Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,602, for John Rich, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
N. H.
Rich, John Jeremiah
N. 3,602 B.L.Wt 89515-160-55-
CONTENTS

288,522 (Act Mar 3/53) 288,559 288,522 (April 27/59)
Gertrude Rich widow of John Rich. Deceased
88,513 p. Sept. 5/59 Capt. Benj Whittier & Joseph Hastings Sent Jos Ladd Vt. Mil.
Revolutionary War. Heaves
Orig. brief written ?
Joseph Lock Plymouth N.Y.

19 Vermont. St. Johnsbury Zeruah Rich widow of John Rich N. H. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 63 Dollars 44
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. Increased from $23.44 per annum - former payments to be deducted.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of October 1861 and sent to
✓ L. S. Stevens Concord N. H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 174 Vol. H.

288.559 Zemah Rich Application for Bounty Land 288.559

State of Vermont County of Essex. ss. On this Twenty fourth day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Seriah Rich aged eighty years, a resident of Maidstone in the State and County aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Rich Jr. who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution and according to the best of her knowledge and belief served as Private as follows: he resided during said war in the town of Haverhill in the State of New Hampshire: that he served under Capt Joseph Ketchum of said Haverhill for the space of two months in the year 1777: that in the fall of the same year or the first of Peter next year he again enlisted and served under Capt Gann and served a short time: he again enlisted under Lt James Sudd of said Haverhill in the year 1782 and served about three months: that he also served at other times during the war.
She further states that she was married to the said John Rich Jr in Haverhill aforesaid on the fourth day of June A.D. 1795 by Rev Elias Smith a Minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Seriah Ketchum: that her husband aforesaid died at Maidstone Vt on the sixteenth day of April A.D. 1805 and that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration

for the purpose of obtaining the county land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3. 1855-
Zerniah Rich
We Joseph Rich and Moody Rich residents of Baidstone in the State of Vermont upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Zerniah Rich in our presence, and that we believe from the ap- pearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Joseph Rich Moody Rich
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.
Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont } William H. Hartshorn Clerk of the County Court Essex County } within and for the county aforesaid. Do hereby certify
that Marcus A. Webb Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said Essex County, and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Guildhall in said Essex County this 24th day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty seven
Wm H. Hartshorn County Clerk

State of Vermont } County of Essex } 355
On this 15 th day of August 1829 personally appeared before the Subscriber Judge of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid Luciah Rich a resident of Mansfield in said County aged 72 years Feb'y. 27, 1829, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 29, 1848, That she is the Widow of John Rich who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution and served as follows, according to the best information she has been able to obtain, he was a resident of Mansfield N.H. and enlisted Aug t . 18, 1777 under Capt. St. Hutchinson, one month and sixteen days since again enlisted under Capt. David Strong in the fall of 1777 or Spring of 1778 and served to the last of April 1778 one month or more - His service was in Col. Benj. Buel's Regiment raised for an expedition into Canada - he again enlisted in the Capt. Benj. Whittier's Comp. Col. Chas. Nichols Regt. and served from July 6 th to Oct. 24 th 1780 - he again enlisted under Lt. James Ladd and served from Jan'y 28 th to April 9 th 1782 - 2 months and 12 days - For proof of which reference may be had to Capt. Sam l Young Pay or Muster Roll in Col. Benj. Buel's Regt. in 1777 & 1778 now on file in the Pension Office and the accompanying certificates of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire - That she was married to the said John Rich on the 15 th day of June 1790, at Mansfield aforesaid, by Rev. Elias Smith a minister of the Gospel, that her said husband John Rich died on the 18 th day of April 1805, aged 40 years that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January 1800, at the time above stated - She further swears that she is now a Widow not having intermarried since her said husband's decease and that she has never made before made any application for a pension - Her maiden name was Luciah Hutchinson daughter of Lt. Hutchinson Capt. above named -
Sworn to and subscribed on the 15 th day of August 1829 } Luciah Rich day and year above written before me
Isaac Cummings Judge of Probate.
I certify that the declarant is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity
Isaac Cummings Judge of Probate

State of Vermont Essex Probate District ss
I William Boywood in Register of the Probate Court in & for the said District do hereby certify that Isaac Cummings is Judge of the said Probate Court for said District and that the two within signatures purporting to be his are genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set offixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 16 th day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty nine A.D. W m Boywood, Register
William Boywood Sec. late this day 29, 1848

Mehetale Moore's Gift.
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I Mehitable Morse of Canpton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, aged 83 years depose and say that I am a daughter of Joseph Hutchins of Hanover in said County decd. depose and say that I was living in said Hanover at the time that my sister Jerimiah Hutchins was married to John Rich Jr of said Hanover, to the fact of which marriage I was well knowing at the time and was knowing to their living together ever after as man and wife and having four children, Joseph, John, Hannah and Ruth previous to said John Rich Jr. decease which happened as I understand April 18. 1805 - I have no memory of being present at the time of said marriage, but know that my second son Amos Clark was a babe at the time; he was born Feby. 6. 1794 - my sister was married as I well recollect quite young and as I have no doubt in the year 1790 the year that she was eighteen years of age - she was born Feby. 27. 1777. I have a record of the birth of said Amos my son, and the said Jerimiah my sister, who now resides in Maids tone Vt.
Mehitable Morse
State of New Hampshire } County of Grafton } ss. Sept. 13 th 1849 Then personally appeared Mehitable Morse above named a person well known to me as entitled to the highest credit for truth and veracity and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit & her subscribed - Before me -
State of New Hampshire } Grafton County, ss. }
John Redel " " John Redel Jur. Place
J. D. Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that John Redel above named was on the 13 th day of September instant and ever since has been a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified - I further certify that the above certification by him subscribed signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of September Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and forty nine J. D. Sleeper. Clerk

I Moody Rich of Haverstone in the County of Essex and State of Vermont testify and say that the following is a true and exact copy of the family record of the family of my father John Rich deceased and is in the hand writing of Moody Rich and has been in my possession since the decease of my brother John Rich Jr.
Elizabeth Born Feb. 29 th 1754
Mary Born Dec 28 th 1756
John Rich Jun Born Dec. 23. 1760
Henry Born June 27 th 1764
Daniel Born Dec. 19 th 1766
Jacob Born March 13 th 1770
Abraham Born Dec. 22 nd 1772
Sophia Born April 1774
Moody Born July 23. 1780
Moody Rich
State of Vermont } Sworn & subscribed on the second Essex ss. { day of February 1859 before me and I Certify that I have examined the Original Record of which the above is a copy, and from its appearance I have no doubt of its genuineness and that I have carefully compared the copy with the Original & find it correct in all particulars
Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord, December 1 st 1858
I hereby certify That, at the date of the annexed attestations Lewis E. Risley was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Grafton and Theodore French was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Merrimack
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the State, the date above written.
Levi Tennyson, Deputy Secretary of State.
Vernon

Know all men by these Presents That I Seruah Rich of Maidstone in the County of Essex & State of Vermont widow of John Rich deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution do hereby constitute and appoint L. D. Stevens of Concord N. H. my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute my claim for Pension on account of the services of my said husband, which claim is now suspended and I hereby authorize my said attorney to do all things necessary for the proper prosecution of my said claim, hereby revoking all former powers of atty in the premises by me heretofore given.
Witness my hand and seal this Twenty fourth day of December 1857.
Signed Sealed & delivered
in presence of us
Joseph Rich Moody Rich
Seruah Rich
State of Vermont
Essex ss. December 24 th 1857 Then personally appearing the above named Seruah Rich acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed
Before
Marcus A. Webb
Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss.
Town Clerk's Office Piermont N.H.
Decr 28 th 1857
"Grafton ss. Piermont, June fourth, Seventeen hundred "and ninety five - This certifies that John Rich "of Mouldstone & Mrs Sarah Hutchins of Haverhill "were joined in marriage by me
"Isaiah Stone Minister of the Gospel "June twenty ninth, Seventeen hundred and ninety five "Att - Russell S. Richards T. Clerk
I certify that the above is a true copy of the records of said town with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible characters and figures as follows, to wit:
"June 4 th 1795" "June 29 th 1795"
Asa J. Thorndike Town Clerk
I Asa J. Thorndike depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town, County and State of said and that the above is a true ex- tract from the records of said town with the exception as above certified by me
Asa J. Thorndike Town Clerk Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year above written.
Before me Lewis E. Risley, Justice of the Peace

I Caleb Stevens of Concord in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire testify and say that I am seventy five years of age or over and that I formerly lived in the town of Piermont which adjoins the town of Haverhill in the County of Grafton and State aforesaid; that my father's residence was about half a mile distant from the residence of Capt Joseph Hutchinson in said town of Haverhill: that I well knew Col Hutchinson and his family: that I was well acquainted with his daughter who was called Deborah, but I do not know how her name was spelled: that the said Deborah was married to a man by the name of John Rickspand that I saw the said Rick at Capt Hutchinsons but was not acquainted with him: that I was about twelve years of age when said marriage took place that said Rick & wife lived in Capt Hutchinsons family for a while after they were married and had one child born there: that I well recollect that there was considerable talk among the neighbors about the manner in which said Rick's wife treated her child: that said Rick was said to be
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a Dutchman & that his father came from Germany: that said John Rich as I under- stood went to Haidstone in the Northern part of Vermont: that I was also well ac- quainted with Rev. Isaiah Stone who re- sided in said town of Piermont at the time of the said John Rich & Seviah Hutchins: that said Stone was a Clergyman of the Baptist denomination and Capt. Hutchins of said Haverhill belonged to the same denomination of Christians: that I have no interest in the claims of the said Seviah Rich for Pension.
Caleb Stevens
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss. Subscribed and Sworn to before the Subscribers on the twenty eighth day of May 1858 and I certify that the said officer is known to me and is a reliable person and his statements entitled to the fullest confidence and that I have no interest
Theodore French, Justice of the Peace.

I Moody Rich of Maidstone in the County of Essex and State of Vermont testify and say that I am seventy eight years of age or over and that I am the Son of John Rich who lived in the town of Haverhill in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire in the time of the Revolutionary war; that I had a brother whose name was John Rich Jr. or who also lived in said Haverhill during said war; that I have frequently heard my said brother, John Rich Jr. speak and give an account of his services in the war of the Revolution; that I have heard my said brother say that he served under Capt. Joseph Hutchins of said town of Haverhill and that after word he enlisted under Capt. Young and served a short time; that he also said that he served under Capt. James Sadd who was of said Haverhill; that there is no doubt whatever that the said John Rich Jr. was a soldier in the Revolution and served several times; that my father and his family including the said John Rich Jr. removed from said Haverhill to said town of Maidstone; that my father died in said Maidstone on the thirtieth day of September 1813 aged eighty four years; that my said brother married Zeniah Hutchins, daughter

of Capt. Joseph Scatchins of said Haverhill: that they lived together as man and wife in said Maidstone until my brother's death which happened April 18. 1805: that they had four children: that the said Jeremiah Rich still survives and resides in said town of Maidstone and still remains the widow of the said John Rich Jr. ; that I have no interest in the claim of the said Jeremiah Rich for pension. Moody Rich
State of Vermont County of Orleans ss. On this Twenty second day of November 1858 personally ap- peared the above named Moody Rich and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true; and I certify that said affidavit is known to me and his statements are entitled to entire con- fidence and that I have no interest in the result or prosecution of this claim .
Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace.

I, Sophia Morse of Brighton in the County of Essex and State of Vermont testify and say that I am sixty five years of age and have lived in said Brighton for the space of twenty five years past: that I am well acquainted with Jeremiah Rich who is making application for pension on account of the services of her husband John Rich Jr. in the war of the Revolution; That I knew the said John Rich Jr. well in his life time and have heard him speak of his services in said war: That I recollect of hearing him tell two men whose names I do not at this time recollect that he was out in the said war at the time Arnold deserted; that I was thirteen or fourteen years of age when I heard him speak of his services & these two men: That said John Rich Jr. was generally reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier: That he died many years ago leaving the said Jeremiah his widow: that she still survives and resides in Maidstone Vt. and is now a widow: That I always understood that the said John Rich Jr. came to said Maidstone from the town of Haverhill New Hampshire: That the said John Rich Jr. and

Zeruah had four children some of whom now live in Waidstone aforesaid: that I have no interest in the claim of the said Zeruah Rich for pension Sophia Morse
State of Vermont County of Essex ss Subscribed and Sworn to on this 22 nd day of November 1858 before me: and I certify that said official is known to me and is a credible witness and that I have no interest in the result or prosecution of said claim.
Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace.

STATE OF VERMONT, Essex County, ss.
I, Wm N. Hartshorn Clerk of the County
Court for the County of Essex in the State of Vermont, which is a Court of Record, hereby certify that Marcus A. Welch  Esquire at the time of the signing of the foregoing affidavits and is now an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified by the Laws of this State to administer OATHS for general purposes, to take Depositions and the acknowledgment of Deeds and other written instruments; that I am acquainted with his handwriting and believe his signature to the foregoing affidavits to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said County Court, at Guilhall in said County, this 29 th day of November A. D. 185 8
Wm N. Hartshorn Clerk.

Plymouth Sept 15 1856-
Sir
Some time since I recd a letter from you stating that the Bounty Land Claim No 288,559 of Zeruah Rich had been suspended for the reason that a claim for the pension made by said Zeruah Rich widow of John Rich was pending before the department & now undetermined.
Since that letter was recd I have taken the trouble to examine the acts of Congress under which both of the above claims are prosecuted & I find that the acts refer to & the claim for Pension & Bounty Land are distinct & entirely separate & independent of each other.
Consequently your objection is entirely unfounded.
Now in this claim for a Land Warrant for Zeruah Rich widow of John - I have filed in the department - the declaration of the widow - the proof of the service of John Rich for more than 14 days in the War of the Revolution - proof of the identity of the soldier named in the certificate from the Secretary of State for N.B. - That

the soldier then married & the husband of Jeremiah Rich mentioned in her declarat- ion on one & the same person - I have also filed proof of the soldier's death - proof of his marriage to said Jeremiah Rich and proof of her being now the widow of said Rich -
And notwithstanding this amount of testimo- ny - entirely conclusive of the merits of the case, the warrant is withheld, because a claim for a pension on account of said Rich's son is undetermined. I cannot but think when you have taken a thought upon the matter that you will conclude that the objection you raise is not tenable - and do issue the warrant & save me the trouble of an appeal, which of course under the circumstances, I shall feel bound to take -
If any further proof was needed to satisfy you - of course you would call for it, but I cannot think the claim for a pension debars the claimant in any way from her claim for a Joint Warrant -
Yours Respectfully
Heber Plymouth - 1876

89.515.
160 acrob.

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3602
Jeremiah Rich Widow John Rich Bi. Ben War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 161.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Yarmouth Nov 23 - 1858 - Sir
Enclosed you will find Application &c in claim of Zimrih Rich for Bounty land - I correspondingly please direct communication to Yarmouth N.H.
Geo C. Whiting Esq
Joseph Clark

Jeremiah Rich.
Widow of John Rich, a Private in the revolutionary war. Essex Co. Vermont.
Admitted, act 29 th July 1848.
at the rate of $63.44, per ann. commencing 4 th March 1848. deducting former payments at the rate of $23.44, per ann.
Same time - for 12 months service - while part of Increase - service 19. months & 16 days, Private of Infantry Col. Bedels Regt.
Certificate to be sent to L. D. Stevens Esq. Concord. New Hampshire.

No. 529
Jeremiah Rich, widow of John Rich.
Essex Co. Vermont
Admitted, act July 29/48 at rate of $23.44 c per annum, commencing March 4. 1848.
Service 7 months and 16 days private of Infantry 11 Pay widows
State amount due 4 th March last.
Certificate to L D. Stevens Esqr Concord New Hampshire
1859 3.24 1860 3.24 71.0.0 23 44 23 44 23 44 257.8.4

No 529 Leviah Rich N.H.
Little John Buel 17 th Nov 1849
L. D. Stevens, Dec. 9/58
Same Jan 17, 1859
cut 29 May 48
288559

Brief.
Zeruah Rich, widow of John Rich - of N.H. in her declaration on a pension for her husband's services, alleged -
1 st one month, 16 days, from Aug 18. 1777 to Oct 3 rd 1777. 2 d one year from spring of 1778, to April 1779, in Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt. 3 rd Three months, 18 days from Jul 6 th to Oct 24. 1780. 4 th Two months 12 days from Jan. 20 th 1782. Allowed, as evidence from office of Secretary of State of N.H. Old Hampshire, as follows.
1 st 1 month 16 days in 1777. 2 d 3 months 18 days in 1780 4 th 2 months 12 days in 1782.
Amounting in all to 7. months 16. days.
For the last item of service, viz for 2. months 12. days in 1782, no paid payment was made to James Ladd, the Lieut. of the Co. on an order given by all the members of it, dated Havrill 18 th Nov. 1782, and signed by their names, and among them is that of John Rich junior , while upon the payroll it self the name appears as John Rich .
The service of one year in Col. Bedel's Regt. from April 1777 to April 1778, was not allowed be- -cause no evidence of it was produced.

But the name is now found on a list of final settlement certificates, recently come into the possession of the Attorney Mr Stevens, who refers to a similar list in the Pension Office, and he asks for an allowance for the service of one year in Col. Bodele Regiment, as claimed in the applicant's first declaration.
This evidence is both new & material. Though it was in the Pension Office when the claim was first adjusted, yet it does not appear to have been known to any person, nor was it alluded to or considered in the examination. This evidence under the rules would justify a reconsideration of the claim, and the first question occurring is the individual named in these final settlement certificates, claimant's husband? He is there mentioned named as John Rich Jimin. 1st Feb 1780  where a certificate is issued for $57.30, which became due 1st Jany 1880 for services rendered previous to that time, as a soldier. The first indication which points to any connection of this name with claimant's husband is found, in the fact that it appears among the names of a list of names of

the officers & soldiers who belonged to Col. Bedel's Regiment, though the name of the Colonel is missing - An affidavit made by Moody Bedel, a son of the Colonel, & a soldier in Capt. Ezekiel Ladd's Co., which has been found among the papers in the case of Elisha Locke a pensioner from N.Y. gives the names of the Offi- -cers who commanded the different companies of this Regiment, and a history of its service. & states  Master rolls & payrolls that there were five com- -panies, commanded by Captains Ezekiel Ladd, Jun- -othy Barron, Simon Stevens, William Tarlton & Luther Richardson. Two pay rolls & master rolls - one of Capt. Bar- -ron's Co., the other of Capt. Stevens are on file in this Office, and all the names of the Officers & Sol- -diers belonging to them are found to be on this list of final settlement certificates. The name of John Rich Junior, is not among them, but this omission may be explained by the fact supposition that he belonged to one of the other three companies whose pay or master rolls are not in the Pension Office - It is quite certain however from the connection of this name with so many others, on the list of

of final settlement certificates who are known to have belonged to Col. Bedel's Regt. that the soldier bearing this name belonged to that Regt. also.
The amount of his certificate being the same as that of the other soldiers is an additional indication of identity.
This soldier being traced to Col. Bedel's Regt. the next step is to notice the proof identifying him as the husband of claimant.
In the first place she asserted that her husband served one year in this regiment when there did not appear to be any record evidence of it. How could she do this except from personal knowledge derived from his own declarations or from the testimony of comrades & neighbors who knew the fact?

Their claim  the next step to be  in the inquiry is to  learn  This relation being traced to Col. Bridle Next the next step is to produce the proof of  identifying  him as claimant's husband.
Claim Both she & her husband belonged to the town of Haverhill M.H. The testimony of a large number of witnesses proves this, and the certificate from the town clerk of Haverhill shows that from 1778 to 1784, there was but one man by the name of John Rich, in that town capable of bearing arms. The witnesses mention two persons of that name, father & son, both of whom lived & died in that town - the father whose  and their tombstones show them to have been buried there - the father in the year 1813, at the dying at the age of eighty four years - and the son dying John Rich Jr. dying in the year 1805, aged forty five years. All the witnesses testify that the son had the reputation of having been a revolutionary soldier, and some of them have heard him speak of his services. They all testify

that the father never had such a reputation, nor ever pretended to have  been been a soldier - His age, as represented at the time of his death, on his tombstone, would indicate that he was too old to be liable to military duty during the revolutionary war, and confirms the latter evidence furnished by the certificate of the Town Clerk of Haverhill that but one man of that name was returned as capable of bearing arms.
Woody Beal in his affidavit in support of the claim of Elisha Locke, gives a history of the services of Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt. and states that the four companies of it has their headquarters  was stationed during the entire period of service at Haverhill, N.H., that the company to which he belonged, viz - Capt. Ezekiel Ladd's, remained there all the time guarding the stores, while the others were employed in scouting and guard- -ing the frontiers - but that when not engaged in active duty, they rendezvoused at Haverhill. There is no proof of the fact - but it is quite probable that John Beck Jr. named in the final settlement certificate belonged to

Captain Ezekiel Ladd Co. The only rolls of Col. Bedels Regt. in the Pension Office, are those of Captain Barrow & Stevens, in which his name is not borne. He must, of consequence  necessity have belonged to one of the other three companies, and as Capt. Ezekiel Ladd, Moody Bedel, & Lieut. James Ladd belonged to Haverhill, it is that company  fair reasonable to presume that John Rich Junior of Haverhill, belonged to that company Haverhill also.
This conclusion is most strongly supported by the certificate of the Secretary of State specifying the item of service performed in the year 1782 by John Rich, for 2 months & 12 days, "in defence of the western frontiers at Haverhill". The order for the payment of this service was dated at Haverhill, and directs the Treasurer to pay to Lieut. James Ladd the wages due the soldiers for that service, and is signed by the members of the company themselves among whom is the name of John Rich Junior. The Office has conceded that this service was performed by claimant's husband, and it was embraced in the allowance of her pension. These

coincidences & proofs so strongly connect her husband with the soldier of that name in Col. Bedell's Regiment in 1778, that I have no doubt he was the individual who rendered the service, and that her pension should be augmented to the amount of that service.
The next enquiry is, how long a time was Col. Bedell's Regiment actually in service?
On the 27 th of Nov. 1778, Congress, as appears by the journals, "Resolved that the the Regiment under Col. Bedell, be disbanded"; and the amount allowed in the final settlement certificates, to all the officers & soldiers of that Regiment, estimated in each instance from the time of enlistment, as appears by the muster rolls, would indicate a service which terminated by the 1 st of December 1778.
But all the officers & soldiers of that Regiment, who have applied for pensions under the various laws, have asserted, that they served one entire year - that the Regt. was raised for that period - some that they enlisted 13 th of March 1778 & were discharged, the 13 th of March 1879. While others stated that the enlistment was the 13 th of April 1778, and the same discharge was 13 th of April 1779. but all swear that the service was exactly one year. The Pension Office, regarding the testimony of these

men as sufficient here, in every instance thus far discovered among a large number of examined, allowed a pension to the soldiers & their widows for one year's service.
Under these precedents, the the pension of Mrs. Rich, is proposed to be increased at the rate of $40. per ann. for one year's service, to begin on the 4 th of March 1848.
L. M. Drury.
Examining Clerk.

Brief in the case of Zeruah Rich , widow of John Rich - a Private of Infantry Essex County and State of Vermont . act 29 th July 1848.
Claim , ("original" or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited , (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Increase -
Mrs Rich is a pensioner under the act of 29 th July 1848, at the rate of $23.44. per ann.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Additional evidence of the service of her husband - laid filed - showing one year's service in Col. Bedel's Regt. not before allowed - See Brief - Allowed at the rate of $63.44. per ann. from the 4 th March 1848, deducting & continuing for life - deducting pension payments at the rate of $23.44. per ann. from 4 th March 1848
L. D. Stevens - Name and residence of Agent Concord, N. H.
J. M. Drury. Examining Clerk.

Brief in the case of Jeremiah Rich, widow of John Rich — Essex County and State of Vermont. act July 29. 1848.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Certificate of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire shows a service of John Rich in the revolutionary war of 7 months and 16 days, and claimants' husband is clearly identified by parole as the soldier who performed it.
Marriage, in 1795, proved by verified transcript of Town Records.
(If for increase.) Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Present widowhood proved by parole allowance accordingly.
L. D. Stevens Esq. Concord
Name and residence of Agent
New Hampshire.
R. D. D. B. Examining Clerk.

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord, March 1. 1859
I hereby certify That, at the date of the annexed attestation Oscar F. Fowler was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Grafton —
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the State, the date above written.
My Deputy Secretary of State.

I Susannah Brainard of Bristol in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire testify and say that I am seventy six years of age and that I formerly lived in the town of Meriden in the County of Essex & State of Vermont and that while resident in said Meriden I was well acquainted with John Rich and lived in his family eleven years; that I have heard said Rich say that in the time of the Revolutionary war he was obliged to work hard but I never heard or under stood that he left his home or was out in Military Service at all; that I never heard from him or from any person that he was a Soldier in said war and I fully believe he was not as, if he had been, I must have heard of it that I also knew John Rich Jr the husband of Jeremiah Rich but was not intimately acquainted with him, that in my belief the young man John Rich Jr was the one who performed military service in said war as he was old enough to serve and his father was old at that time and was a Dutchman from Germany & as I fully believe never went away from home during said war or took an active part in it that I have no interest in this claim that I left said Meriden about the year 1857 and have since resided in Bristol in Grafton County & State of New Hampshire
Susannah Brainard
Witness
A. F. Foster

State of New Hampshire County of Moultonborough ss. Subscribed and sworn on this twenty fifth day of February 1859 before me: and I certify that I know said affiant and that she is a credible person and that I am disinterested
V. F. Woodford Justice of the Peace

I John Dewey of Maidstone in the County of Essex & State of Vermont testify & say that I am Sixty four years of age have lived in said town of Maidstone for the space of seventeen years and in said Essex County since 1822. That I have frequently passed & often been in the grave yard in said Maidstone & have often seen the grave stones erected at the graves of John Rich & John Rich Jr in the grave yard in said Maidstone, said grave stones have been erected for a long space of time and are now much covered with Moss so that I had to scratch it away from portions of the surface of the standing stones so as to distinguish & ascertain the figures thereon. The inscriptions on said stones are as follows "In Memory of Mr John Rich who died Sept. 30. 1813 aged 84 years"
"In Memory of Mr John Rich Jr. who died April 18. 1805 aged 45 years" That I have been informed & always supposed that the said John Rich Jr. was the husband of Lemiah Rich. Mr. Rich died before I came into this county to live & Mrs. Rich was said to be a widow lady & she was living, and has since been living with Mr. Joseph Rich who has ever since my acquaintance faintly six years with them been spoken of as her Son

I have been informed that the said Lemiah Rich is making application for a pension I have been a practicing Physician in this county for a large part of the time since 1822 but not for the whole of that time, I have not any interest whatever in Mrs. Richs application for a pension
John Dewey
State of Vermont Essex county ss. Sworn and Subscribed to on this 25 th day of January A.D. 1859. Before me & I certify that said John Dewey the above affiant is well known to me and is a credible witness & that I have no interest in this claim Marcus A. Webb justice of the Peace

I Charles Stevens of Mendon in the County of Essex & State of Vermont testify and say that I am forty nine years of age and have lived in said town for the space of forty nine years past ; that I have frequently been to the graves of John Rich and John Rich Jr who were buried in the grave yard in said Mendon and have often seen the stones erected at their graves and read the inscriptions thereon which are as follows: "In memory of Mr John Rich who died Sept. 30. 1813 aged 84 years" In memory of Mr John Rich Jr who died April. 18. 1805. aged 45. years - I was born in the year 1809. in May. I have always known said graves & stones ever since I was old enough to read an inscription. I have always lived near said grave yard. that I have known said stones & have stood at their graves for the space of forty years past and that the above are correct copies thereof: that I have no interest in the claim of the widow of the said John Rich Jr.
Charles Stevens
State of Vermont County of Essex ss. Sworn and subscribed before me on this Twenty Sixth day of January 1859 and I certify that said affiant is known to me and is a credible person and that I am disinterested Marcus A. Webb - Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord, December 31 st 1858.
I hereby certify That, at the date of the annexed attestations, Russell Kimball and Daniel Patterson were Justices of the Peace for the County of Grafton, and Theodore was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Merrimack,
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the State, the date above written.
Thos L. Sulloek Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss-
Town Clerk's office Hanover N.H.
December 15 th 1858-
I A. K. Merrill hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk of said Town of Hanover and the records of said Town are in my possession -
I further certify that I have examined said records from the year 1775 to the year 1784 inclusive and can find the name of but one John Rich thereon, capable of taking part in the war of the Revolution.
A. K. Merrill, Town Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year above written
Before me
Nupl. d. Amiball Justice of the Peace -

I Moody Rich of Mendon in the County of Essex and State of Vermont depose and say that I am the same person who has heretofore given an affidavit in relation to the claim of my brother's widow, Jerusha Rich for pension on account of the services of my said Brother, John Rich Jr. in the Revolutionary war. That I now depose and say in addition to my former statements that my said Brother was old enough to be called into service in the war of the Revolution and that the services performed in the campaigns of Capt Joseph Kutchins, Capt Ganey, Capt Suddock, Capt Whittier were not performed by my father but by my said brother and that I believe my said brother the only man of that name in the town of Haverhill liable to draft during that war & that my said brother belonged to said Haverhill during the period of the war that I am disinterested. Moody Rich
State of Vermont County of Essex ss. Subscribed & sworn to on this Seventeenth day of December 1858 before me Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton ss Dec 27 AD 1858
I Elizabeth Dean of New Hampshire in the County and State aforesaid depose and say that I was Seventy three years old & was born in the town of New Hampshire aforesaid & resided in said New Hampshire until I was twenty six years old, & I further say that I was well acquainted with John Rich Jr. formerly of said New Hampshire, that said John Rich Jr. married Zeruah Heatkins daughter of Capt Joseph Heatkins of said New Hampshire, was well acquainted with her, & I further say that I have always understood that John Rich Jr. was a Revolutionary soldier & was so reputed to be, I never knew of any other John Rich in said New Hampshire who was reputed to be a soldier of the Revolutionary war, I further say that John Rich Jr's father was too old to be liable to be called upon to do military duty, that I never heard any one say that John Rich, father of John Rich Jr, was in the war of the Revolution, but have always understood that John Rich Jr. was a Revolutionary soldier & one other, & have no doubt that John Rich Jr. was the only one of that name that served in the Revolutionary war from said town of New Hampshire. That I have no interest { Eliz a Dean in Zeruah Richs claim for pension }
Grafton ss. Dec. 27, 1858. Subscribed and sworn to before me & I certify that I have no interest in this claim & that the writings is a credible person John Patterson Jus of the Peace

I Caleb Stevens of Concord in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire testify and say that I have heretofore given my affidavit in the matter of the application of Zeruah Rich widow of John Jr. for pension: that since giving my former affidavit I have examined a paper on file in the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Hampshire which is as follows. "Haverhill 15 th November 1782"
Sir. Please to pay Lieut James Ladd the full of our Wages due to us for our Services as Soldiers from the 28 th of Jan. last until the 9 th of April following & his receipt shall be a discharge in full from Genl Nicholas Gilman Esq Treasurer for the State of New Hampshire  Obedient Servants Jonathan Ladd " Reuben Locke " Joseph Ladd " Asa Ladd " Avery Sanders " John Rich Junr " Aaron Putney " Merick Johnson " Noah Moulton " William Locke " Elisha Locke Junr "  that I was personally acquainted with

most of the men whose names appear on that paper and knew that they belonged to Haverhill to wit. Saint James Ladd who lived in the town of Piermont adjoining said Haverhill, Joseph Ladd, nephew of St. James Ladd, Asa Ladd. Avery Sanders, Michael Johnson all lived in Haverhill; William Locke lived, I think in Piermont and John Rich Jr. I have no doubt belonged to said Haverhill although he had moved from that place before I knew him; I knew the house where he lived and went to school in a house called at that time the "Rich house": that in my opinion said John Rich Jr. was old enough to be liable to do military service in the war of the Revolution: that the man whose name appears on said paper as John Rich Jr. was the same man who married the said Jeremiah as I have no doubt that I never knew any other John Rich who belonged to said Haverhill or any where else: that I am disinterested.
Caleb Stevens
State of New Hampshire Merrimack County ss. Subscribed and

Sworn to on this thirtieth day of December 1858 before me; and I certify that the said affiant is personally known to me and is a person whose statements are entitled to entire confidence and that I am disinterested and am not concerned in the prosecution of this claim
Theodore French Justice of the Peace

James V. Barstow Calipatria Aug. 23 rd 1847
Friend Rich
N.Y.
"C."
John Beek 289 Bath
5-

Concord, March 18th, August 23 rd 1849.
Very sorry that after a careful examination of the records of the town of Concord from its earliest settlement to the present time, I am unable to find any record of the marriage of John Rich junr and Jeremiah Hutchinson upon the records in my office.
Attest James S. Benton Town Clerk of Concord.
[Handwritten scribble]
P.S. The annexed self enclosed in your letter is a sufficient proof that it is a true copy of the records. I have looked the books by the sign attached. Respectfully yours, C. S. Benton

State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State
I do hereby certify, That from an examination of the books and documents which remain in this office, relating to the War of the Revolution, it appears that the name of John Ritch is borne upon a "Pay roll for extra Wages & Travel of 34 men who served as a Company of Volunteers, under command of Capt. Joseph Hutchins, the Officers having Received their full pay and the Soldiers having Received 40/ per Month & one penny per Mile for travel out & one penny Home, from the Continental Pay Master Augt. 1777," as a private in said company, with an 1.16 allowance for One Month and sixteen days service, commencing Augt 18 th and ending October 3 d 1777. Capt. Hutchins belonged to Haverhill
And that the name of John Ritch is borne upon the "Pay Roll of Capt. Benj o Whittier's Comp y of Militia in Col o Nichols's Regiment raised in the State of New Hampshire in July 1780- for the defence of the United States", as a private in 2.18 said company, with an allowance for Three months and eighteen days service, commencing July 6 th and ending October 24 th 1780.
And upon a "Pay Roll of a party of Men raised by order of the Court of New Hamp r . for the defence of the Western Frontiers at Haverhill 600s", is borne the name of John Ritch, 2.12 with an allowance for Five months and twelve days service, commencing January 28 th 1782. Said party of men were commanded by James Ladd.
And I further certify, That the following is a true copy of an original paper now on file in this office
Haverhill 15 th November 1782
Sir            Please to pay Lieut James Ladd The full of our Wages due to us for our services as Soldiers from the 28 th of Jan. last until the 9 th of April following - & his receipt shall be a Discharge in full from your Obed t . Servants

Nicolas Gilman Esq. Treasr. for the State of N. Hampshire
Noah Moulton William Lock Elisha Lock junr.
Jonathan Ladd Reuben Lock Joseph Ladd Asa Ladd Avery Sanders John Rich junr. Aaron Putney Nich l Johnston "
I further certify, That the above is all the service of John Rich or John Rich jr. which appears upon the Revolutionary Rolls & Documents in this Office - and that after a full examination I have not be able to find the name of said Rich upon any papers except the papers above specified.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 30 th day of July, A.D 1849.
Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State
Secy. of State Certificate
"P"

N 529 Leunah Rich wid of John
NH
act 29 May 48

Path N.H. Sept. 24. 1829
Sir - Enclosed please find the Declaration of Lemiah Rich, Widow of John Rich Jr. decd. for a pension under law July 29. 1828, and proof in support of the same, marked B. C. & D. -
I was applied to by Mrs. Rich in Oct. 1826 to investigate her claim under the then existing laws, on account of the service of her husband, but finding no record of her marriage, I took her own statement that she was married on the 15 th of the June after she was 18, and finding the record of her birth on the Town records of Haverhill Feb. 27, 1777 I informed her that I concurred she had no claim as the laws then were; but under law July 29, 1828, although I can find no record of her marriage, I presume the testimony of her sister Mrs. Morre, marked C. will be satisfactory that she was married before 1800 - Her husband John Rich Jr. died as appears from the monuments at his grave, April 18. 1805 aged 45, and four children Joseph, John, Hannah & Ruth had been born previous to his decease -
From the Secy. of State's Certificate it appears that Capt. Hutchins (Father to the declarant) and Lt. Sadd were both of Haverhill, and Capt. Saml. Young whose roll is referred to in 1777 & 1778 was from the vicinity of Haverhill - Capt. Benj. Whittier was not from Haverhill, but his First Lt. Jon a King, a corporal and 13 privates including Rich were from the Town of Haverhill and towns adjoining as the full Roll will show if desired -
It will be noticed that in no instance on the Pay Rolls is he styled John Rich Junr. and that it occurs but once, thus written and that is upon the order in Nov. 1782 where his own proper signature appears and it was necessary for him to sign in order that the receipt or order should be good, and even in the Pay Roll of 1782 for this same service he is entered by Lt. Sadd as John Rich simply - An examination in this particular of the Rolls mentioned in Mrs. Rich's declaration is desired. Any further testimony that may be deemed necessary if any is attainable, will be cheerfully delivered -
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comr. of Pensions, Washington D.C.
I am Very respectfully Y r . Servt. John Bedel

I, Gerniah Rich of Hardstone in the County of Essex and State of Vermont make oath and say that I am the identical person who receive from the United States a Pension at the rate of Twenty Three Dollars and forty four cent under the Act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848 as widow of John Rich Jr and that my name is inscribed on the Roll of the Bradford Vt. Pension Agency; that I make this statement for the purpose of obtaining an increase of my said Pension on account of the service of my said husband in the Revolutionary War in the year 1779 in the Regt commanded by Col Timothy Pikel of which service evidence has been recently found that I still remain the widow of John Rich Jr. for whose service I now receive a pension. Gerniah Rich
State of Vermont County of Essex ss. Subscribed and Sworn to on this nineteenth day of September 1861 before me. John H. Bryce Justice of the Peace.

STATE OF VERMONT.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
Montpelier, Sept 27 th 1861.
I Certify that John H. Bayley Esq., whose name is subscribed to the annexed Certificate, was at the date thereof a justice of the Peace within and of the County of Caledonia, duly qualified, with full power and authority under and by virtue of the laws of said State to administer Oaths and take Depositions, and Acknowledgments of Deeds, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be.
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of my office, this 27 th day of September, A. D. 1861.
M c Gehee Deputy Secretary of State.

State of Vermont
County of Essex ss. On this Twenty first day of April A Dore thousand eight hundred and fifty nine, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Jeremiah Rich aged eighty two years, a resident of Maldstane in the State of Vermont, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Rich Jr deceased, who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and served in the capacity of a Private. That for proof the service of her said husband, of her marriage and of his death she refers to the evidence now on file in the Pension Office at Washington D.C. in her claim for Pension under the Act of July 29. 1848: 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 of March 3. 1855 and Supplements: That she has once before made application under said Act of 1855 through her agent Joseph Clarke Esq of Plymouth N.H.
Jeremiah Rich

We Moody Rich and John M. Rich residents of Baitstone in the County of Essex and State of Vermont upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Gertrude Rich in our presence, and that we believe from our personal acquaintance with the affiant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that we have no interest in this case.
Moody Rich John M. Rich
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written: and I certify that I knew the affiant to be a credible person: that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Marcus A. Webb - Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF VERMONT
Essex County
ss. William H. Norton Clerk of the County Court for the County of Essex in the State of Vermont, which is a Court of Record, hereby certify that Marcus A. Webb
Essex, before whom the foregoing declaration & affidavit were
subscribed acknowledged and sworn to is and being Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly
commissioned and qualified by the Laws of the State to administer OATHS for general
purposes, to take Depositions and the acknowledgment of Deeds and other matter in
ments, that I am acquainted with his handwriting, and believe his signature to the foregoing
declaration & affidavit to be genuine and that the foregoing instrument is acknowledged
according to the Laws of the State of Vermont.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said
County Court at Guilford , in said County, this 22nd
day of April A.D. 1858.
Wm H Norton Clerk
299.820

J. Clock. Apr. 23/58 " " Jan. 28/58 " " Sept. 22/58
208.559 299.221
Act March 3/58 March 26/58
Jeremiah Rich and John Rich Jr. Jr.
Capt. Ben d Whittier (Vermont " Joseph Hutchinson (Vermont " Sim d Jr. Sudd (Mil)
Revolutionary War
Ms. A. 9. 2. 18-1249
W. 160 ac. Sept. 3/59
Apr. 18
Shed. B
End of page 90
Joseph Clock Plymouth N H

Sept. 24/57
299.822 act Mar 3/53 288559 April 27/59
Zeruah Rich wid. of John Rich Jr. S.D. Private
Revolutionary War
Be to 299.822 12/19
L. D. Stevens Esq Concord N.H.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
STATE OF Vermont COUNTY OF Essex } ss:
Be it known that before me, a Justice
of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared
Zeruah Rich a resident of Morriston in the county of Essex in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, states that
She is the Widow of John Rich Jr late of in the county of Essex and State of Vermont , deceased who was a revolutionary soldier
and that she believes the United States are still indebted, under existing laws, for the pension  bounty bond that was  is due under the application heretofore  now made, and that she is directly interested as a claimant in the pension  bounty bond for
which application is heretofore  now made as aforesaid, and constitutes and appoints Joseph Clark of  Joseph N. Corgan of Wash Courtenay County of Grifton & State of New Hampshire  Joseph Clark of true and lawful attorney, with irrevocable power to examine into, investigate, and establish the claim for said pension  bounty bond , and do all acts necessary thereto.
In witness whereof, Zeruah Rich has on this second day of December 185 7 , hereunto signed her name, and affixed her seal.
Witness:
Joseph Rich
Mary Rich Zeruah Rich
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, on this second day of December 185 7 .
Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace J. P.
STATE OF Vermont COUNTY OF Essex } to wit:
I, William D. Hartshorn clerk of the County court, of the county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, That Marcus A. Webb Esquire before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged and affidavit made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine .
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this second day of December 185 7 .
Wm D. Hartshorn Clerk.

Affidavit of Woody Rich
Applicant No 228 557
of Zimrah Rich
Widow of John Rich Jr
##

I Moody Rich of Montpelier County of Essex and State of Vermont - Testify and say that I am seventy eight years old and am the brother of John Rich Jr. late of Mont- pelier, formerly of Woodhill New Hampshire - deceased - That said John Rich Jr was a soldier in the war of the Revolution - That Zeruah Rich, formerly the wife now the widow of said John Rich Jr has made application for Bounty land under the act of March 3 rd 1855 on account of the services of said John Rich Jr in said war - that I have frequ- ently heard my brother John Rich Jr give an account of his services in the Rev- war - that he is a credible person & that I have no interest in the claim of Zeruah Rich for Bounty land
Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace State of Vermont } William H. Hartshorne Clerk of Essex County } the County & Supreme Courts within and for the County aforesaid. do hereby certify that Marcus A. Webb Esq. before whom the above & foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to was at the time of so doing an acting justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified to in that capacity & that his signature thereto is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court at Middlebury in said County. This 7 th day of June A. D. 1854. Wm H. Hartshorne Clerk

I Moody Bench of Montstone County of Essex and State of Vermont - I testify and say that I am seventy eight years old and am the brother of John Rich Jr. late of Mont- stone, formerly of Hoorkill New Hampshire. deceased - That said John Rich Jr was a soldier in the war of the Revolution - That Zeruah Rich, formerly the wife now the widow of said John Rich Jr has made application for Bounty land under the act of March 3 rd 1855 on account of the services of said John Rich Jr in said war - that I have frequ- ently heard my brother John Rich Jr give an account of his services in the Revo- lution, that I have heard my said brother say that he served under Capt Joseph Hutchinson of said Hoorkill for two months - that he then reen- listed under Capt Young and served a short time - that he served under Lieut James Lord of said Hoor- kill about three months - that I often heard my brother John Rich Jr speak of his services rendered by him in the Revolutionary War - I further say that Zeruah Rich was the wife of my said brother John Rich Jr and lived with him as his wife about twelve years and had a family of six children and is

... and lived with him as his wife about twelve years and had a family of five children and is now the widow of said John Rich Jr. that John Rich Jr. named in the application of Zimriah Rich is the identical person, who, in his lifetime, performed the services, above named, in the war of the Revolution and was the husband of said applicant, Zimriah Rich. That said John Rich Jr. is now dead & Zimriah Rich is his widow and that she has not intermarried since the decease of said John Rich Jr.
Moody Rich
State of Vermont } June 7 th 1858
Essex County ss } Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year last above written & I certify that I know the affiant & that he is a credible person & that I have no interest in the claim of Zimriah Rich for Bounty land
Marcus A. Webb Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont } William H. Hartshorn Clerk of Essex County ss } the County & Supreme Courts within and for the County aforesaid. do hereby certify that Marcus A. Webb Esq. before whom the above & foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified to in that capacity & that his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court at Middlebury in said County this 7 th day of June A.D. 1858. Wm H. Hartshorn Clerk

Concord N.H. August 20. 1889
Sir
Permit me to call your attention to the claim of Jeremiah Rich No 299822 for beauty land under the Act of March 3 d 1853. The application was forwarded to your office & its receipt acknowledged in your letter of about the first of May last. As the applicant is a prisoner I am unable to see why any delay is made.
Very Respectfully Yours Off Servt L D Stevens
Hon Geo C Whiting Commt of Pensions Washington D.C.

299.822

Caucus, N.H. - April 23. 1859
Sir
I herewith forward the application of Gertrude Rich, a Pensioner of the U.S. under the Act of July 29. 1848 for bounty land under the Act of March 3. 1855. Her name is on the Roll of the Bradford H. Pension Agency.
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt
E. D. Stevens.
Hon. Geo. C. Whitney Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

1249
Vermont Bradford.
Zeniah Rich, widow of John Rich,
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 11 1/4
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of April 1859
and sent to
L. D. Stevens Concord W. H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 174, Vol. H
285594-294522

208.559
Dear Sir the State of New Hampshire 3

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary of States office
I hereby certify that from examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Office, it appears that the name of "John Rich" is borne upon Vol 3 Page 28 & 29. "Pay Roll for Capt. Benj a Whittier's Comp y of Militia in Col o Nichols's Regiment raised in the State of New Hampshire in July 1780 for the defence of the United States. Names. "John Reich" "Rank" "Private" "Wages per Month" £ 134. 4. 4 "Time of Enlistment" "July 6" "When discharged" "Octo. 24" "Whole Time in Service" "3. 18" "Whole amount of Wages" £ 482. 8. Also is borne upon Vol 3 Page 55 N. "Pay Roll of a party of men raised by order of the Court of New Hamp r . for the defence of the western Frontiers at Haverhill Coos. Names" "John Rich" "Rank" "Private" "Commencement of pay" "1782: 28 th Jan y " "Time of Service" "2. 12" "Am t of pay" "4. 16." Also is borne upon Vol 4. Page 388. Haverhill 15 th November 1782. Sir. Please to pay Lieut James Ladd the full of our wages due to us for our services as Soldiers from the 28 th of Jan. last until the 9 th of April following & his Receipt shall be a Discharge in full from your obedt Servants.
Nicholas Gilman Esq. 3 Treas r for the State of N H Hampshire 3

Jonathan Ladd "Noah Moulton" "Reuben Lock" "William Lock" "Joseph Ladd" "Elisha Lock" "Asa Ladd" "Avery Sanders" "John Rich" Jui "Aaron Putney" "Nich Johnston"
Also is borne upon Book of Orders & Page 189 A. "State of New Hampshire Exeter Nov 23 rd 1782"
To Nicholas Gilman Esq. Treasurer "Pursuant to an act of the General Court of the 16 th of January 1782 Pay by discount out of the tax for the current year to "John Rich" (Indo) Bearer Four pounds Sixteen Shillings Lawful Money being for Wages &c in the Coos Service in the year 1782" "M c Weare" President. "L t 4 th 16 th A"
Also is borne upon Book of Orders & Page 223. C. — "Haverhill Nov 3 rd 1781" "Sir," "Please to send by Charles Johnston the wages which is due to me as a Soldier in Capt White's Company in the Continental Service in 1780 and oblige your Humble Serv r "
To the Honble Nicholas Gilman Esq.
Treasurer for the State "John Rich"
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said State this 11 th day of Feb. 1858. Nathan W. Gove. Dep. Secretary of State.
On back thereof "D r Barron" "Rich"

Concord N.H. Dec. 31. 1858.
Sir.
I herewith forward additional evidence in support of the claim of Zeruah Rich widow of John Rich Jr. for pension under the Act of July 29. 1848. I have used my best endeavours to comply with the requirements contained in the letter from your Office under date of Nov. 17. 1849 and I feel confident that you will find it satisfactory. The official character of Marcus A. Webb having been duly certified heretofore in this case I supposed it not necessary to get another certificate.
I am Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
L. D. Stevens.
Hon Geo. C. Whiting Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Plymouth July 25/1859.
Sir
I write to ask you to send me the land warrant to which Fanny Rich is entitled, by her Application No 288.559- A pension has been granted her upon her claim on account of the sum of her hus- band John Rich & her application for warranty bond is still before the department. Please give this case its proper attention - & an early reply - Yours Truly
Jos. C. Lock Plymouth V.A.

Concord N.H. Dec. 2. 1888.
Sir:
I herewith forward additional evidence in support of the claim of Zeniah Rich widow of John Rich Jr for pension under the Act of July 29. 1848, on account of the services of her husband in the war of the Revolution. The claim was presented in 1849 but was suspended for further proof. The atty who filed the claim having received an appointment to a clerkship in the U.S. Treasury has never attended to the case since its suspension.
I now adduce proof of the marriage from the records of the town of Piermont N.H. also the testimony of Caleb Stevens a neighbor of Colt Hutchins who knew applicant her husband; also the testimony of Moody Rich a brother of claimant husband & of Sophia Moore both of whom have heard John Rich Jr. speak of his services in the Revolution. This evidence will doubtless satisfy you that this claim should be allowed without any argument of mine, therefor I forbear to comment upon it.
I am very Respectfully Yours Obs Servt L. D. Stevens
Hon Geo. B. Whitney Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Concord N.H. Sept. 30 th 1861.
Sir.
With this I forward the application of Zeruah Rich widow of John Rich for an increase of her Pension under the Act of July 29. 1848. for service performed by her said husband in the year 1779 in the Rev. War.
At the time the applicant originally presented her claim no evidence of her husband's service could be found for the year 1779. although she believed that he served longer under Col. Ridel than she was able then to show.
Within a few weeks I have discovered evidence of service of applicant husband in the year 1779. in a book entitled "Register of the Certificates issued by John Pierse Esquire Paymaster-General and Commissioner of the Army Accounts for the United States" comprising four Vols. which were left in my care by a friend who has left the State for some length of time.
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I presume these Books must be in the Pension Office and I therefore beg leave to call your attention to the 4 th Vol which contains the evidence of which I have spoken Col Bedel's name does not appear on this book and the reason is this as I conclude. Col Bedel was then indebted to the Government for money advanced to him for which he had not accounted and I think never did account in full. But the names of his Staff, and his Captains and privates do appear and they were paid by the Government.
Certificate No 93.261 was issued to Thomas Hubbard Adjutant in Col Bedel's Regt.
Then follows the names of James Lucas, Paymaster, George Leager, Surgeon, Samuel Hale, Asst Surgeon, Jacob Bailey, Quarter Master - after that follow the names of the Captains in Bedel's Regt and a long list of Privates and among them you will find at No 93514 the name of John Rich.
As all the names are found on the Rolls of Col Bedel's Regt there is I think no doubt about the fact that the husband served and

was paid for his service in 1879-
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt E. D. Stevens.
Hon. Jos H. Barrett Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Concord N.H. March 1. 1859
Sir:
Your letter of the 17 th of January last relative to the claim of Jeremiah Rich for pension under the Act of July 29. 1848, was duly received. I now forward evidence of the precise date of the birth of John Rich Jr. and also the date of his death and that of his father, John Rich. By this evidence it appears that John Rich Jr. was seventeen years old at the time the first service was performed in 1777, which settles the question as to his being old enough to do duty; as it can be easily shown that many of our soldiers entered the service at sixteen .
The closing remark of your said letter to wit: "It is obvious that there were two men of the same name who served in the revolutionary war" induces me to crave your indulgence while I state my views of the evidence adduced in this case touching the point of identity or in other words whether the service shown in the Certificate of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire was performed by the claimant's husband, John Rich Jr., or by his father, John Rich, for one or the other must have performed it, there being no other person of

The name besides in this State. John Rich, the father, is not shown to have been in service at all by any of the witnesses who have testified in this case - he was not related to have been a soldier any where either at Haverhill or Haverstone and he was never heard to say a word respecting service performed by him in said war - Moody Rich swears positively that his father did not perform the service shown in said Certificate & if he is not old enough to testify from recollection of the fact, yet I submit that the fact to which he swears is one which he must in all probability have known - I believe there never was a soldier of the Revolution who did not at some time and espe- cially in old age often speak of the war and of his services and the facts he (Moody Rich) states are derived as he tells you in his affidavit of Nov. 22. 1858 from what his brother, John Rich Jr. told him. I have taken great pain to find out what Susannah Drainard would say, a woman who lived eleven years in the family of John Rich and now furnish you with her affidavit - I think you will be satisfied when you read her affidavit that John Rich, Senior, was never in the Revolutionary war - Elizabeth Dean and Caleb Stevens all support the fact that the father performed no service. It is true the name John Rich appears as

Rall, but fortunately in this case one circumstance explains the record. On the Roll of James Ladd's Co. the name, John Rich appears, but when the soldier receives his pay, or order for the payment of it, it proved to be John Rich Jr. — the presumption then is that John Rich Jr. is the man who appears on other Rolls as John Rich — in fact he told his brother Moody that he served under the same Captains mentioned in the Secretary's Certificate. See Moody Rich's affidavit of Nov 22. 1868. Stephen Moore heard John Rich Jr. speak of his services in the Revolution — and he was reputed a soldier both in Haverhill and in Woodstock and believed to be the very man who performed the service stated in the Certificate of the Secretary of State.
The statements made by applicant's husband as to his service are reliable, for no pension act had then passed or been talked of, & he could have motive to make other than true statements.
I trust that upon review of the evidence in this case you will be satisfied, as I feel confident every candid mind must that the applicant is

entitled to the small pittance which She now in her old age asks of the Government.
I am very respectfully Yours, Ob't Servt L. D. Stevens
Hon. Geo. B. Whiting Committee of Pensions Washington D.C.