Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,192, for Mark Packard, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Packard, Mark
S. 11/92
Carded
CONTENTS

6623  New Hampshire  Mark Packard
of Winchendon the State of M. H. who was a sergt in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col Sprout in the New Hampshire line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 30 Dollars . . . Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of March 1832 and sent to Hon H. Hubbard H. R.
Arrears to 14th of March 1833 166.00 Semestral allowance ending 4 Sept 23.00 $125.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Doyen Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 Page 177
Disbanded fragment at Woodstock 26 Dec 1834 See Col Hon H Hubbard Dec 1834 Col H Hubbard 20 Jan 1835
Date of death not on RB

10.433
Mark Packard
Inst pay 10 Months
$50
att
Ha: H. Hubbard
Hot Edwards
Keene
PH

BRIEF in the case of  Mark Packard  of  Winchester  in the State of  New Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Eighty years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     enlisted In 1781 Feb 10 Capt of Lebanon Infy Regt Genl. Sullivan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bridgeport, N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? was given by certificate to that testimony which is a living witness, & a certificate relating to the service of the applicant.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Kirtz Examining Clerk.

Declaration of Mark Packard Winchester
10.433 Shinny Co. N.H.
Declaration of Mark Packard
Spec. Atty. Rel. to the N.H. side of the Vermont

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
State of New Hampshire County of Cheshire } ss-
On this twenty first day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two I - an- -nly appeared before the justices of the court of Common Pleas now sitting at Keene in said County of Cheshire, Mark Packard, a resident of Winchester in said County of Cheshire, aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States, at Boston Massachusetts in February A.D. 1781 - for eight months - That he was commissioned by Joby Natch, the Deputy Quarter Master of Massachusetts to raise a company of Dragoons for the United States service. That he enlisted a company of men, in pursuance of his appointment and in May A.D. 1781 he joined the Regiment com- -manded by Colonel Sprout, in General Pattersons Brigade. That he was commissioned by General Patterson as Captain of the Dragoons. That he marched to Fishkill & New York - from thence to Peekskill New York - where the Army was stationed the most of the time till December A.D. 1781 - where after having served ten months - (the time for which he enlisted being eight months) he was dismissed and on the fifteenth of said December he dismissed the Dragoons under his command = That he knows

of but one living witness who served with him the above period of time and that one is Joseph Smith of said Winchester, whose deposition is hereto annexed. That he had a warrant signed by Gabez Hatch, Deputy Deputy Quarter Master General of Massachusetts. and a commission signed by General Patterson, appointing him Captain of the Icemen. which commission and warrant are lost by time and accident. and in proof of which he offers the deposition of the Hon. Holmes Esquire of said Winchester which is hereto annexed.
That he was born in Bridgewater Massachusetts on the 19 th day of September A.D. 1752. That he has a record of his age in Winchester New Hampshire, in his Bible. That he lived in Bridgewater Massachusetts when called into the service and that since the Revolutionary War until the present time he lived in Winchester New Hampshire. That he enlisted as a volunteer, as stated in his declaration. That some of the Regular officers connected with the Regiments in which he served were Col. Spence. That he received a commission signed by Genl. Patterson, as captain of the Icemen.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any State.
That Captain William Dinsford, and William Holmes Esq. who reside in his neighborhood, can testify as to his his character, for truth and veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Mark Packard
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Aaron Watson Judge of Probate.

Mr. William Rippond and William Holmes residing in Winchester or Hampshire, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Captain Mark Packard who has subsribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be eighty years of age. That he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
William Holmes
William Rippond
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me Aaron Morton Judge of Probate And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Holmes and William Rippond who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Winchester aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Aaron Morton Judge of Probate
I Asa Parker - Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Cheshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mark Packard for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty first day of August A.D. 1832
Asa Parker { Register of said Court of Probate

August 11, 1936
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BA-J/32
Mark Packard-S.11192
Mr. Fred M. Packard Room 1022, 140 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Mark Packard, of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.11192, based upon the military service in that war of Mark Packard.
Mark Packard was born September 13, 1752, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing at said Bridgewater, Mark Packard entered the service in February, 1781, when he was commissioned by Jabez Hatch, Deputy Quartermaster of Massachusetts, to raise a company of teamsters. He enlisted said company and in May, 1781, joined the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout in General Patterson's Brigade and was commissioned by General Patterson as captain of the teamsters; went to Fishkill, New York; thence to Peekskill, New York, where the army was stationed the greater part of the time until December, 1781, when he left the service, dismissing the teamsters under his command on December 15, 1781. The records show that he served, also, as a sergeant.
After the war, he moved to Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 21, 1832.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Mark Packard(S.11192), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records

Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Mark Packard Certificate No. 6623 Issued March 5, 1833 Rate $50 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New Hampshire Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

11.192 INVALID.
Rev. War File No. 11.192
Mark Packard Sergt. Rev. War
Act: June 7 1832
Index: — Vol. a , Page 289
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1924 Jan 12 H.W. to Mrs. R. 14 miles. See letter... James Brown - S. 18739. and 1936-Aug-11-Visit to Fred McCloud - 62

Mr Edwards on examination of these papers decides that this serim must have been under a private contract and direct payment to the stopped 24 Dec 1831
RE

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Mark Lockard which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? neg II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? neg III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? neg IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? neg V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? neg VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? neg VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? neg VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? neg IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? neg X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? neg

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 240  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 240  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 240  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? 241   If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 241  Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 241    XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? 241  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 241  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? all answered 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c., A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

I William Holmes of Winchester in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire of lawfull age do depose & say - That about seven years ago Mark Packard put into my hands a commission which was signed by Gen Paterson appointing said Packard a captain of a Brigade company of Traminers in his the said Paterson's then in the continental Service - Also a warrant signed by John Hatch deputy Quarter Master General for the States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut & New Hampshire - The Commission was a printed sheet in the Common form of a Commission signed & sealed - The Warrant was written & also signed & sealed - directing said Packard when & where to take command - the Commission & Warrant were dated sometime in the year 1781 - these papers were put into my hands for the purpose of getting the said Packard's pension under the Act of March 18 th 1818 but not being able to obtain it under that Act the papers remained in my hands ever since until sometime in January last when at Mr Packard's request I sent them on to Washington to the care of Mr Holmes U S Senator from Maine who acknowledged the receipt of them at Washington - near the close of the session I wrote to have them returned but since I have written to him at Maine but they as yet have not come to hand. Wm Holmes
Cheshire p August 18 th 1832 - Then William Holmes personally appeared and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed was true
Before me Foster Alexander Jus. peace I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Wm Holmes signer to the above deposition & that he is a man of veracity Foster. Alexander

Latin Alexander is a fictitious name of the author and the author's signature
... H. B. St. John
William Holmes deposition

I Joseph Tuttle of Winchester of Winchester in the county of Cheshire & state of New Hampshire of lawful age do depose & say that I served by being detached from Capt Hills Labens Company to that of Capt Mark Packards that said Packard commanded a company in the Brigade of teams in the Continental Service - That I often saw him during time I was in the Army which was eight months & he acted as a captain during said term which was between the month of February 1781 & the month of December of the same year, & I believed that he served in said service agreeable to his the said Packards declaration which is herunto annexed
Joseph Tuttle
Cheshire p August 17 th 1832
Then the above named Joseph Tuttle personally appeared & made oath that that the above deposition by him subscribed was true - before me - Wm Holmes Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Joseph Tuttle & believe the above state to be true Wm Holmes

I know Mr. Kohner in a picture as stated and the writing is his signature
H. H. Harkness

Waukegan
P.O.
Aug 20 1835
Sir
The letter of A.H. Bennett Esq. to you is herewith returned. It is asserted that any warrant from Quasimodo Watch was forwarded with Mark Packard's papers, & affidavits were sent stating that the warrant had existed, and had been lost or destroyed. On a re-examination of Mr Packard's papers it appears clear that the warrant referred to was simply a contract for the employment of teams & steamers in the public service that Mr Packard was under such a contract in public service . declaration there, as he states incidentally, that the teams were not public property. The

7. 4  use of the word "enlistment" in the sense which has of late become quite common, cannot change the facts as to Mr Packard being hired under a civil contract, by the Quartermaster Depart- ment. Mr Williams Hill's service was under the same contract as appears by the papers, and neither of them were during the time, in military service at the time within the law.
Col Hon H Hubbard 20 Jan'y 1835 J.C.
Bureau Feb 25 th 1835 2
Hon H. Hubbard A.K.

Wadsworth
PG
Dec 26 th 1834
Sir
The additional proof furnished in support of William Hills claim does not show that he was, in actual service during the two months he claims to have served under Capt Whitcomb in 1778, and the rolls in this office do not support this portion of his claim. The testimony now appears to establish sufficiently that he served six months in Capt Hones company at the Northward in 1780
On recourse to the papers of Mark Packard it appears obvious that his service the team service referred to was performed under a contract with the Quartermaster Department. The agent at Portsmouth has been directed to make further payment to him, and Mr Hills cannot be allowed for the service performed under Mr Packard.
The papers of Mr Hill, remain on file for further proof of his service in 1778. Unless this is furnished only the 6 months in 1780 can be allowed
For H. Hubbard H. K.

175 Mt Vernon St West Newton, Mass.
July 27
Veteran's Administration Revolutionary War Records Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Please send to the address below the Service and any other information you may have about Mark Packard of Cheshire Co. New Hampshire and his family. This is for genealogical research.
Yours sincerely, Fred M. Packard
Room 1022 170 Federal Street Boston Mass

Mr. T. J. G. [?]
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Dec. 26, 1834 Jany 20, 1835

1 Jany 20, 1835 Sir The letter of H Bennett Esq to you is herewith returned. The same warrant from Quartermaster Hatch was forwarded with Mark Packard's papers is incorrect. Affidavits were sent stating that the warrant had expired and had been lost or destroyed. On a re- examination of Mr. Packard's papers it appears clear that the warrant referred to was simply a contract for employment of teams and teams in the public service. That

of Congress at the same time, and it is necessary to limit calls to the Member from the claimant's district.
Trusting this will meet your approval, I am,
Your obedient servant,
Commissioner.

2) Mr. Packard was employed under such a contract. His decla- ration shows, as he states incidentally that the teams were not public property. The use of the word "enlist- ment" in the sense which of late has become quite common, cannot change the facts as to Mr. Packard being hired under a civil contract, by the Quartermaster Department.

gress at the same time, and it is necessary to limit calls a Member from the claimant's district.
usting this will meet your approval, I am,
Your obedient servant,
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Ans. January 12, 1924.
Mrs. R. H. Miles, 114- 116 8th St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 11192, it appears that Mark Packard was born September 13, 1752 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and resided there when he enlisted in the War of the Revolution.
He was allowed pension, for ten months service as sergeant in the Massachusetts troops, on his application executed August 21, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Packard, Nehemiah GRADE Private LINE Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)
WARRANT NUMBER 6347 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 7, 1789 to Benj. Tallmadge, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.