Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,561, for Samuel Nay, New Hampshire

SERVICE
Nay, Samuel Mercy
NUMBER
R. 7561
CONTENTS
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REJECTED 7061.
P. O. 1836/38
Mercy May
Service: _____
J Kelly Sept 1834 L. S. ... 1833
Enlisted: _____, 18
NP ... Feb 14 1834
Discharged: _____, 18
Some ... except ...
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: Letters between 39 & 54 are only copies of letter of Sept 9, 1839
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

The printed list of 1852 of Rej. & Sus. Rev. pension claims, page 27. shows. Mercy Nay. widow of Samuel of Raymond, Rockingham Co. N. H. suspended. - "Suspended for further proof - J. Kelly, September 9. 1839." No papers on file Oct. 19. 1911. See claim of Samuel Nay. Pkt. S. 18.137.

Pension Office Feb. 14, 1854
Sir;
I have the honor to inform you that the evidence filed in the case of Mercy Nay widow of Samuel of N. H does not add anything to that already on file, as the same evidence has been heretofore filed and considered. The difficulty in the case is that there is not sufficient evidence in the papers to show a service of six months for her husband. The record shows more than six months service for a Samuel Nay but much the larger portion of said service was rendered by a private of the same name and state and he has been pensioned for it long since.
I am satisfied that the husband of Mercy Nay did not render six months service in any capacity and that consequently no pension can be allowed his widow or children. Josiah E. Littlefield Esq of Woburn Mass. is the agent.
Hon N. P. Banks H. R.

Dept of War Pension Office Sept. 9. 1839
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Sir
I have examined the declaration of Mrs Mercy Nay widow of the late Capt. Samuel Nay and have placed the papers in our files. The only service set forth is one tour in the year 1776, said to have been six mos.
The troops sent to Ticonderoga in the summer of 1776 generally returned in Nov. and December, and it is believed that none staid so long as 6 mos. Capt Nay's company was mustered July 10, 1776. It will be necessary therefore for the widow to show that he was in the service till Jan. 10, 1777, or that he performed the other service in order to bring the claim within the provisions of the law.
Jno Kelby Esq.
Recd
MA