Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,277, Caleb Beals, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Deals, Caleb Sally
W.14277
CONTENTS

State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth } ss.
I, Freeman P. Howland, a resident of the town of Abington, in the County & State aforesaid, having been duly sworn according to Law, on my Oath declare & say, that I am the Clerk of said town of Abington, and that as such, I have the legal custody of the Records of said town; that I have examined said Records and find duly entered therein, the following words & figures, to wit:
In the Selectmen's Record, thus,
"1779 April 5. Gave Caleb Beal an order "for one Hundred and Twenty Eight Pounds, "and Eight Shillings, in full for serving a "soldier in Genl. Washington's Army, from the "15 th of June 1778 to the first of April 1779."
In the Town Treasurer's Record, thus, "March the 23 1780 Paid Caleb Beal the "some of one Hundred and twenty eight pounds "and Eight Shillings in full for his serving "as a soldier from the 15 of June 1778 to the 1 "of April 1779 General Washington army."
And I hereby declare that foregoing extracts are true copies from the Records

of said town of Abington.
And I also further declare, that after diligent search and inquiry, I am unable to learn, either from said Records, or from the aged people of said town of Abington, that more than one person lived in said town during the Revolutionary War, bearing the name of Caleb Beal; that there is no record of the death of the above named Caleb Beal in said Abington; and that I am informed, and believe that said Caleb Beal removed from said town in the early part of his life to the town of Plainfield, in the County of Hampshire and State aforesaid, or to some other town in the western part of said State.
Freeman P. Howland. Town Clerk of Abington
Subscribed & duly sworn to before me this twenty-sixth day of June, A. D. 1855.
John L. Wormell, Justice of the Peace.

State of Mass ts , County of Plymouth, Town of Abington,
[Date of Marriage wrote out in words] Married, Caleb Beals to Sarah Shaw both of Abington, March thirteenth, seventeen hundred and eighty six, by Rev. Mr. Niles.
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date and figures which are expressed in the record in fair legible date and figures as follows:
[Date of Marriage in figures] "March 13 th 1786."
Freeman P. Howland, Town Clerk of Abington.
I Freeman P. Howland, above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town, County, and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me.
Freeman P. Howland, Town Clerk of Abington.
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this twenty sixth day of June A. D. 1855; and I certify, that I have no interest whatever in the prosecution, or result of the annexed claim.
John D. Worrall Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss.
I Certify that John D. Wormell Esquire before whom the within declaration and affidavit were made, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace, duly Commissioned & qualified for said County, and authorised to administer oaths & to take acknowledgments of deeds &c. and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Superior Judicial Courts for said County a Common- wealth this twenty eighth day of June in the year eighteen hundred & fifty five
Rev. H. Whitney & wife of San Gabriel

6357 Massachusetts.
Sally Beals, dec'd, widow of Caleb Beals
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 51 Dollars 44.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. and ending February 15. 1849.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Octo 1833. and sent to
J. W. Hayer Northampton Mass.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 214. Vol. 16.

State of Massachusetts } County of Hampshire } ss
On this third day of July, A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate with in and for the County aforesaid, Jacob Beals, aged Seventy-two years, a resident of the town of Northampton, in said County and State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the Pension which may appear to be due to Sarah, otherwise called Sally Beals, late of the town of Plainfield, in said County, deceased, as the widow of his father, Caleb Beals, also late of said town of Plainfield, deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; - the said pension being claimed under the act of Congress, approved July 7, 1838, and other acts, supplementary and succeeding thereto; - That the said Caleb Beals became a private soldier of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the month of April A.D. 1775, and that he was actively engaged as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army at sundry times, till the summer of 1780; that the evidence of his said services is contained in the military rolls of the Revolutionary War, in the archives of the State of Massachusetts, an official copy of which, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of said State, is hereto annexed; and in the deposition of Comfort Beals, a brother of the said Caleb Beals.

and other documents, which are also hereto annexed. And said deponent further says that his said father, Caleb Beals, who was the identical Caleb Beals, named in the said copy of military rolls as a soldier of the Revolutionary War, lived in said town of Plainfield for the space of about forty years, and that he died in said town in the month of January, A. D. 1817, aged sixty three years.
And said deponent further says, that as he is credibly informed and believes, the said Caleb Beals, his father, was legally married in the town of Abington, in the County of Plymouth, and State aforesaid, to Anna Whiton, his mother, A. D. 1782; and that she died A. D. 1785 or 1786; - that said Caleb Beals, in A. D. 1786 was again legally married in said town of Abington to Sarah or Sally Shaw; that said Caleb and Sarah or Sally lived together in the relation of husband and wife for more than thirty years, and until the time of his death as aforesaid; that the said Sarah or Sally remained the widow of said Caleb Beals until the time of her death, which occurred in said town of Plainfield on the sixteenth day of February, A. D. 1849, at the age of ninety years; and that said Sarah or Sally Beals has never received any pension as the widow of said Caleb Beals, and so far as he knows or believes, she has never applied for any. And said deponent further says that he is himself the only surviving child of said Caleb Beals by his first wife, Anna, aforesaid, and that Nan-

ry Beals, aged sixty nine years, and Betsey Hamlen, the wife of Ira Hamlen, aged about sixty years, both of said Plainfield, are the only surviving children of said Caleb Beals by his second wife, Sarah or Sally Beals, his said widow. And said deponent therefore prays that said children may be allowed and paid the amount of pension money to which their said mother would have been entitled, if still living.
And said deponent further says that his father, Caleb, aforesaid, in the early part of his life wrote his name Beal , but that in the latter part of his life he wrote his name Beals .
And said Jacob Beals, in behalf of himself and his said sisters, does hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to any pension or annuity, on account of the said Caleb Beals, their father, or of his said widow, Sarah or Sally Beals, their mother, except the present.
Jacob Beals
Sworn and subscribed in open court.
Before me Nathan Conkey Judge of Probate
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting all necessary interrogatories, that the above named Jacob Beals, and his sisters, aforesaid, are the only legal heirs of the said Sarah or Sally Beals, and that she was the widow, at the time of her death, of the identical Caleb Beals, who was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War as afore-

said. It also appears to us that Caleb Beals, a brother of said deponent, Jacob Beals, died in the town of Adrian, in the State of Michigan, in the month of March last, and that the fact of his death was unknown to any of his family in this County at the date of the deposition of Comfort Beals, hereto annexed. And the said Court furthermore certifies that it appears to them that Comfort Beals, Samuel White and David Shaw, residents of this County, whose names are severally subscribed to depositions hereto attached, are credible persons; that the signatures, purporting to be theirs, are genuine; and that their statements respectively, are entitled to credit.
Atkinson Conkey Judge of Probate
I, A. Perry Peck, Register of the Court of Probate, within and for the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Beals for the Pension, due to the late Sarah or Sally Beals. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this third day of July, A. D. 1835.
A. Perry Peck, Register of Probate

so Sally Beals dec d Widow of Caleb Massachusetts
July 7 1838 V g
M d - 1786.
H d 1817
H d Feb. 15. 1849.
A. W. Thayer Esq. Northampton Mass

State of Massachusetts } ss County of Hampshire }
I, Comfort Beals, a resident of the town of Worthington, in said County and State, aged eighty nine years, being duly sworn according to law, do upon my oath depose and say, that I well knew Caleb Beals, late of the town of Plainfield, in said County and State, deceased; that I knew him from my earliest recollection in childhood to the time of his death; that I know he was born in the town of Abington, in the County of Plymouth, and State aforesaid, being myself his brother, and relying upon the testimony of himself and the parents of us both; that I know that my said brother, Caleb Beals, entered the Revolutionary service early in the year of our Lord, 1775, in company with his older brother, Joshua; that according to my best recollection, he enlisted under Capt. Reed; that I well remember about his having volunteered in that year to burn "the Brown House", so called, in Roxbury, near Boston; that I remember, also of his going at one time, during the Revolutionary War, on a military expedition to the State of New York; and thinks he was present and in service, at the capture of Burgoyne, in A. D. 1777. I also remember hearing him relate at many different times since, incidents of his experience as a soldier of the Revolutionary War. I also upon my oath declare and say, that my said brother, Caleb Beals, late of Plainfield aforesaid, is the identical Caleb Beals, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, as aforesaid; that he died in said town of Plainfield, in the month of January, A. D. 1877, aged sixty three years; and that I never knew, or heard of, any other person bearing the name of Caleb Beals, residing in said

town of Abington, during the time of the Revolutionary War, nor do I believe that any other person, bearing the name of Caleb Beals did then and there reside.
And said deponent further declares and says, that his said brother, Caleb Beals, was married in said town of Abington to Anna Whiton as he thinks, in the year of our Lord 1782, by the Rev. Samuel Niles, a settled clergyman of said town, - said deponent being then and there present, a witness of said marriage, and that said Anna, the wife of said Caleb Beals, died in the year of our Lord, 1786, as he believes. He also declares and says, that his said brother, Caleb Beals, was married to Sally Shaw, in said town of Abington, in the year of our Lord 1786, by the Rev. Samuel Niles aforesaid, as he believes - said deponent being then and there a witness of said marriage, that said Caleb and Sally lived together in the relation of husband and wife, until the time of his death, and that said Sally, after the death of said Caleb aforesaid, continued to be his widow until the time of her death, which occurred in the town of Plainfield aforesaid, in the year of our Lord, 1849, at the age of ninety years. - And said deponent further declares, that his said brother, Caleb Beals, and the said Anna lived together in the relations of husband and wife, until the time of her death, and that two, at least, of the surviving children of said Caleb are also the children of said Anna. And said deponent further declares that the only surviving children of said Caleb Beals are, Jacob Beals, aged

seventy two years, a resident of Northampton, in the county and State aforesaid; Caleb Beals, aged seven- ty one years, a resident of the town of Adrian, Lenawee County, State of Michigan; Nancy Beals, aged sixty-nine years, and Betsey Ham- len, the wife of Mr Hamlen, aged about sixty years, both residents of the town of Plainfield aforesaid. And said deponent also says that he is disinterested
Comfort Beals
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Eighteenth day of May A. D. 1835 Elisha H. Brewster Justice of the Peace
It is hereby certified that Comfort Beals above named, is well known to me; that I am satisfied that he is of sound mind and mem- ory; that he is a credible person; and that the foregoing statement by him subscribed, is entitled to credit. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above written
Elisha H. Brewster Justice of the Peace
The erasures on the tenth & eleventh, also on the eighteenth & nineteenth lines from the top of the second page of the foregoing deposition, and also the interlineation of the words "as he believes" were made before the signature of the said Comfort Beals — Elisha H. Brewster Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts } County of Plymouth } ss.
I, Freeman P. Howland, a resident of the town of Abington, in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, of lawful age, being duly sworn according to law, do on my oath declare that I am the clerk of said town of Abington, and have legal custody of its records, that I have diligently searched said Records and find recorded in words & figures as follows:- viz. "The intention of marriage between Caleb Beal and Sarah Shaw of Abington was entered and bryed March the fifth, seventeen hundred and eighty six." The above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date and figures which are expressed in the record in fair legible date and figures as follows:
"March 5 th 1786."
Also. "Married by the Rev. Mr Sam l Niles, Caleb Beal to Sarah Shaw both of Abington March thirteenth, seventeen hundred and eighty six."
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date & figures which are expressed in the record in fair legible date and figures as follows: "March 13 th 1786."
Freeman P. Howland, Town Clerk of Abington.

I further certify & declare that I have made diligent search for the birth of said Caleb Beal, in the record of Births in said Abington from the year 1716 to the year 1786, and that I find no record of his birth in said Abington. Neither do I find recorded the birth of any of his children from the time of his marriage to the year 1800. And I am informed that he removed in the early part of his life, or soon after his marriage to the western part of this State.
I furthermore depose & say that I find in the Book of Records kept by the Selectmen the following entry, to wit.
" 1779 April 5 Gave Caleb Beal an order for one hundred and twenty eight pounds and eight shillings in full, for serving a soldier in Gen l Washingtons army from the 15 th of June 1778 to the first of April 1779. "
The above is an exact copy of the record in words & figures. Attest, H. P. Howland, { Town Clerk of Abington.
I also certify and declare that I find in the Town Treasurer's Record, the following item, viz.
" March the 23 1780 Payed Caleb Beal the sum of one Hundred and twenty Eight pounds and Eight Shillens in full for his serving as a soldier from the 15 of June 1778 to the 1 of April 1779 in General Washington army. "
The above is a true copy of the Record in words & figures. Attest, H. P. Howland, { Clerk of Abington

And I furthermore declare that the foregoing is all that I am able to find, by diligent search, contained in the Records of this town, from A.D. 1716 to 1800, concerning any person bearing the name of Caleb Beal, or Beals, and that I have no interest whatever in prosecution, a result of the annexed claim.
Freeman P. Howland, { Town Clerk of Abington.
Subscribed & duly sworn to before me, this nineteenth day of July, A.D. 1855; and I certify that I have no interest whatever in the prosecution, or result of the annexed claim.
J. E. Keith Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified that Freeman P. Howland whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is well known to me, that he is a credible person, and that the statements by him subscribed is entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last before written.
J. E. Keith Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I certify that J. B. Keith Esq. before whom the within declaration & affidavit was made & sworn to, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned & qualified, and authorized to administer oaths, and to take acknowledgments of deeds &c. and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County & Commonwealth, this Twenty first day of July A.D. 1835.
Wm. H. Whitman { Clerk of said Court

Rev WIDOW, &c.  (Ann)
File No. 14.277
Sally Beals Widow of Caleb Beals Pri Free War
Act: Feb 22 48
Index:—Vol. a , Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870.]

11787
Massachusetts.
Sally Peals, dec d
widow of Caleb.
who died on the _____ of _____ in the State of _____ who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Revolution line for 15 Mo s & 13 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 51. Dollars 44. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of October 1835. and sent to
J. M. Hayer.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending Northampton Mass:
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838. J. C. Vetty
Recorded by Book H. Vol. 1. Clerk. Page 179.

9629 Massachusetts. Dolly Peals dec d widow of Caleb who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 51. Dollars 12 1/2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Oct r 1855. and sent to
A. M. Hayers Northampton Mass.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book 16. Vol. 1. Page 224.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
I, Samuel Mills Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Elisha H. Brewster Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificates on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given, to his acts and attestations, done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Elisha H. Brewster and believe his signature to said certificates is genuine:
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said Commonwealth, this fifteen day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Samuel Mills Clerk.

15322 Dealy decd
Widow of Caleb Mays
A.W. Thayer July 12 1855 Same Aug. 17/55 Then Aug 24 1855 Jan Oct. 2/55
July 7 1838

Mepachurich Rock Sally Beals, do who was the widow of Caleb, also was a p private Mep. trip
Ad Ad, July 7. 1838, Mar 30 1843, Jun 17. 1844 20 Feb. 1848.
75 mths 13 days, point $51:44 3/4 per Annu. Co Mar 4. 1836, End Feb. 15. 1848, when she died, & left two years.
Payable to Nancy Sally Beals Betsey Nancy Hamlin, ad Children & Ga " " A. W. Thayer, Northampton Mass

Caleb Beals died Jan'y 1817, } Married 1786 Sally Beals died 16th Feby 1849 } Record
Nancy Beals - Betsy Hamlin?
Sam: White, David Shaw, Comfort Beals } Witnesses
1853 89 1766 9
1817 63 1754 =
1778 22 1756

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE SS.
Probate Office, Northampton, July 2 d A.D. 1855
The subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate, for said County, hereby Certifies and Attests, that on the second day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five .
Anne Wright of said Northampton is duly appointed by Stearns Conkey Judge of the Court of Probate for said County as administratrix on the Goods & Estate of Sally Beale (or otherwise called Sarah Beale) late of Northampton in said County, deceased, intestate, and became bound according to the law for the faithful discharge of said trust in the sum of one thousand dollars
Given under my hand & the seal of this Court at Northampton aforesaid, this second day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
A. Perry Peck Register of Probate.

Northampton, Oct. 17, 1835
Hon. J. Christ
Sir
Herewith I send the required testimony in the case of Sally Beals, which I hope will be deemed satisfactory.
I observe that you grant the Pension in this case, under the act of 1848 - being for something less than one year. Now, though we would not be ungrateful for small favors, we nevertheless would respectfully suggest, that we can see no reason why our claim - should not be allowed under the law of 1838, and the several acts in continuation of the same. On an Application of Elna Prince, in behalf of the heirs of Irene Prince, their mother, who died in 1849, for Pension as the widow of Samuel Prince, who died in 1804, - which Application and accompanying papers were presented by me, under date of April 4, 1834, about eleven hundred dollars were allowed and paid . And that was precisely such a case as this of the heirs of Sally Beals, as the widow of Caleb

Beals, who died in 1817. Now, as the heirs of Irene Prince were allowed a Pension under the act of 1838, I would respectfully ask, why the heirs of Sally Beals should not also be allowed a Pension under the same act, - the position of the two parties being precisely alike? Supposing Sally Beals had applied in 1840, or at any time prior to 1848, - would she not have been entitled to an allowance under the act of 1838? And if so, is there any reason why her heirs should not now be allowed for what was clearly her right, previous to the passage of the act of 1848? I cannot doubt, that on a re-consideration of the matter, you will concur with my view of the justice of the claim in question.
You will observe that Samuel Prince died in 1804 - Caleb Beals, in 1817; that Irene Prince died in 1849, and Sally Beals also in 1849. So that there appears nothing in the difference of the dates of their decease to require a difference in the disposition of the respective claims.
Very Respectfully
Your Ob dt Serv t
A. W. Hayer

Brief in the case of Sally Beals , deceased, who was the wid. of Caleb Hampshire County and State of Massachusetts . act July 7. 1838
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
The Marriage in 1786 is established by an extract from the Town Records of Abington, Mass: - the service, 15 months and 13 days, by the records in the office of the Secretary of Massachusetts. The death of Sally Beals, with the names and ages of her surviving children, certified as required by the Regulations.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
A. W. Thayer, Northampton, Mass.
Ogden Filer Examining Clerk.

State of Massachusetts } County of Hampshire } ss
We, Samuel White, aged Seventy-eight years, and David Shaw, aged sixty-one years, both residents of the town of Plainfield, in the county and State aforesaid, being duly sworn according to law, do upon our oaths depose and say, that we well knew Caleb Beals, and his wife, Sarah, otherwise called Sally Beals, both late of said Plainfield, deceased, whose children now claim the pension which may be due to said Sarah or Sally Beals, as the widow of said Caleb Beals, who was reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War; that we have known them both for many years; that we have always understood, and do now believe, that they were both natives of the town of Abington, in the county of Plymouth, and State aforesaid; and that we have been informed, and do now believe, that said Caleb Beals, while a resident of said Abington, enlisted as a soldier of the United States, in the War of the Revolution. And said Samuel White, on his said oath declares that he well remembers hearing his father, Caleb White, a resident of the town of Weymouth, in the county of Norfolk, and State aforesaid, adjoining said town of Abington, himself a soldier of the Revolution, say, that the said Caleb Beals, on one occasion, while at Bennington, or in that vicinity, with the American Army, acted as cook for some time, and went outside of the American lines, into an old house, to do the baking for his fellow-soldiers; which was thought to be dangerous to himself, as he was there exposed to the British

and Indians. And said David Shaw, on his said oath declares that he remembers hearing the said Caleb Beals and his (deponent's) grand-father, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary service, talking with other Revolutionary soldiers, and relating incidents that occurred while they were in said service, and within their own experience, - particularly, that said Beals, with a few other soldiers, while swimming across a pond, was taken with the cramp, and came near being drowned; and also, that at Bennington, or in that vicinity, (he thinks it was stated) that the British came out from their entrenchments in the evening, and attacked the Americans, and that said Caleb Beals improved the opportunity to slip in, and set fire to the enemy's barracks, camp, or fortification. And we also declare that we know the said Caleb and Sarah or Sally lived together in the relation of husband and wife during all the time of their residence in said town of Plainfield, as far back as we can remember, until the death of said Caleb, which occurred in the month of January, A. D. 1877; and that said Sarah or Sally continued to be the widow of said Caleb Beals till the time of her death, which occurred in said town of Plainfield on the sixteenth day of February, A. D. 1849, at the age of ninety years. We also say that we know Jacob Beals, now a resident of the town of Northampton, in the said county of Hampshire, who is the only surviving child of said Caleb Beals by his first wife, Anna; and that we also know Nancy Beals and Betsey Hambleton, the wife of Ira Hambleton, both

residents of said Plainfield, who are the only surviving children of said Caleb Beals, by his second wife, Sarah or Sally Beals aforesaid, so far as we know or believe; - which said Caleb was the identical Caleb Beals whom we believe to have been a soldier of the United States in the American Revolutionary War. We also say that we are disinterested.
In the foregoing statement, so far as reference is made to "Bemington or vicinity" as the place where the said Caleb Beals performed the acts alleged, or attributed to him, we wish to be understood as testifying the impression on our minds. We do not feel sure that what is alleged to have been done by him was not stated to have been at another place.
Samuel White
David Shaw
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this twenty eighth day of June A.D. 1835
Jason Richards, Justice of the Peace
It is hereby certified that Samuel White and David Shaw, whose names are subscribed to the foregoing declaration, are well known to me; that they are credible persons; and that the statement by them subscribed is worthy of credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year, last before written.
Jason Richards, Justice of the Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
I, Samuel Mills Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Asa Richards Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given, to his acts and attestations, done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Asa Richards and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine:
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said Commonwealth, this fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Samuel Mills Clerk!

State of Massachusetts } County of Hampshire } ss
On this sixteenth day of October, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfive, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate within and for the County and State aforesaid Jason Richards and Ira W. Hamlin — both residents of the town of Plainfield in said County, and both of lawful age, who being first duly sworn according to law, do on their oaths make the following declaration: — That they well knew Sally Beals, the widow of Caleb Beals, a Revolutionary Soldier, both late of said town of Plainfield, deceased; that they knew her many years, and until the time of her death, which occurred in said Plainfield on the sixteenth day of February, A.D. 1849, at the age of ninety years; that we know that she died at that time, because we were present at her funeral. We also declare that the only surviving children of said Sally Beals, are, Nancy Beals and Betsey Hamlin, the wife Ira Hamlin, both residents of said town of Plainfield
Jason Richards. Ira W. Hamlin

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court Before me Jonathan Cooksey Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting all necessary interrogatories, that the before named Sally Beals died at the time stated in the foregoing affidavit; and that the before named Nancy Beals and Betsey Hamlen are the only surviving children of the said Sally Beals.
Jonathan Cooksey Judge of Probate
I, A. Perry Peck, Register of the Court of Probate, within and for the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the children of Sally Beals deceased for arrears of Pension due said Sally In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of October, A. D. 1855
A. Perry Peck Register of Probate

State of Massachusetts } County of Hampshire } ss
On this seventh day of August, A.D. eighteen hundred and fiftyfive, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate within and for the County aforesaid, Betsey Hamlen, formerly Betsey Beals, now the wife of Ira Hamlen, aged Fifty Three years, a resident of the town of Plainfield, in said County, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the Pension which may appear to be due to Sarah, otherwise called Sally Beals, late of said town of Plainfield, deceased, as the widow of her father, Caleb Beals, also late of said town of Plainfield, deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, - the said Pension being claimed under the act of Congress, approved July 7, 1838, and other acts supplementary and succeeding thereto; - That the said Caleb Beals became a private soldier of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the month of April, A.D. 1775, and that he was actively engaged as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army at sundry times till the summer of 1780; that the evidence of his said services is contained in the military rolls of the Revolutionary War, in the archives of the State of Massachusetts, an official extract from which, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of said State is now on file in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions; and also in the deposition of Comfort Beals, a brother of said Caleb Beals, and other documents accompanying the same. And said deponent fur-

ther says, that her said father, Caleb Beals aforesaid, died in said town of Plainfield on the fifteenth day of January, A. D. 1877, aged sixty years. And said deponent further declares, that as she is credibly informed and believes, the said Caleb Beals, her father, was legally married in the town of Abington, in the County of Plymouth, and State aforesaid, to Sarah or Sally Shaw, her mother; that said Caleb and said Sarah or Sally Beals lived together in the relation of husband and wife for more than thirty years, and until the time of his death, as aforesaid; that the said Sarah or Sally remained the widow of said Caleb Beals until the time of her death, which occurred in said town of Plainfield on the sixteenth day of February, A. D. 1849, aged ninety years; and that said Sarah or Sally Beals has never received any pension as the widow of said Caleb Beals, and so far as she knows or believes, she has never applied for any. And said deponent further says that herself, and Nancy Beals, aged sixty-nine years, a resident of said Plainfield, are the only surviving children of the said Caleb Beals and Sarah or Sally Beals, his said widow. And said deponent therefore prays that said heirs may be allowed and paid the amount of Pension money, to which their said mother would have been entitled were she still living. And said Betsey Hamlen in behalf of herself and her said sister, does hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever, to any pension or annuity on account of the said Caleb Beals, their father, or of

his widow, their mother, except the present. Betsey Hamlen
Sworn and subscribed in open court. Athaman Conkey Judge of Probate
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting all necessary interrogatories, that the before named Betsey Hamlen, and her sister Nancy, aforesaid, are the only legal heirs of the said Sarah or Sally Beals, and that she was the widow, at the time of her death, of the identical Orleb Beals, who was a soldier of the United States in the American Revolutionary War as aforesaid. Athaman Conkey Judge of Probate
I, A. Perry Peck, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Betsey Hamlen for the Pension due to the late Sarah or Sally Beals. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of August A.D. 1835
A. Perry Peck Reg. Prob.

State of Massachusetts } County of Hampshire } ss
I, Jacob Beals, aged seventy two years, a resident of the town of Northampton, in the County and State aforesaid, having been duly sworn according to law, do upon my oath declare, that I am a son of Caleb Beals, late of Plainfield in said County and State, deceased, the children of whose widow, Sally Beals, now apply for a Pension, alleged to be due her as the widow of said Caleb Beals, who was a Revolutionary Soldier; that I well knew his elder brother, Joshua Beals, who was my uncle; that I well remember hearing him speak of his Revolutionary services; that I know he had three sons; - that Edson, the eldest, was a Universalist Preacher, and lived in a town in the State of New York; that David, the second son, lived in the town of Windsor, Berkshire County, State of Massachusetts; and that Joshua, the third son, lived, and still lives - being the only surviving son - in the town of Huntington, formerly called Norwich, in Hampshire, County and State of Massachusetts. I also declare,

that I do not remember where my said Uncle, Joshua Beals first resided after the Revolutionary War; but that I know he resided for many years with his eldest son, Edson Beals, in the State of New York, during which time he became a Pensioner, under the act of March 18, 1878; that his pension commenced in the year, 1879; that subsequently he removed to the town of Windsor aforesaid, where he lived with his son, David Beals aforesaid, until the time of his death, which occurred in said town of Windsor, as I believe, more than twenty years ago, - at an advanced old age; but at precisely what age, I am unable to say
I also declare that I am disinterested
Jacob Beals
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this fifteenth day of August, A. D. 1835 A. W. Hayer, Justice of Peace
It is hereby certified that the above named Jacob Beals, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration is personally known to me; that he is a credible person; and that his said declaration is entitled to credit. In testimony whereof,

I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of August, A.D. 1855
A. W. Thayer, Justice of the Peace
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE SS.
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Elijah W.
Thayer Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given, to his acts and attestations, done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Elijah W. Thayer and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine: also that the instrument hereto annexed, purports to be duly executed and acknowledged, according to the laws of this Commonwealth, for the purposes therein expressed.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said Commonwealth, this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Samuel Wells Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 24 th 1855.
I Hereby Certify , That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Caleb Beal is borne on pay roll of Capt William Reed's Comp. Col. John Thomas Regt. on the alarm of April 19. 1775 to Oct. 6. 1775, on 8 mos service. (No Coat roll for the said Capt. Reed.) from Abington.
Also on list of Men raised for the purpose of filling up and completing the fifteen battalions of Continental Troops directed to be raised by the State for nine months from the time of their arrival at Fisk Hill agreeable to an order of the General Court passed April 25 th 1778. Age 22. Stature 5. 9. Complexion Light, from Abington.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Edward Cobb's Comp. Col. Major Eliphalet Cary's Regt. on the alarm at Tiverton R. Island. from July 30. 1780. 11 days and 78 miles from Abington.

Application for certificate of Revolutionary services, made by the son and heir of the party who rendered the service
State of Massachusetts - County of Hampshire - Town of Northampton
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his Office, of the service of Caleb Beals in the War of the Revolution.
He was a native of the town of Abington, in the County of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts; he was drafted or enlisted in the service in the said town of Abington; but I do not know under what Captain or Colonel he served. I have heard him say that he served as cook to Gen. Lincoln - that when fighting was to be done, he fought with the other soldiers - that he was at the battle of Bennington, under Gen. Stark, and also at the taking of Burgoyne, &c.
I am now seventy to  two years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated. Witness my hand, this fourteenth day of April, A.D. 1855
Jacob Beals
Signed by said Jacob Beals
in my presence A.W. Thayer, Just. Peace

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Winger Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A. W. Thayer, Jr.

Northampton, Sept. 22 d 1855
Dear J. M c Int hr.
Agreeably to your suggestion, I have made further inquiries in relation to Joshua Beals; but can only learn from the Town Clerk of Cohasset - having previously learned incidentally that the father of Caleb Beals removed from Cohasset to Abington - that there is a record of the birth of Joshua, son of Joshua and Priscilla Beal, August 15 th 1725. I do not know that I can get any more light in the case of Caleb Beals. It seems to me, that having in so ample a manner proved the service and identity of Caleb Beals, his children ought not to lose their claim, on account of inability to establish, by record evidence, every particular, connected with the birth and service, and history of Joshua Beals. The name of Joshua is mentioned only incidentally, and from recollection, by Comfort Beals, his brother. Had that unnecessary reference been omitted, of course this

inquiry about Joshua would not have been required, and the case would have stood out clear, and unembarrassed. As it is, I respectfully submit, that I have very fully answered all material questions in rela- tion to Joshua. It seems to me that the Depo- sition of Caleb Beals of his own recollec- tions concerning the services and the ident- ity of his brother Caleb, backed up, as it is, by other various and reliable evidences, ought to have great weight. Of course, what I say is submitted with perfect deference and respect. I trust that on a review of the evidence, and a liberal construction of all the statements, which I have no doubt you will give them, — you will feel justified in granting a certificate in favor of the two indigent daughters of the Old Soldier. I will say, however, that I will prove the affidavit of the former estate of Colchester in reference to the birth of Joshua Beals, if you think it important. I presume Caleb was born in Abington, though I know of no record of the fact. Care was not taken to re- cord births in those days, as now.
Respectfully & truly & A. W. Hayer

P. S. It occurs to me that you may have misapprehended the meaning of Comfort Beals, where he speaks of Caleb having entered the service with his elder brother, Joshua. I suppose that all the old man meant, was that Caleb and Joshua both entered the Revolutionary service; — that is, Caleb, with Joshua, entered the service, meaning, that Joshua also entered it. I would suggest whether a liberal interpretation should not be given to the expression, since the old man must have known whereof he affirmed, and since, also this interpretation would at once dispose of the difficulty. I would re-mark that Comfort Beals has deceased since his deposition was taken, or I would at once procure a new statement from him; because I have not a doubt as to his meaning being as I now suggest.
A. W. Thayer

Northampton, Mass July 5 th 1875
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Dr Sir
Herewith I send documents to present and estab- lish the claim of the heirs of Sarah or Sally Beals, deceased the widow of Caleb Beals deceased, for Revo- lutionary Soldier, to a Pension which is due, or would be due to said widow if now living
Respectfully &c
A. W. Thayer

Northampton, Mass
Aug. 7, 1835
Hon. J. Smith
Sir Herewith I send the Application for Pension from Betsey Farnham (a daughter of Sarah Beals) in place of that from Jacob Beals, who was decided not to be an heir.
Respectfully &c
A. W. Thayer