out of leaves  99. made cider out of leaves  100. made cider out of leaves 

  27 went to Washington  28 went to Washington  29 days there  30 home home  31st cut wood break a touch call  January the 1st 178  Cut and sled wood  2.6. Sled sixty three  3 Sled wood from  4 Cut wood at the end  5 Cut & sled wood wood  6 fine and Cypruss  7 fine day alone  8 Sled  9 Cut wood and sled  10 Sled at home  11 went to Washington  12 Sled  13 went to mill cut wood  14 went  15 break fear  16 Sled  17 Sled and cut wood  18 Sled at home  19 Sled  

1. Shepherds cut 2. Cut wood at Mr. Hill 3. Shepherds cut wood 4. Cut wood post-horns 5. B. Stayed at home 6. Cut wood to shed 7. Shepherds place 8. Cleaned the sink 9. Cut wood with Spangler 10. Cut wood 11. Cut wood making 12. Cut wood 13. Cut wood 14. Cut wood 15. Cut wood making to hear it with 16. Cut wood 17. Cut wood 18. Cut wood 19. Cut wood 20. Cut wood
March 12 1955
March 12 1955 Cut wood to split rails 14. Cut wood 15. Cut wood and went to see Mr. Hill 16. Shepherds place for Joel 17. Cut wood to split rails 18. Cut wood place for Peter 19. Cut wood 11-11-55 in V. 2nd 20. Shepherds place for Peter 21. Cut wood went to town making 22. Cut wood 23. Split rails 24. Cut wood 25. Cut wood to place 26. Cut wood 11-11-55 27. Cut wood make wall Mr. Hill 28. Cut brush went to making to hear it 29. Cut wood at 11-11-55 30. Went to previous place 31. Cut wood place for Peter April the 1st 1955 Cut wood make wall

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1851. July 11. It was cut wood & hewed a strong Oak log & help from them. help of a garden Split wood Picked out stones went to Providence with out stones Stayed at home dug the potatoes out planted in rows and dug them planted in rows Mended fence A Mr. Lake (No. 15) came spun for D. before all the much work all day much spun too many left of them Though young since could since had at the out
April 16 - 1890 went to Mr. Maxey's - Hebrew 26 Sat 11 Ezekiel plowed went to near western 27 plowed all day 28 plowed all day 29 ditto 38 grain - went to mill 30 ditto 11 Silas 12 - 11 Silas 1 Aug - the 1st went to S. Lake 2 plowed over the brook & in the pasture 3 plowed over the brook & in the pasture 4 plowed in the pasture all day 5 ditto & carted one load of wood 6 went into the woods and cut wood 7 went to plowing in the pasture 8 went to meeting - Sabbath 9 Sunday - went to meeting - Sabbath 10 went in the 2nd of the month 11 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 12 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 13 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 14 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 15 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 16 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 17 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 18 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 19 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 20 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 21 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 22 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 23 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 24 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 25 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 26 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 27 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 28 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 29 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 30 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11 31 Silas 11 - 11 Silas 11

The 13 day of May 1782 had three with us in planted corn for the Father for day. Mr. W. Silvers, the Planted Corn in the field a small day ditto. The 17 day Planted the other at the other place. The 18 day went down to some place where a chimney was. They said all day the 19 day the same The 20 day the same went out the reason was because which I called during dinner the 21 day the same the 22 day plowed planted the same also and went the 23 day planted the same as the 24 day the same planting the same the same the 25 day the same the 26 day the same the 27 day the same the 28 day the same the 29 day the same the 30 day the same the 31 day the same
The 27 of May 1782 The 28 day of May 1782 Ephelians VI 24 29 day plowed back & went to making it learn me how Luke the 13 Chap the same the 30 day Shepherds says the same fence the 31 day plowed beans Election June the 1 1782 went to work for the same in the field of corn the same 2 The same for Father 3 The same planted beans 4 The same Ephelians VI 24 went to see Mr. Clark Luke the 13 Chap the same the 5 day began to work the same the same all day the 7 day the same weeding
29 30 day

June the 8th 1780
 Wed for Father  9 went a fishing & Drest fish  10 Cut So. trees for Tool  11. Mr. Thatcher Solomon Langg She V ... a Verse. Afternoon 6 Verse  12 Cut tobacco again for ... and went to Wrentham  13 Came from Wrentham So. ... at meeting  14 went to So. Jacob Churchman and came home  15 Brought up some corn & went to Training at our Friends  16 wed. goosegrass and Cut wood  17 Ploughed with the corn and wed beans over the brook  18 At W. Luke 1: 77 Verse  19 Cut Tobacco & laid back  20 went Edmond Carpenter's ... and work ... 
June the 22nd 1780 Flurry ... to the barn and went to ... ... Mr. Thatcher ... the ... Chapter at the ...
 12 Cut held and wed Corn beans and Potatoes ... Mine  23 Day ...  24 ...  25 ...  26 ...  27 ...  28 ...  29 ...  30 ... 
July the ... 1780 Mow ... and Rake ... John ... Rake ... Set ... ... in the ... ...
29 30 ...

July 1st 1875 I went around about it in a loop, took a look at Jeremiah the latter was at W. Jeremiah the latter was She is of Chronos 22 Chaps 12 At 11 AM the Dukes have let the press in say more of the world's best. At 10 AM I was in the world's best for the world's best I went to providence saw a brother John At 11 AM 7/1/75 Came from Meeting at 11 & set out for Simsbury Staid from Mt.borough The 30th day of July at 1/2 past 2 o'clock in the afternoon to Ephraim Blake's. Went to Miller farther that I At 11 AM from Bristol Co saw a brother John from their home in Simsbury
July 1st 1875 I went around about it in a loop, took a look at Jeremiah the latter was at W. Jeremiah the latter was She is of Chronos 22 Chaps 12 At 11 AM the Dukes have let the press in say more of the world's best. At 10 AM I was in the world's best for the world's best I went to providence saw a brother John At 11 AM 7/1/75 Came from Meeting at 11 & set out for Simsbury Staid from Mt.borough The 30th day of July at 1/2 past 2 o'clock in the afternoon to Ephraim Blake's. Went to Miller farther that I At 11 AM from Bristol Co saw a brother John from their home in Simsbury
298 30 1875

225 30 hat

August 20 1880 Tuesday Cash
 21 went to Buffalo town on mules all 12. St. in the evening light slipped of horsemen right. Can't tell the danger that night  22 came of the guard at 10 o'clock AM success. Saw a prisoner some horse gear. some fresh beat life steal of horse gear  23 went on patrol 10 miles of age  24 went on patrol went to camp at 10 11 o'clock at night at 12 o'clock 1 o'clock  25 went on patrol 10 miles of age 
Return from patrol
August 20 1880 Buffalo town for 2 days 26 went on patrol
 27 went to buffalo meet Rice for a light went on guard at howlan's ferry at the river ford Counterlight has been up  28 came of the guard at 10 o'clock at night went to river ford town  29 went on patrol 10 miles of age  30 went on patrol 10 miles of age  31 went on patrol 10 miles of age  32 went on patrol 10 miles of age  33 went on patrol 10 miles of age  34 went on patrol 10 miles of age  35 went on patrol 10 miles of age  36 went on patrol 10 miles of age  37 went on patrol 10 miles of age  38 went on patrol 10 miles of age  39 went on patrol 10 miles of age  40 went on patrol 10 miles of age 
27th 30th

September 1 st 1850
Prof. S. S. Hildreth from afternoon work from the forenoon to evening work
2. went into the mud mole from west to east across the
Sunday Sept 1 st 1850
3. Set out from Atkinson at 10 o'clock towards to Middlesex where we broke back to Atkinson
4. went on to Middlesex to Middlesex where we broke back to Atkinson 5. went on to Middlesex where we broke back to Atkinson
6. Came to the mud mole
7. went on to Middlesex
8. Came to the mud mole
September 4 th 1850
Went on fatigue from first beat from Atkinson for Middlesex
10. Sunday went on fatigue in the morning afternoon to Middlesex
11. went on fatigue from Middlesex
12. Killed one man of Col. Groom's Regt. in a duel to day for a gentleman
13. went on to Middlesex at 10 o'clock
14. Came to the mud mole at 10 o'clock
15. Came from Middlesex Landing at Middlesex where we broke back to Atkinson
16. went on fatigue
17. Went on to Middlesex at the first countermining Clinton
18. Came to the mud mole
295 30 hat

September the 19 th 1870 went on fatigue in the Morning & was buried Burying the Dead
20 Went on fatigue & had Sift Beef & Rice with Bread
21 went on fatigue 22 Served with Beef & Rice for our Supper & had no Bread to-day
23 went on fatigue at the Fort & saw some green
24 Sunday Came & the men went to the Service of God
25 went on fatigue
26 went on fatigue at 8 o'clock AM & had at 12 was dismissed because of no permission I was at night some fall rest left which
September the 27 th 1870 Went on fatigue before noon after rain it rained
28 Traded to a neighbor today
29 The Men Refuse to Stay for want of permission about 10 of them marched to Howland from Fort Detachment again went on duty in and found Beef & Rice for our Dinner
30 Served Men for supper at 2 days came & the guards at 8 o'clock AM
October the 1 st 1870 Sunday Traded some Meat & Feed At noon Preached to us before Dinner & went after some things etc
2 Came to see us

October the 3rd 1880 Went on Island Home Good Skins. Root. & more Bristled to Broom
4 From Broom Home by o'clock Comstock Cycle 5 Made Cycle to Broom 6 Made Cycle from Broom 7 Little of garden apples 8 Sunday AM 8 1/2 shot 18 & 22 went to the Barnesville & Amos Id with 9 Hung up tobacco stems since tobacco plants 10 gathered apples & dug potatoes 11 Dug Potatoes & made the net 12 Dug potatoes for new cell 13 went to the pond & back with net. Dug some potatoes 14 Made 12 milky Sunday forward & back. Broom path
October the 15th 1880 Sunday went up the River after wood
16 Sailed down the river for pleasure 17 Dug potatoes for the M.G. 18 Dug potatoes for Ben Saunders 19 Dug for Jess Saunders & Gardner the full week 20 went to the Island after provision. Saw a bird's nest 21 went up the River after wood with boat 22 Sunday. Traded the little cake 23 Dug potatoes for the M.G. 24 Came home by one o'clock AM went to husking 25 Dug some potatoes over the house 26 Set out for the bridge at 7 am o'clock set them by Park 27 Traded the cake 28 went to the river after wood Set afternoon train
29th 30th

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November the 14th 1868 ... 15. ... 16. ... 17. ... 18. ... 19. ... 20. ... 21. ... 22. ... 23. ... 24. ... 25. ... 26. ... 27. ... 28. ... 29. ... 30. ... 31. ... 32. ... 33. ... 34. ... 35. ... 36. ... 37. ... 38. ... 39. ... 40. ... 41. ... 42. ... 43. ... 44. ... 45. ... 46. ... 47. ... 48. ... 49. ... 50. ... 51. ... 52. ... 53. ... 54. ... 55. ... 56. ... 57. ... 58. ... 59. ... 60. ... 61. ... 62. ... 63. ... 64. ... 65. ... 66. ... 67. ... 68. ... 69. ... 70. ... 71. ... 72. ... 73. ... 74. ... 75. ... 76. ... 77. ... 78. ... 79. ... 80. ... 81. ... 82. ... 83. ... 84. ... 85. ... 86. ... 87. ... 88. ... 89. ... 90. ... 91. ... 92. ... 93. ... 94. ... 95. ... 96. ... 97. ... 98. ... 99. ... 100. ...
299 300 301

November 28, 1890.
1000 No. King Drive
Yours sincerely, J. B. ...
2-3-1891
She has been here since the 1st of Jan. and will leave on the 1st of Feb.
10. ... the ...
7. ... Dear ...
...lines are...
18 July 25 1842
[Faint, illegible handwriting at the top of the page]
17 June 1876
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
December the 24 th A.D. 1781.
Sunday 21 st Roman
the ... to ...
Yours after more help
26 Jan. 1891
27 Oct 1880
41. Mr. W. Johnson 12. 10
January the 18 th
20 1987 avend...
6 Cut wood for Father
5. Can't see how to get around it.
6 Can't tell 7 Tuesday M g 1900
...to persistence with
8 weeks of wood
224 30 kg

January the 9 th A.D. 1781 Dropped a pig Carlie one Land of ... Praying Meeting at the Wilson Temple ... 10 went to Sam Adams 11 Cut wood 12 Saw Pills 13 Carlie ... 14 Mr Thack Providence 15 ... 16 Saw Break glass 17 Carlie ... to the City 18 went to Providence with wood 19 Carlie wood ...
20 Saw ... A 1781 break glass 21 Sunday stayed at home 22 Cut wood ... 23 Morning went to Mr Atherton at night 24 Saw ... 25 Pills 26 Pills 27 came from Mr Atherton and Cut wood 28 Sunday ... 29 Cut wood went to the falls ... 30 went from there to Scituate 31 came from ... to Scituate meeting from there to the falls
275 30 ...

February the 1 st 1791 Came from Mr. Mansfield To Mr. Sylvester from their home 2 Though Corn went down 3 cut wood 4 Sunday Mr. W. for some 5 went to Mill in the 6 killed 7 saw for Mr. Sylvester 8 went to pond and saw 9 cut wood & went to mill 10 Monday 11 Tuesday stayed at home 12 went to pond & saw 13 cut wood
February the 14 th 1791 cut wood & saw 15 went to pond for wood 16 Sunday Mr. W. for some 17 went to mill and saw 18 went to pond and saw 19 went to pond 20 Sunday Mr. W. for some 21 went to pond 22 went to pond 23 went to pond 24 went to pond 25 went to pond 26 went to pond 27 went to pond 28 went to pond 29 went to pond 30 went to pond 31 went to pond

March the 6 1780
went to Sawing 7-8-9
10 Idle
11 Sunday Mr W. Roman 8-7
12 13 14 15 16 17
Says Sawdust in Atherton
18 Sunday Mr W. Roman
the 18-7 Luke the 16-27
19 Sawdust for father with and I went to Peter
20 Came from Peter home & went to Town Station
21 went to St. Blisses & Elmer
Merlin
22 went to Providence with rice and potatoes
23 went to mill there Merrill
March the 24 1781
Cut wood for father before noon After Noon saw Joel
25 Sunday Mr W Luke 16-27
26 went to Peter & Peter and to S. Burns from Atherton
27 went to Eber Tylers in the afternoon Came from Attleborough to St. Blisses
28 of March went to work for him hole posts & through corn After Noon Sung Mr. Rogerson preached psalms 17.. 6.. 7
29 hole posts through corn
30 Idle
31 went to warren with wood
April the 1 1781 Sunday
Mr Roman 7-21
2 Carles went to the Mills
29 30 May

April the 3 A 1781
got out corn & plough
& plough and mended fence
& plough I went to meetings
& plough and mended fence
7 Ditto went home at night
8 Sunday psalms 2. 10. 11. 12
I went to meetings & psalms
In the after noon went to Bliss
10 plough for Ephraim Bliss
11 Cooks Mark
12 Ditto & plough went to Dan
Palysa at night
13 plough & cart ride to
Davis Bliss east part
14 Cooks Mark
15 Sunday In psalms 116. 9
16 plough for Conn
April the 17 A 1781 plough
18 Ditto before noon after went to meetings
19 to a singing school
20 plough & plough in the afternoon
21 Ditto
22 Ditto
22 Sunday In psalms 116. 9 the 2 of Timothy 4. 7
23 plough
24 Mended fence P.M. plough
25 Mended fence & plough
26 mended fence went to meetings Tuesday night
27 went to meetings afternoon went to see Stanleys & to S. Alston
28 went to the Doctors & plough
29 Sunday In psalms 116. 9
30 plough Down for planting
29 & 30 half

May the 1 st 1781 mended fence with new logs plowed 2 plowed for Mr. Cassel 3 a Fast R. Isaiah 5. 25 4 plowed opened for planting 5 planted potatoes mended fence both in field & cart track for Mr. Cassel 6 Sunday R psalms 17. 7 Ephesians 4. 12 7 opened ground for planting 8 Rany went to Mr. Blanding 9 mended fence 10 made fence 11 Dillo & planted potatoes 12 began to plant Corn
May the 13 th 1781 Sunday
R. Luke 16. 31
14 planted Corn
15 Dillo
16 Dillo
17 planted finish the Corn
18 mended fence went horse at night
19 went to Town meeting
20 went from Middleborough to the Dakers
Made fence over the River
21 Sunday Mr. hide Hosen 4. 17
22 Mend fence & wash the Sheep
23 Cut wood made fence
24 Cut wood hole post and went to a Singing at the meeting
25 hole post made fence
26 went to the Sawmill after Slabs
27 hole post 28 made fence below the orchard
29 30 hay

May the 27 1789
Sunday 2 proverbs 23:17
28 Mon 4 make fence
Went to Merlin
29 went after Slabs sawed stuff and went to Atkinson Ephraim walkers
30 went from there to Atkinson went to Sam Alkerlons and
To Brothersfolds
31 Went to the D. & C. Cal and
June the 1. 1789 wed
2 Titt
3 Sunday 2 proverbs
4 The 1st
4 Wed Corn / 5 Day Titt
6 Titt / 7 Day Rany went to mill
8 Wed Corn
June the 2 1789
Wed Corn
10 Sunday 2 proverbs 7:21
John 3:16
11 Wed Corn / Thu 12 Day Titt
13 went to the house with Timber
14 Wed Corn
15 planted out Corn wed
16 Wed Corn
17 Sunday 2 proverbs 23:17
18 Wed Corn & planted
19 planted beans wed
20 began to cut hill
21 went to 1st hill & started with roots & cut hill
22 & 23 half hill & went to mill
24 Sunday 2 proverbs 23:17
25 went from Alkerlons to the roots and half hill
26 and 27 half hill and sent to the mill
28 half hill 29 & 30 half hill and finished

July the 1 st 1781
Sunday Pr Col 2-7
 2 hilt potatoes  3 began to kill Corn  4 hilt and mow  5 hilt & rake hay  6 hilt Corn  7 hilt & put in house hay at night  8 Sunday Pr James 1-20  9 hilt Corn  10 hilt  11 hilt to morning & hilt  12 went to morning & put in house hay  13 hilt & put in house hay  14 finish mowing and put in house hay  15 Sunday Pr of John 1-10  16 hilt to hay  17 finish mowing and put in house hay  18 went to morning & put in house hay  19 finish mowing and put in house hay  20 hilt to morning & put in house hay  21 hilt to morning & put in house hay  22 Sunday Pr of John 1-10  23 hilt to morning & put in house hay  24 finish mowing and put in house hay 
 July the 26 1781 went to morning  27 Mow & rake hay  28 mow & pull flax  29 Sunday Pr James 2-6  30 Mow all day  31 Mow 
August the 1 st (Mow & rake)
 2 hilt over the river  3 mow & rake & load & stack hay  4 rake & load & stack hay  5 Sunday Pr James 6-7  6 Mow all day  7 mow & rake hay  8 rake & load & stack hay  9 rake & mow  10 finish mowing & rake hay  11 rake & load & stack hay finish haying  12 Sunday Pr Thomas 8-5  13 Mow and mow fence  14 Mow fence gathered all evening dug potatoes  15 went to Providence with potatoes & beans  16 plowed for Mrs B & Sept of stacks  17 plowed and rake hay for Ephraim Bly  18 plowed up bushes & plow & went to Attleborough all night 

September the 28 Cut up roots and stack blocks 29 went with wood to the stack stack for some spruce planks 30 Sunday & holidays 1.1.13 October the 1. 1781 went to Do. by her after spent  the  day  at  the  stack I went to Sam Campman's to buy one skow fish I spent there about 10.00 I went to the landing with wood and got some back I dug potatoes & harvested some corn I dug potatoes } for dinner 7 Sunday at 11 o'clock Remained here 12.1.19 The brews. 9.2.7 8 Cut up Corn and Corn 9 Stack blocks & cut & set wood 10 husk & set Corn 11 Did so Stack & kept went to Allie's corner a night 12 went from Allie's corner through Corn and got some Corn 13 Did so Stack & kept went to 14 Sunday went to Allie's corner to see Luke 10.7.78
October the 10 1781 Went to St. Barron 16 gathered Corn for father 17 Made Cider 18 Split Peas & pick apples & husk 19 Made Cider and gather Corn 20 gathered Corn & went to St. Bliss 21 Sunday at 11 o'clock Remained here 22 went to Providence with wood 23 husk and dug potatoes 24 finished gathering Corn and put down Cider into the Celler 25 Dug potatoes & set Corn to see Luke 26 went to Providence with wood for father 27 husk Corn. cut wood for father 28 Sunday at 11 o'clock Remained here 29 went to St. Bliss 30 finished gathering & put up Cider 31 went to St. Bliss 32 went to Providence with wood & to see Luke
C

November the 1 st 1781
Went from New Britain home and went to John Hunt's after both
cut wood for father and went
home with mother over and slept off till nine
at night 10 th of Decr 1781
Went to prison and was for some
except for prison in the 7 th stayed at home before going
to New Britain and 8 th to New Britain
9 th to New Britain
10 th to New Britain
11 th to New Britain
12 th to New Britain
13 th to New Britain
14 th to New Britain
15 th to New Britain
16 th to New Britain
17 th to New Britain
18 th to New Britain
19 th to New Britain
20 th to New Britain
21 st to New Britain
22 nd to New Britain
23 rd to New Britain
24 th to New Britain
25 th to New Britain
26 th to New Britain
27 th to New Britain
28 th to New Britain
November the 1 st 1781
Went to Springfield to see some friends
16 th to New Britain
17 th to New Britain
18 th to New Britain
19 th to New Britain
20 th to New Britain
21 st to New Britain
22 nd to New Britain
23 rd to New Britain
24 th to New Britain
25 th to New Britain
26 th to New Britain
27 th to New Britain
28 th to New Britain

November the 29 1759 Made wood for the winter Ditt December the 1 st - bathed in Soap and split wood 2 Sunday at home till 17-30 Jan 18-20 work for the winter Ditt 8 Sunday at home 9 Sunday at home 10 work for the winter 12 Ditt 13 Ditt 14 Ditt 15 Ditt 16 Ditt 17 Ditt 18 Ditt 19 Ditt 20 Ditt 21 Ditt 22 Ditt 23 Ditt 24 Ditt 25 Ditt 26 Ditt 27 Ditt 28 Ditt 29 Ditt 30 Ditt
December the 1 st 1759 Ditt 2 Ditt 3 Ditt 4 Ditt 5 Ditt 6 Ditt 7 Ditt 8 Ditt 9 Ditt 10 Ditt 11 Ditt 12 Ditt 13 Ditt 14 Ditt 15 Ditt 16 Ditt 17 Ditt 18 Ditt 19 Ditt 20 Ditt 21 Ditt 22 Ditt 23 Ditt 24 Ditt 25 Ditt 26 Ditt 27 Ditt 28 Ditt 29 Ditt 30 Ditt 31 Ditt

December the 27. 1781 Drove from Fort William to Kennebec & saw some of the best of the D. & A. Co. have arrived to farm in Calais. Had to stop 28. Drove to Portland. Saw in D. & A. Co. some of the best in D. & A. Co. some of the best in D. & A. Co. some of the best 29. Drove from Portland to Boston 30. Drove from Boston to New Bedford. Saw some of the best 31. Drove from New Bedford to New York. Saw some of the best January the 1. 1782 Staid at New York 2. Drove from New York to New Jersey. Saw some of the best 3. Drove from New Jersey to New York. Saw some of the best 4. Drove from New York to New Jersey. Saw some of the best 5. Drove from New Jersey to New York. Saw some of the best 6. Drove from New York to New Jersey. Saw some of the best 7. Drove from New Jersey to New York. Saw some of the best 8. Drove from New York to New Jersey. Saw some of the best 9. Drove from New Jersey to New York. Saw some of the best 10. Drove from New York to New Jersey. Saw some of the best 11. Drove from New Jersey to New York. Saw some of the best
January the 6 1782 Drove from New York to 1. Drove from New York to 2. Drove from New York to 3. Drove from New York to 4. Drove from New York to 5. Drove from New York to 6. Drove from New York to 7. Drove from New York to 8. Drove from New York to 9. Drove from New York to 10. Drove from New York to 11. Drove from New York to

January the 12 1782 Stormy day there
13 Sunday Staid at home
14 From Mendon to Boot Bills in Billings 8
15 Loked then from father's angells in scituate dated from them in providence D.D. Bates from them to Sam Smith in Rehoboth from them home at 7 o'clock at night
16 went to our Abington and the Wt. Similes
17 Cut wood for good road and went to Capt Eben Siftings
18 Cut wood for my father's 19 wrote some
20 Sunday off W. between the 12 & 20. 21.
21 Wrote and there Bills and went to some Abington at night
January the 23 1782
22 Wrote and Cypher 24 Bills
25 Slept & cut wood
26 Wrote & went to B. (say)
27 Sunday Psalms 57. 58
28 wrote & cut wood
29 Cut and sled wood 30 went to providence with wood
31 went to Boot Oliver
February the 1 st 1782 Cut and sled wood
2 went to providence with A load of wood
3 Sunday W. Psalms 89. 90
4 went to De. Plummer's From there to Rev. Nanceys and from there to Joseph Pones in Shurtham
5 From there to Sprague's from there to home & from there to Bristol. from there home 38

February 4 th A.D. 1782 Col. went to Pigeon Hill 7 Col. went for I found at Madam's 8 Col. went for Lady in the wood 9 Saturday party with some 10 Sunday 1782 A.D. March 15 th 11 went to school Cypher 12 Corn for my self 13 Took a plan for brother 14 went to the Tiffany 15 Dillo 16 Col. went and visit 17 Sunday Stayed at home Monday 19 Dillo and Cypher 20 Dillo and a night went to the widow's Singlers 21 Dillo's place for Dillo 22 Col. home noon and visit 23 Dillo
February the 2 nd A.D. 1782 Sunday - H. W. K. the salubrious 6 th A.D. 1782 25 Day went to school to Tiffany. wrote 26 Dillo 27 Went to school Cypher 28 Day went to school Cypher March the First A.D. 1782 1 Col. at home 2 Saturday went to school Cypher and wrote some after went to some Healy's 3 Sunday Stayed at home 4 Dillo's place 5 Dillo 6 Col. home 7 Col. went to Captain Tyler and went to Captain Tyler

March the 8 1782 Went from Capt. John home and wrote and read (at the end) 9 Sunday Stayed at home 10 Cut wood in the room 11 Cut wood at the front door 12 Dressed flax from the flax 13 Cut wood and went to N. Tingley 14 Cut wood at the door 15 Threshed corn 16 Sunday M r H Philippans B. & V. J. 17 Day Spread flax and Wicks, and cut wood at the door 18 Went to Town & Meeting 19 Went to work for the children Tingley Split Shails
March the 21 1782 Dressed flax for the 22 Dilled and cut wood 23 Dressed flax 24 Sunday M r W. Phillips B. & S. 25 Dressed flax for the W. 26 Dilled 27 Dressed flax and cut wood 28 Cut & Split Shails 29 Split Shails & went to church Structure Nathan Tingley John B. & S. 30 Split Shails 31 Sunday M r H. Phillips Judges 14 - 24

March 28th 1782 Went to W. Tingley to get a bill for my work Mary Will
April the 1 st A 1782 cut and split and laid rails 2 Made fence and split rails 3 Split rails 4 Split rails and cart 5 Split rails and cart 6 Made fence 7 Sunday W. T. Mark 8 Went from W. Tingley Home & Did Nothing 9 Mended fence for the W. Tingley
April the 10 th A 1782
Mended fence 11 Mended fence and hole p. 12 Mended fence & split and hole p. 13 Mended fence hole posts & cart wood 14 Sunday W. T. Mark 16..16 15 Plowed for Father 16 Made fence & Saw hay seed Went to W. Tingley 17 Went from there to Providence 18 Bush in Carts & Cart dung and Made fence 19 Prang Dred & Went to Jonathan Preach 20 Cart rails and made fence And Plowed at Mother's Place

April the 21 A D 1782
Sunday M c W Matthew the 25 .. Last Verse
22 Rain Went to Sam l Thorton and Ebeneser Tiffany
23 Spent flax
24 went W m Tingley and Elijah Roberson
25 Fast M c W Hosea the 4 - 12
26 Set out Apple Trees
27 Made fence and Mended and went to Mathews
28 Sunday M c Held
Mark 16-18

no 52 William Street New York May 26. 1860.
Dear Sir,
I observe that Congress is engaged upon Revolutionary claims, with a disposition to act favorably. I trust that you may succeed in getting the bill through for the relief of Mrs Nancy Read. It is not very probable she will survive another session, therefore whatever is done should be done early.
Very respectfully Your obedient servant James Ridgway
Francis A. Dickinson Esq

Read Levi.
-R
R 8630
Diary

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
8639
P. O. Sew Racer
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 39,000.
Levi Read deceased New York
Let J. Ridgeway July 14. 1855
Let same Nov 24/56.
- How G. W. Jones (enclosing papers) Feb 20/57
Same Jan'y. 23. 1858 - Prof. Britenden May 22 d , 1858.
June 7. 1832.

(3-223.) Rey No. 21.999
Ex't. REJECTED
OLD WAR INVALID.
Nancy Read S. Mass Widow of Levi Read Per Col Richardson, Inf. Troop.
Service:
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleged:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.

46.533.
160 acres.

Official Business
Orin P. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington
186693

Official Business
Hon. J. Minot Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Boynton
Levi
at
174493

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. May 28 th 1855.
I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Rev. Reuben is borne on pay roll of Capt. Caleb Richardson's Comp. Col. John Waltham's Regt. from March 25. 1779. 21 days as privar. Roll dated Attleborough June 21. 1779.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Winthrop Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To E. M. Wright Esquire Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
Sir;
The widow of Levi Read late of Attleborough in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth aforesaid, deceased, says that her said husband was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served under Captain Calab Richardson — She says he served at several other times, but under whom she does not know — He resided in Attleborough aforesaid in the time of said war — Her object is to procure a pension & bounty land under the Acts of Congress — Therefore Please examine the records in your Office & grant a certificate of such services as can there be found of said Read in said war —
Attleborough May 21, 1855 —
Hartford Jan Agent for the widow of said Levi Read —
Please forward your certificate to Hartford P.O. Esq. at Post Office Sandwich Mass —

174493
8

New York June 19 th 1855. Lorin P. Waldo Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington.
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith the application of Nancy Read, widow of Levi Read, a Revolutionary soldier, for Bounty Land under the recent act of Congress. I had delayed sending on this application intending to accompany it by one for Pension, but, owing to unforeseen obstacles, have not yet completed the latter, which will account for the lapse of time since executing these papers.
I have the honor to be With the highest respect Your obedient servant James Ridgway

New York July 7 th 1855.
Hon. Louis P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions Washington. Sir:
I have the honor to enclose herewith the application of Nancy Read, widow of Levi Read, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, for pension under the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, dating from March 4 th 1831 (when the benefits of said act began to run) down to April 6 th 1853 - the period of said Levi Read's decease - he never having applied for pension.
This is the case about which Mr William Atkinson - the son in law of said Nancy Read - had an interview with you when on a visit to Washington the other day, connected with his own affairs.
The applicant & some of the witnesses in this case are known to me as persons of the

highest integrity, in whose statements the fullest confidence may be reposed. The enclosed papers were drawn up by me, and under my supervision, in a careful manner, for the purpose of placing the facts of the case fairly before the Department. - Preferring rather to understate than overstate the circumstances tending to make out Mrs. Read's claim to pension and, although the destruction of the Rhode Island records (in which state much the largest portion of service was performed) renders it impossible to furnish such record evidence as we would wish, I trust you will be able after a full examination of the case, consistent with the rights of the Government, to decide in favor of this application.
By giving it your kindly attention, and extending to the evidence relative to the same as favorable a con- -sideration as your duty will permit, another obligation will

have been added to the many already conferred upon
My dear Sir,
Your obedient servant James Ridgway

Copy of Letter from the Commissioner of Pensions to James Kilgour, dated July 14, 1855.

(copy)
Pension Office,
July 14 th , 1855.
"Sir
"The application made by Nancy Read, widow of Levi, of New York, for arrears of pension claimed to have been due him, has been examined and filed under the act of June 7, 1832.
It is not shown by the memorandum book, filed as evidence, that Levi Read served more than about four months, and it is in evidence that he admitted that his service fell a little short of six months.
This claim cannot be allowed unless it can be shown that Levi Read served as much as six months, in all."
"James Ridgeway, Esq., New York City."

New York July 16 th 1855.
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 14 th instant permit me to say that Nancy Read does not claim that her husband was in service for six months consecutively, but that the aggregate exceeded six months - he having entered the service several times. I trust that a close examination of the papers accompanying the application, and a comparison with the files of the Department in relation to Revolutionary services by troops in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, will clearly establish the fact that Levi Read did serve six months in the aggregate, entitling his aged widow to a pension under the act of Congress. I am the more desirous of a close examination of the claim, and a reasonable construction of the facts stated - owing to the great lapse of time - because of the widow's peculiar circumstances, and the expense to which her friends have been put in procuring testimony from the

eastward & preparing the application. There is no question in my mind that Levi Read served in the army over six months, - taking the respective period of service together, - and that he would have shown the exact dates if he had not lost his diary, which was found subsequent to his death.
With the highest respect Your obedient servant James C. Ridgway
Hon. Levi P. Waldo Cannifielder of Purvis Washington

New York July 26 th 1856.
Hon.
J Minot Commissioner of Pensions Washington.
Sir:
In answer to your letter of the 18 th instant, relative to the application of Mrs Nancy Read for Donatory Land (No 174.493), allow me to say that as the services rendered by Levi Read in the Mass. Militia were only for 21 days, it was thought best not to burden this application with useless proofs, - and therefore we relied upon the two periods of five months service in the Rhode Island Regiment. However I take pleasure in complying with your requisition, by furnishing the certificate of the Secy. of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as to the 21 days service, - making the total Revolutionary service seven months and 21 days.
You also require that "If such evidence should there be found, or elsewhere [speaking of the Mass. Militia service] "it would be necessary to identify the

claimant's husband as the person who served." Upon this point, as upon all others, (with what success I will not undertake to say,) I studied to prepare the application in the strictest conformity to the forms furnished me by the late Commissioner Mr. Waldo. But the proofs attached to this application may not be as strong as they could be made by reason of another application having been drawn up at about the same time, claiming pension for Mrs Read under the six months act, - attached to which application are voluminous proofs. That application was forwarded to the Pension Office July 7 th 1855, and was rejected because we could not prove beyond question that Levi Read served nine days in addition to the 5 months & 21 days in order to entitle him to the benefits of the act of 1832. The memorandum book required by you upon this case is annexed to the application last mentioned. It remains on the files of the Department.
The last matter of objection stated in your letter is that the claimant must furnish direct proof that she is a widow . A reference to the application will show that that

fact is proven by the oaths of the applicant William Atkinson & Albert D. Read, as it is also proven in the pension application by herself and William Atkinson and Carlton Beher.
This application has cost Mrs Read's friends almost as much as the value of a land warrant; she is indigent & has never yet received a penny of gratuity for her husband's service, and she is now so aged (in her 81 st year) that I will esteem it a favor if the Commissioner will issue a warrant to her at the earliest moment.
Very respectfully Your obedient servant James Tidgway

New York November 15 th 1856.
Sir,
On the 7 th day of July 1855 I had the honor of forwarding to the Commissioner of Pensions the application of Nancy Read, widow of Levi Read, (who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War,) for pension under the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, which application was rejected, as appears by the Commissioners letter to myself dated July 14 th 1855.
As the applicant is about applying to Congress for relief may I ask the favor to have the papers returned to me; but if any rule of the office prohibits the return of original applications then will you be kind enough to detach the old Diary from the papers and send that.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant James Ridgway Atty for Mrs Read
George F. Whiting Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Washington City D.C.
Feb 18 1857
Sir
The petition of Nancy Read widow of Levi Read a Revolutionary soldier praying a pension under act of 7 th June 1832. Is here with referred to your office for such facts and papers as your files afford, and as the case may seem to demand
very Respectfully,
Your Obed t Serv t
Geo H. Jones
Comm r on Pensions
U.S.S.
Now Geo H Whiting Comm r Pensions

Pension Office
February 20 th 1857
Sir
In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 11 th instant, I have the honor to return the petition of Nancy Read, and to enclose with it the original papers in the case of her application for annuity of pension under the act of June 7, 1832, in right of her late husband, Levi Read; together with a copy of the study of the letter from this office to James Fitzgery, Esq. dated July 14 th 1855, which is the only report upon the merits of the case, made by this office.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obed Servt
W. C. W. W.
Commissaire
Dear Genl. H. Jones,
6th Centre Avenue,
U.S. Senate.

Senate Committee Room, Rev. Claims May 21 st 1858.
Hon. George C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions Sir,
I am directed by the Hon. J. S. Crittenden, Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims of the Senate, to request, that you will furnish for the use of the Committee, the papers in the case of Nancy Read widow of Levi Read, who served in Massachusetts and Rhode Island during the Revolution. Nancy Read claims to have filed her papers in the Pension Office on the 7 th of July, 1855. - You are requested to give this matter your earliest attention. The Committee would be pleased to get the papers to morrow.
I am, Very Respectfully Robt. A. Matthews by order of John S. Crittenden, Chairman

Report.

Mr. Delano from the Committee of Pensions Pensions made the following
Report. The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions to whom was referred the petition of Nancy Read, of Northborough, Mass. to Mrs. Washington widow of Lewis Read, a Revolutionary Soldier, report:
That the evidence in this case shows that an application for a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832, was made, and was admitted at the Pension Office because the claimant could not produce the strict legal evidence required by that Office, & six months service, although more than two months service was admitted. From an examination of a Memorandum, Book or Diary, which is proven to be in the hand writing of the Soldier, and discovered after his death, there can be no doubt that he served, at least six months, in Sheldahl in the years 1778, 1779, 1780 & 1781 & 1782.
The Soldier is now ninety years of age, and was married to Levi Read 27th July, 1800, and lived with him until his death, 6th April, 1853, that she is very infirm, and cannot probably survive much longer.
Your Committee in view of these facts

refer a Bill for her relief with the recommend- -ation that it do pass.

A. Brie
For the relief of Slaves. (Pittsburgh, Windy Co., Mass.) Read, mason of Levi Read, of Mass - a wonderful orator -

A Bill
To the relief of Nancy Read, widow of Levi Read deceased, a revolutionary soldier.
Be it enacted &c. That the secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby directed to place the name of Nancy Read, widow of Levi Read, deceased, a revolutionary soldier, on the Pension roll at the rate of thirty dollars per annum, to commence from the death of her husband, 6 th April 1853, and to continue during her natural life.

State of New York Kings County } ss:
On this eighteenth  twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before the undersigned Orastus G. Culver, Judge of the City Court in the City of Brooklyn, State of New York Nancy Read, a resident of Atleborough County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts but at present on a visit at her son-in-law's temporarily in the City of Brooklyn in the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy nine years who first being 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 on the seventh day of June 1832, granting pensions to the surviving soldiers who served in the War of the Revolution as provided by said act of Congress (the benefits of which said act were never to her knowledge applied for by Levi Read, hereinafter mentioned as the deceased husband of this deponent) that she is the widow of Levi Read who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Caleb Richardson, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen Richardson, (but whether

he the said Levi Read belonged to the Continental Line, State Troops, Volunteers or Militia she does not know) in the War of the Revolution. That, according to the declarations of said Levi Read, while living, and according to the memorandum book, which was kept by him during the years 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781 & 1782 in his own proper handwriting, (which said memorandum book was found in its present condition, - some of the leaves being missing, - among the old papers and effects of said Levi Read after his decease, and that the existence of said memorandum book was entirely unknown to this deponent until after its aforesaid discovery subsequent to the death of said Levi Read; that said Levi Read never mentioned to this deponent the existence of said memorandum book, and this deponent verily believes that said Levi Read had altogether forgotten the existence of said book from the fact that he made several efforts, shortly previous to his death, to procure evidence for the purpose of substantiating his claim to pension under the aforesaid act of Congress, but owing to the great lapse of time between the Revolutionary War and the said efforts at procuring

evidence said Levi Read gave up the idea of substantiating his claim as hopeless because of said lapse of time & the death of persons who served with him, which said efforts of said Levi Read would have have been renewed by him, as this deponent verily believes, if he had been aware of the existence of said memorandum book) and is the only record evidence, within her knowledge or under her control, in respect to the times or lengths of service of her said husband, which said memorandum book is annexed to this declaration and which she prays may be received as part and portion of the evidence in this case or application. That said Levi Read was in said service, at or near Attleborough aforesaid, and in Rhode Island, (as will appear by reference to said memorandum book) in the months of March and April 1779; that the countercolumns from March 30 1779 to April 12 were as follows - Taunton. Greene. Spencer. Washington. Cambridge. Providence. Bristol. Warren. Vernon. Freetown. Dighton. Spain. Rufus. Freedom; that he was still in the service on the 16 th day of April 1779, at which time it would appear the Company in which said Levi Read served was composed in part of Sergeant Philip Allen, Corporals William

Carpenter and Ichabod Ide, Sergeant Abediah Carpenter, privates Nathan Hatch, Ebenezer Tiffany, Isaac Jacobson, William Sterky, Henry Boakes, Solomon Dunham & Zuriel Tyler; and said Levi Read went home; that it also appears by said book her said husband was in service in the month of December 1779 when Henry Boakes vs Robinson. John Pullen. Michael Sweet. Isaac Jacobson. Philip Burges. Thomas Dardean. Asa Dean. Solomon Dunham. Noah Blanding. Oliver Blackington. Stephen Bloys. Isaac Ide. Reuben Ide. Stephen Richardson. Ebenezer Daggett. Derius Fuller. Eddy Winslow. William Sterky. Zuriel Tyler. Carpenter Bradford. Nathan Hatch. Ebenezer Tiffany. Isiah Bacon. Edward Richards and Aaron Grinald, were serving with him that it also appears by said book her said husband was in service in March 1780 when said the company was composed of (among others) Capt Caleb Richardson. Sergeants Abediah Carpenter. Nozekiah Peck. Philip Allen & Philip Robinson. Corporals Henry Peck. Samuel Standley. William Carpenter & Ichabod Ide. Drummer Seth Capron. Fifer Benjamin Wilmarth. that it also appears by said book that her said husband was in the service in June & July 1780 and that the memorandum book aforesaid shows that he was in actual service in the army from the

21 st day of July to and including the 30 th day of October in the year 1780. That during said period, court, on the 12 th day of September it is noted that "one man of Col Greene's Reg. is executed to day for desertion," and on the 29 th day of the same month "the men refuse to stay for want of provision, above 100 of them marched to Howlan ferry but returned again;" that it also appears recorded in said book "Broke up the 26 of July" and "Broke up the 26 of June" "Broke up the 3 of May" and "Broke up the 16 of February" (but whether in the year 1779 or 1780 this deponent cannot say) and also "Broke up the 7 of June 1780," but whether said notations of breaking up refer to the close of periods of service this deponent has not sufficient information to say, and therefore prays reference to the records on file in the Department at Washington. That her said husband was further employed at various times during the Revolutionary War as a private soldier and in transporting food, forage and munitions for the Army in Rhode Island, connected with the aforesaid Company or some other Company, and liable to be called upon and mustered for duty, according to the repeated declarations of her said husband, while living, and the declarations of others

persons who were in the same service with him at the time, but concerning which she has been unable to find any written record, - from which said declarations and memorandum book notations she verily believes there is no question that her said husband did actually serve as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution a much longer period than the term prescribed by the aforesaid act of Congress, to wit, periods in the whole embracing a term of six months (as he frequently told this deponent) yet, nevertheless, she is unable to prove the same more fully than she has herein done as she verily believes, - neither can she say what lapses of service took place, other than those mentioned under date of May 16. 1779 & October 30 th 1780, wherefore she prays that recourse may be had for that purpose to the files of the Department.
She further states that she was married to the said Levi Read in the Town of Attleborough and State of Massachusetts on as  about the twenty seventh  eighth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred by the Reverend John Wilder, and that her name before her said marriage was Nancy Hunt - that she was the only wife said

Levi Read ever had; that her said husband died at Atteborough aforesaid on the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty three, at the age of sixty one years, and that she is now a widow: also that at the close of his said service he was honorably discharged at or near Atteborough aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me by the above named declarant
Dancy Read
E. D. Culver City Judge
I, Eradus D. Culver, Judge of the City Court in the City of Brooklyn State of New York, do hereby certify that the above named declarant appeared before me at the residence of William Atkinson in said City, and that by reason of bodily infirmity she is unable to attend Court.
E. D. Culver City Judge

I certify that from the testimony of William Atkinson and Stanton Bibes - credible witnesses produced before me and sworn according to law, I am satisfied of the identity of the above named declarant, and that she is the person entitled to the pension claimed by the foregoing declaration.
April 24. 1855.
E. D. Culver City Judge

State of New York County of Kings
J. P.
In this 24 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me Ernstus E. Cullen a City Judge of the Brooklyn City court. William Atkinson & Stanton Before two — — — — — credible witnesses to me severally known, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that the annexed memorandum book containing entries under date of the years 1778 1779 1780 1781 & 1782 is in the proper handwriting of Levi Read now deceased, who declared to deponents that it was as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, which said declarations deponents believe to be true
William Atkinson
Stanton Bleecker
E. D. Cullen City Judge
I William A. Wetker Deputy Clerk of the City Court of Brooklyn do hereby certify that the above signatures of E. D. Cullen official & the above instruments are in proper handwritten and signature of E. D. Cullen and further that he is Judge of the City Court of Brooklyn in the County of Kings In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said City Court this 27 th day of April 1855
(W. Wetker) Deputy Clerk

State of New-York, } ss. COUNTY OF KINGS, }
I, CHARLES A. DENIKE, Clerk of the County of Kings, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Mark Lake whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof, or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS, in and for the City of Brooklyn, in said County, dwelling in said City, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Commissioner, and justly believe the Signature to the said Certificate of Proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 18th day of May 185 3
C. A. Denike Clerk.
Stanley D. Webb Q. a. On v. o City Judge
I William H. Walker Deputy Clerk of the City Court of Brooklyn do hereby certify that the above Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the above instrument was taken before me on this day personally appeared Mark Lake and acknowledged that he is the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 2nd day of April 1853 William H. Walker Deputy Clerk

State of New York } County of Kings } ss.
On this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me Frank Bentkes a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the City of Brooklyn and County aforesaid William Atkinson a credible witness to me known, who being duly sworn depose and say that the annexed memorandum book, containing entries under date of the years 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781 & 1782 is in the proper hand writing of Levi Read now deceased, who declared to this deponent that he served in the Revolutionary Army (which said declaration deponent believes to be true) that deponent married the daughter of said Levi Read and was well acquainted with him and was at several times within the last twenty years spoken with him on the subject of his obtaining a pension for his said services, and that deponent was informed by said Levi Read that he knew of no means by which he could substantiate his claim except the memory of individuals who were in the army with him, and as there was no written record that he could obtain before if making a claim; therefore this deponent further states that at various

times he has been cognizant of the said Levi Read visiting in various places for the purpose of finding persons living who were in the service at the same time with him, and in some instances was informed by him that he found such persons but was unable to fix the time of service or sufficient length to meet the requirements of the law; and this deponent proposed to take the matter in hand for him, but not being able to fix on any date, the prosecution of the same was neglected (it being only yearly, for a few days each year, that he visited him); that the subject was reverted to often as to his being entitled to a pension for his services, which in the aggregate were more than sufficient for a claim; but said Levi Read always said he did not recollect of being at any one time in the service for six months consecutively, he believed it lasted a day or two.
And this deponent further said that he never saw or heard of the a named Memorandum Book until this present month, and that having noticed the Bill passed March 2d 1855 granting Bounty Lands to Widows of persons who served in any of the wars of the United States he became interested for the widow of said Levi Read to obtain said Bounty Land, and that in his enquiries relative to the said service he ascertained the

existence of the annexed Memorandum Book, which had been found since the decease of said Levi Read, and that on the examination of the same found evidence of the service of said Levi Read as had often been declared to this deponent, and which said Book this deponent very believes said Levi Read has entirely forgotten from the fact that he never referred to it, and also that a reference thereto would have enabled him so far to refresh his own recollection and that of others who served with him as to establish a claim for pension.
And this deponent further says that he has examined the said Book carefully and finds the same well dated, and only regular in some portions; that it embraces many facts of ordinary daily occurrence such as drawing rations, fatigue duty, watchword, receiving goods from home &c, and evidence connected with the Army at various times; that the said Levi Read declared to this deponent at several times that he was in the service as a boy, while carrying goods and rations, and in drilling and throwing of shells of defence at several places; and also in relation to their abandonment, together with various other circumstances connected with the War, not mentioned in said Memorandum Book, from which last named this deponent very believes that said Levi Read was connected with the service

at other times than when you were and had said memorandum book been known to deponent he would have made application for pension in behalf of said Levi Read during his life time. And the deponent further says that he as in every manner whatever interested in the giving application and in the various applications therein, although the widow of said Levi Read as she is dependent for her care and maintenance upon others.
Given before me this 28 th day of April 1855 Frank Benks. Commissioner of Deeds.
William Atkinson.

Levi Read and Anna Hunt, both of Attleborough were joined in marriage February 27 th 1802 at the First Church, by Elder, Benjamin, of the Gospel. Nathan C. Luther Town Clerk.
Levi Read Male in Age 91 Occupation a Farmer. Died April 7 th 1853. Nathan C. Luther, Town Clerk.
Nathan C. Luther, Town Clerk of the Town of Attleborough County of Bristol State of Mass do hereby certify that the records of the marriage of Levi Read to Anna Hunt, and of the death of said Levi Read, are true copies from the records on file in said Town of Attleborough and further that I have the custody of said records.
Attleborough June 9 th 1855. N. C. Luther Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss June 9 th 1855. Nathan C. Luther a credible witness and Clerk of the Town of Attleborough made oath that the above affidavits by him subscribed were true before me. Harvard Jud. Justice of the Peace.
I do hereby certify that the above signatures of affidavits to the above instrument in the presence of Council had been and signature of

and further that he was
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal at mid day this 11th day of May 1855
State of County of
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On this day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me
credible witness to me known who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss
I, James Sprout, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Hartford Iddings whose genuine signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate is and was on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to act in that capacity.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Taunton, this eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
J. Sprout
I, Richard Hunt of Attleborough in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy two years depose and say that I was born in said Attleborough and have always resided in said Attleborough. From my earliest Recollection I have always been Intimately acquainted with said Levi Read and have often heard him speak of being a soldier in the War of the Revolution and being a soldier in Rhode Island in the Company Commanded by Captain Caleb Richardson. I further depose and say that I was well and Intimately acquainted with the wife of said Levi Read and that she was sometimes called by the name of Nancy and sometimes by the name of Anna. That the wife now of said Levi Read is now applying for a pension on account of the services of her husband in the Revolutionary War ever since their marriage in 1800 at which marriage I was present and saw them married, they have lived together as Man and Wife until his death in 1853 and the person signing this application by the name of Nancy Read is the person I know as the wife of Levi Read and also his Widow.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss June 25 th 1855
Richard Hunt
Richard Hunt a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me. Hartford Iddings Justice of the Peace

I Hartford Isle of Attleborough in the county of Bristol and Comth. of Massachusetts aged sixty eight years, depose and say that I was born in said Attleborough & have ever since resided therein excepting about eight years viz from some time in 1822 to sometime in 1830; and even during that time was frequently in said Attleborough visiting my relatives — From my earliest recollection, I resided near the residence of Levi Read & his wife; say within one quarter of a mile — That I was well and intimately acquainted with said Levi Read & his wife — That the wife of said Read was sometimes called Anna & sometimes Nancy — That the wife or widow of said Levi Read is now preparing to apply for a pension on account of the services of her husband in the Revolutionary War. Ever since I can remember, the said Levi & Anna alias Nancy lived together as husband & wife until his decease in 1853 — That the person signing said application by the name of Nancy Read is the person I knew as the wife of Levi Read and now his widow — Hartford Isle
Comth. of Massachusetts —
Bristol County ss. June 11 th 1855 Hartford Isle, a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed —
Before me A. Bassett Just. of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss
I, Isaac Sprague Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that A. Brewster Esq. whose signature is affixed to the within certificate, is a Justice of the peace within said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Taunton this eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
I. Sprague
I Abigail Ellis of Attleborough in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged sixty Eight years depose and say that I have always been well and intimately acquainted with Levi Read until the time of his death in 1853 And that I have often heard him speak of being a soldier in the Revolutionary war and that he was a soldier on Rhode Island in the time of the war and that their provisions were bad and the soldiers made a row or disturbance about their provisions I further depose and say that I was and always have been well and intimately acquainted with the wife and now the Widow of said Levi Read and that she was called by the name of Nancy and Anne and that the person signing this application by the name of Nancy Read is the person that I knew as the Wife of Levi Read and that she is now his Widow.
Abigail Ellis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss June 25 th 1855
Abigail Ellis a credible Witness made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed. Before me
Hartford Id. (Justice of the Peace)

I Bethiah B Read of Attleborough in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged sixty three years. depose and say that I was born in said Attleborough and have always lived in said town and have always known Levi Read of said Attleborough and for the last twenty four years or up to the time of his decease in 1853 have lived within say one half of mile of said Read and was very intimately acquainted with him he being frequently at the house of my husband Nathan Read. And in conversation have heard him frequently speak of his being a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that he he was on Rhode Island as a soldier and that he came very near being taken by the Enemy, and that he was in the Company commanded by Captain Caleb Richardson in the same company with my father Noah Blanding now deceased and have heard him speak of the Provisions that they had was scanty of Allowance and that the Meat that they had was tainted and bad and have heard him speak of different Individuals and soldiers that was there but do not recollect their names But on hearing the Memorandum of the Names read in the Diary attached to this Instrument do recollect of hearing him speak of being a soldier with Nathan Hatch Obediah Carpenter and Stephen Richardson on Rhode Island in the War of the Revolution
Bethiah B Read
Commonwealth of Massachusetts June 26 th 1855 Bristol ss. Bethiah B Read a credible Witness made Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed
Before Me Hartford Ide (Justice of the Peace