Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8621, for Paul Raymond, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Raymond, Paul
W. 8621
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Henry E. Robinson Esq. Washington D.C.

Hartfordville Vermont
January 6 th 1855
Henry C Robinson Esq Sir
I saw you Brother of Bennington a few days since, and in conversing with him upon a Pension Claim to which I am the only heir -
This is the Pension of Paul Raymond, who held the office of Lieutenant Colonel in the Revolutionary war. He first held the office of Major - & was Pay Master.
He was a native of Holden Mass. but whether he enlisted in the Mass Reg t or not, I cannot tell, or whether his name is recorded in your City or Boston. These facts can better be ascertained by yourself -
We have some papers acct books &c which he possessed, that can be produced when necessary. Your Father & Judge Danforth, have had the papers, but as they did not find a full showing at Washington they abandoned it. but I understand that the soldiers who enlisted in Mass. are claimed by the Boston authority to settle. This you will understand. The name of Paul Raymond is on the roll at Boston -

We are recommended to you to prosecute this Claim, and I wish it to have a thorough examination so that we may be sat- isfied. My Father who now about 90 years of age, is the only child living of Paul Raymond, and should he be taken away, the Claim must be void. —
Now I wish you to look at this. and if you can recover, I will pay you one Thousand Dollars, for your trouble, but unless you can recover I shall be to no expense, whatever.
I am satisfied that a person understanding these matters will face no difficulty in getting the full pay.
Please show me the kindness of your opinion. soon
And I am Your obedt Servt Lincoln Raymond
Ynt LRB

Paid
Henry E. Robinson Esq Washington D.C.

Hartsville VT February 5 1855
Henry E. Robinson Esq Sir
Your letter of the 11 th ult. was duly received, and I have delayed writing until now, only to get the necessary papers executed, which I believe are correct. In my previous letter I either gave a wrong impression, or you have misunderstood me. I am not the son of Paul Raymond, but Grandson. I have a power of attorney from my Father, who is the only heir, and have full power from him to prosecute the Claims.
I hope you will spare me pains, & have the thing laid into, as I know the claim to be just & true, and believe the Government cannot avoid paying, if it is well attended to, which I have full confidence you will do.
Any other facts which you may wish to know, I shall be ready to inform you. Please write me soon and believe me, Yours &c Nicolas Raymond N. R.

Bradford 1855 Aug. 2/55
Henry E. Robinson Washington D.C.

State of Vermont } ss Bennington County }
Know all men by these presents, That I Lincoln Raymond, a resident of the State & County aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Robinson of Washington City District of Columbia, my true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, for me, and in my name, as Grandson and heir of Paul Raymond, to examine all papers and prosecute all claims for the service of said Paul Raymond against The United States Government, to which I may be entitled as said Grandson & heir, and to do all other acts in the premises as though I myself were personally present. I also hereby revoke all other powers of attorney which I may at any time have given to any other person.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31 st day of January A.D. 1855 Lincoln Raymond
State of Vermont } ss Bennington County } On this day and year above written personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid Lincoln Raymond who acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act & deed for the purposes therein contained Samuel H. Blackmer Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont, } Bennington. ss. COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
I, SAMUEL H. BLACKMER, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Bennington, being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached, do certify that
Samuel H. Blackmer Esq. was at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a justice of the Peace
within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature to the foregoing jurat and certificate is genuine; that the said paper writings are executed & acknowledged according to the laws of this State, and are in due form; and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds and Depositions, and to administer oaths, &c.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court, at Bennington, in the County of Bennington, this 1 st day of February Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five S. H. Blackmer
CLERK.

3 Hartwellville V t Feb 17. 1855 Henry C Robinson Esq. Dear Sir
Yours of the 10 th inst is before me. but I shall be unable at present to give positive answers to all of your questions, as Jesse Raymond my father lives in the Town of Mt Holly, and the record of Paul Raymond's death is at Winchester Mass, the town where he died. His wife died some years before him, she also died in the same town of W- The date of Paul's death I cannot tell now, but it was after laws were made granting pensions . There never has been a legal application made for this pension by any one. Paul Raymond never applied at all, but since his death some of his Grand Children, have examined the records at Boston and found his name on the books as Colonel, and presented it no further. There has never been a Power of Atty made by a child of Paul's until the one I hold was made, which I have from my father the only surviving child of Paul Raymond, as to there being papers filed in the

pension office. I am quite sure there never was. The most that ever was been done about it, was by Judge Dawson and your father.
I have a letter from the town clerk of Holden Mass. giving me a record of Paul Raymond's marriage -
November 27 th 1755 } Paul Raymond to } } Abigail Jones } Holden } Married By Rev Joseph Davis -
In regard to the Book I spoke of - is a acct book of Paul's - kept before and at the time he was in the service. The same that I gave Judge & your father for examination, a part of which I never have received from them, the part relating to his paying off his men - If you wish that question legally answered, Please write me a proper form to do it, and I will try to give you the sup pl any information as soon as possible. I have no doubt that everything is "all right" in this mat- ter & the pension justly due.
Please write soon and
oblye Your old Uncle Raymond Smith

P.S. I am desired to ask a question in regard to the heirs of Col Enoch Reed a Revolutionary officer from Lyme, Conn The son of Enoch - Joseph Reed who entered as Drummer, and who drew a pension to the time of his death. I wish you to write me, if the heirs of Joseph Reed, would be entitled to his pension after his death -
Please inform me of this fact L. R.

N o 38,980
Paul Raymond, Vermont.
Act June 7 th 1832.

24 Graftonville Feb 26 th 1855 Mr Robenson Dear Sir
I Recv'd your letter the 21 st I thought best to answer with a few lines before I go to see my Father, my grandfather's commission was tore in pieces by some children that can be proved you may find when receiving a letter from Winchendon that he died before this act took place, I could not tell when he died but there was Paul Raymond who did not die till 2 or 3 years after the act took place in 1838 he was the oldest son of my grandfather if there should be a lack in the time of the first I think it can be done with safety on the reckon Paul there has been cases of that kind in this vicinity who bore the same name it would be attended to with great caution if there is no possible chance please inform me as soon as possible, I saw an old pensioner the other day he said that Paul Raymond's name was very well known to him, he spoke of men giving a pension of the same name, while they were alive & my father are living a hundred miles from Winchendon I have got a writing from my Father concerning the pension if my get, you have done so much that I hope you will not give it up, if there is any chance

if the pension is obtained & I get the amount that I should expect I will give you more than I wrote you, I hope it can be obtained for I want the pay, or must suffer a great loss all the proof that is required can be done with safety if that one thing can be got along with it can be best a little to have it come write
Mr Reed wished me to write to you to day if he could draw his further pension unless he died since 1832 you have explained in my mind
Yours Truly
Sincere Raymond
As I can best think that my statements can be done with safety, if you do not have a letter from Winchendon as soon as this reaches you, I had better proceed and go to see my Father & get what proof I can, it need not be known that I have made any application for a pension, my Father will know as well as to wait for a letter from Winchendon I want you should write as soon as you receive this I can get a Minister that lives not far from here to attend to making out the papers he has here to Congress he will do it up quite I do not expect the pension is published when it is granted, I do not understand where my Father would draw from 1832 up to the present time or only to his Father's death, I wish you would relate that

No. 38,980.
Paul Raymond, Vermont.
Act June 7 th 1832.

5. Hartsville Va May 31 st 1835 Henry C. Robinson Esq Sir,
I have received your letter of May 12 th and in answer would say that the reason of my not attending to the matter of that Pension, of Paul Raymond was this. you wrote me in Feb. last, that if Paul R. died before June 7 th 1832. no pension could be obtained . Now my impression is that he died before this date, but am not positive, and I have been informed in many ways that there was an Act granting pensions in cases of this character as early as 1818. and upon your statement I had nearly concluded that I should make the most, by saving myself of trouble. If it is a fact, that no pension would be due him, if he died before 1832. I wish you to inform me, and I will ascertain that fact without going to further expense. Yours sincerely Lincoln Raymond

Rev. War Section.
12 May 7, 1921.
Mrs. J. E. Branch, 19 Yale Street, Schenectady, N. Y.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 10 th ultimo, you are advised that in the papers in the claim R. File No. 8621 it is alleged that Paul Raymond, a native of Holden, Mass. served during the Revolutionary War as Major, Paymaster Lieutenant- Colonel and Colonel, no details of service given.
He married at Holden Massachusetts, November 27, 1755, Abigail Jones. He died at Winchenden, Massachusetts, date not stated, and she died before her husband at Winchenden also, date of her death is not stated. Their oldest son was Paul. In 1855 their only surviving child was Jesse aged about ninety years and he had a son Lincoln who in 1855 resided in Hartwellville Vermont and applied for pension in behalf of his father on account of the Revolutionary War services of Paul Raymond, but the claim was not allowed as there was no law which entitled the son to pension.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner Commissioner.

1921 May 7 Hist. to Mrs. J. L. Branch
REJECTED 8621.
P. O. Paul Raymond Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: Claim filed too late to have cause of rejection Re-enlisted: on list of 1832
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

N o 38,980.
Paul Raymond, Vermont.
H. E. Robinson (filed by) June 6/55. cannot find any reply to letter of H. E. Robinson.
8621
Act June 7 th 1832.
N o 38,980.
Paul Raymond Vt
Act 7 June 1832
Special Agent for the Compt. of Patents Washington

Washington June 6/1855.
Chas.
The enclosed letter, addressed to me by Vincius Raymond of Marlinton, Va. would have been transmitted to you before this date, only I hoped he would send his declaration in a form which would clearly indicate his purpose & be thereby easily reached. — The letter dated Feby 26/1855. convinced me that something was wrong and I file these letters that they may be examined in case any papers are filed in your office in behalf of the heirs of Paul Raymond Mass. Service. — It is not necessary I presume, that it should be made known that you have these letters, but I desire them to be used as a caveat. Resptly Com. A. A. L.
of the C. & O. Canal Co. 3 Court. Rest.
Henry C. Gibson

19 Yale St., Schenectady, N. Y. April 10, 1921
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:-
The Adjutant General's Office has an incomplete record of the service of Lieutenant Colonel Paul Raymond of Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War and it is suggested that your Office might have a more complete record. Will you please send me the record which you have.
Yours respectfully, Mrs. J. E. Branch