Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,584, Elijah Borden, Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Borden, Elijah
S. 34,584
Mass. residence in 1818
CONTENTS

7,133 Massachusetts
Elijah Borden 11
of Walpole in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel J. Read of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year .
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of March 1819 and sent to the Hon. J. Davis , Boston, Massachusetts -
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10  27 4 / 30 31 88 23 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 48 00
Not entitled $: 136 23
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Norfolk County
Information and application of 1820 to Pension Office, Washington City

202 Elijah Borden Not on the Roll admitted to the Roll
77 Col. Reads Mass. Regt.
25 Dec 1775
1 year -
4 April 1810.
Admitted.

United States
Massachusetts District
Elijah Burden of Walpole in the County and District of Massachusetts, of Norfolk, a resident citizen of the United States an applicant for a pension from the United States under an Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war maketh oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution for upwards of one year in manner following viz. In the close of the year 1775 enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Am. Peters in the Massachusetts Regiment comm- anded by Col. Reed, and served in the same company until January 1777 - but had no regular discharge his time having expired, and is in sub- duced circumstances as to require aid from his country.
Elijah Burden
Massachusetts District } Boston 4. April A.D. 1818 }
Sworn to before me
M c David
Dist Judge Mass. D. C.

United States
Massachusetts District
Elijah Bardon
51-1-16

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 9 June A. D. 1818.
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Elijah Burden subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A. together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c David } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
6 February
1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Elyah Borden by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Duer
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Copy Schedule of Elijah Darden
7133
March 1819
Not Ent'd Not Ent'd
Sept 19

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this Eighteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Elijah Barden aged Sixty years, resident in Watpole in said County, of Norfolk who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: I enlisted into Capt Andrew Pitcairn's Company, Col Joseph Read, Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the 28th day of December A.D. 1775 and served in said Company as a private soldier until December 31st 1776 and was then discharged being the space of one year being the time that I enlisted as may more fully appear by my declaration made the fourth day of April A.D. 1818. The number of his pension Certificate is 7133.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Elijah Barden
Sworn to and declared, on the 18th day of July A. D. 1820 before Jacobs, Ward Judge of the C. C. P. Pleas for Norfolk
I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is One thousand one hundred and seven dollars and the debts are not considered cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

Schedule of all the property of the within named applicant for a continuance of his pension. Real Estate.
  About fifty acres of land and Barn thereon  800.00    About nine acres of Cedar Swamp  100.00    Nine acres of fine plank land  63.00    Two acres poor unimproved land  20.00    Two acres of meadow  30.00  
Personal Estate
  Three Cows  50.00    Household furniture  25.00    Swine  21.00    Farming utensils  16.00     $1107.00  
I am by occupation a farmer unable to work all the time or to do half the labor I used to do, my family is as follows - viz
 1 - a Wife Lydia aged fifty  2 - a Son aged 14 years named Marcus not very strong & healthy. 
  Due to Harvey Clap  $615.01    " Elijah Barden  185.00    " Herman Gault  80.00    " Town of Walpole  28.33    " Church of Walpole  50.00    " Elijah Clap  13.00    " John Smith  10.00    " Abijah Fisher  10.00    " Billings Fisher  6.00    " Dr. Messinger  27.00    " W. Manufactory  20.00    " Amos Barden  20.00     1064.34  
Elijah Barden

I, Amos Barden of Walpole in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of the age of Thirty six & a half years, do testify & say, that I became of age in September A.D. Eighteen hundred & Twelve, & from that time hired myself out to labor to different persons until February or March A.D. 1815, at which time I returned to live with my Father Elijah Barden, & help him carry on his farm. After the first of April 1815, I worked for my Father, & a Mr. Herman Guild of said Walpole, alternately, every other week, for six months. At which time some of my younger brothers, leaving my Father & my labor constantly being necessary to him, he promised to give me his farm, or so much of it as would be a fair compensation for my labor, & for the money I should expend, if I would carry on the farm, support himself, & pay his debts, which he then stated to amount to about six, or seven hundred dollars. From this time until the Spring of 1822, I was constantly & solely employed in my Father's service, & discharging his debts as fast as I could, from the products of my own labor & of the farm, together with several sums, which I advanced to him from my previous earnings, which from length of time, & want of accurate accounts

it is impossible for me to state with precision. After living with my Father two or three years I found his debts more numerous, & much larger in amount, than he had stated, or than I expected they would prove to be; amounting, as nearly as I could ascertain, to twelve or thirteen hundred dollars, so that in the Spring of 1822. I became satisfied that it would be impossible for me to pay the debts & retain the farm. & being then about to be married my Father deeded to me, one undivided half of the farm on which we lived, valued at 500 dollars, in consideration of various sums of money which I had previously advanced to him, & of various debts which I undertook to pay for him at that time, & of my nearly seven years personal service, amounting, as I believe, to more than twice the sum, the land would now, or at any time, bring me. Of the money which I advanced to my Father before I received the deed, I can state with certainty Twenty dollars, for which he gave me his note dated Jan. 6. 1813. which with interest until 1822 makes more than Thirty dollars, & of those debts which I then assumed & have since paid, one

note to Daniel Kingsbury Esqr. Treasurer of the Church fund in Walpole, for Fifty dollars & twenty four cents, which I paid during the last Summer
Amos Barden
Norfolk ss. March 11. 1828. Then personally ap- peared the abovenamed Amos Barden & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true, before me, Harvey Clapp Justice of Peace
Norfolk ss. March 11. 1828. I hereby certify that the abovenamed Amos Barden has long been personally known to me, & that he is a man of veracity & that his assertions ought to be believed. Harvey Clapp Justice of Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss
I Jarius Ware Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County hereby certify that Harvey Clapp is a Justice of the Peace for the said County duly Commissioned and qualified according to the Constitution & laws of the same Commonwealth. And that his signature to the Deposition & Certificate above are genuine and true.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Superior Judicial Court, of said Commonwealth, this thirteenth day of March AD 1828.
Jarius Ware.

June 18, 1937
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BA-7/EEL Elijah Borden-S.34584
Mrs. Addie W. Wiles Cazenovia New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of John Cook, of Norton, Massachusetts and Elijah Borden, of Freetown, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
With the data furnished by you it has not been possible to identify the particular record of the John Cook, in whom you are interested. You are furnished herein the record of Elijah Borden, the only soldier of that name that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.34584, based upon the military service of Elijah Borden in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Elijah Borden are not shown.
Elijah Borden enlisted in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, December 28, 1775, served as a private in Captain Andrew Peters' Company, Colonel Joseph Read's Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged December 31, 1776.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
In 1820, he gave his age as about sixty years and stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, Lydia, aged fifty years and a son, Marcus, aged fourteen years. A son, Elijah Borden, Junior, lived in Marlow, New Hampshire, and son Amos Borden, was living in Walpole, Massachusetts, in 1828, and was then aged over thirty-six years. Amos referred to his younger brothers but gave no names.
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, Elijah Borden(S.34684), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Elijah Borden
Certificate No.7133
Issued March 5, 1819
Rate $8 per month
Commenced April 4, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Massachusetts Agency; name dropped from the pension roll later on account of excess property and restored to the pension roll January 20, 1832; pension recommenced January 19, 1832, under the same act and at the same agency.
Mrs F. said fix this this way.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

34 584 Rec'd INVALID.
1937-June 18/Visit to Mrs Addie H. Miller Ed
File No. 34, 584
Elijah Borden Wid Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 46
[Arrangement of 1870.]
United States Massachusetts District
Jeremiah Smith of Walpole in the County of Norfolk and District of Massachusetts maketh oath that Elijah Barden served in the same regiment with him, as a private soldier from the close of the year 1775 - or beginning of 1776 - until December 1776 - in the service of the United States -
Man. Dist. S. } Jeremiah Smith Boston 4. April 1818 } sworn to before me M c Reynolds Dist. Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Norfolkss.
Court of Common Pleas April Term 1827.
On this twentyfourth day of April A.D. 1827, personally appeared, in open Court, being a court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings & having the power of fine & imprisonment, Elijah Barden, resident in Walpole in said County, aged about sixty eight years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 & the Act of July 1820, that he the said Elijah Barden enlist- ed with into Capt. Andrew Peters' Company, Col. Joseph Read's Regiment, in the Mass. line on the 28 th day of December A.D. 1775 and served in said Company as a private untill December 31 st 1776. & was then discharged, having served for the space of one year, the term for which he enlisted. That he declared for a pension on the fourth day of April A.D. 1818, the number of his certificate being 7133. That he has been placed on the pension list, & dropped therefrom on account of his poverty. And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820, I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818

And that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th March 1818, and that I have not neither has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed that since the exhibition of my former schedule which is also hereinafter recited the following changes in my property have taken place.
Schedule of property belonging to Elijah Barden late a Revolutionary pensioner -
   One cow valued at  18.00    1 bed & bedding & other furniture valued at  50.00     68.00   
Former schedule of property exhibited by said Barden & which was sworn to by him on the 18th July 1820 as will appear by a reference to the original application on file in the War department viz.
"Real estate -
   About 50 acres land with a dwelling house and barn thereon  800.00    " 9 acres of cedar swamp  100.00    " 9 acres " pine plain land  63.70    " 2 acres of unimproved land poor  20.00    2 meadows  30.00    Personal Estate 3 cows  50.00    carried forward  1063.70   

  Amount bro't forward .....  1063.00    household furniture .....  24.00    Swine .....  2.00    farming utensils .....  14.00      
1103.00
At the same time he exhibited debts which he then owed to the amount of 1064.34 due to the following persons viz:
  To Harvey Clapp .....  615.01    " Elijah Barden .....  185.00    " Herman Guild .....  80.00    " Town of Walpole .....  28.33    " Church of Walpole .....  50.00    " Elijah Clapp .....  13.00    " John Smith .....  10.00    " Abijah Fisher .....  10.00    " Billings Fisher .....  6.00    " Dr. Mespague .....  27.00    " U. Manufactory .....  20.00    " Amos Barden .....  20.00  
4.34
1064.34

Schedule of property exhibited by said Elijah Barden in the preceding statement is not recognized by him and which has been disposed of in the following manner viz.
   Description of property to whom sold Time of sale amt received     50 acres of land with a dwelling house & barn thereon 6 acres of the same sold John Blackburne 2 May 1822 181.60   one half of the residue sold Amos Barden 22 May 1822 500.00   The remainder set off to Harvey Clapp on execution   9 acres of cedar swamp set off to Harvey Clapp on execution   9 acres plain land sold Richard Morse 8 Jan. 1821 100.00   2 acres unimproved land poor set off to Harvey Clapp on Execution   2 Acres Meadow set off to Harvey Clapp on execution   2 Cows sold on Harvey Clapp's execution   Household furniture & Farming utensils sold on Harvey Clapp's Execution  
Copies of the deeds & transfers are herewith subjoined.

In addition to the foregoing statement of the disposition of my property which has all gone for the payment of my debts, I still owe to the persons following the several sums set to their names which I have no means of paying viz:
  Herman Guild 105.00   Town of Walpole 28.33   Church of Walpole 50.00   Abijah Fisher 10.00   Dr. Mespinger estate 30.00   223.33 
My occupation is that of a farmer - but in my advanced age am incapable of supporting myself thereby - I have a wife who is fifty seven years old
Elijah Barden
property valued at $68 by J. M. Williams
x Norfolk ss. 66. Plus April Term 1827. I say the above named Elijah Barden made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed.
Attest. Jairus Ware Clerk.
Norfolk ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said

Court; and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is sixty eight dollars .
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this first day of May A D one thousand eight hundred & twenty seven.
Jairus Ware.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss.
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Judicial Court in and for the County of Norfolk hereby certify that Daniel Kingsbury Esquire is a Justice of the peace for said County duly Commissioned as such, and that Saml Ford Esq is the Register of Deeds for the same County, legally elected and sworn, and that their several signatures to the Affidavits and certificates by them severally subscribed, herewith annexed are genuine and true. In witness whereof I have this thirtieth day of August A D one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth hereto.
Jairus Ware

I Andrew Peters of Westborough in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire, testify & say, that on the 28 th day of December Anno. Domini, 1775, Elijah Barden of Walpole in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth aforesaid, engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment in the war of the Revolution, as a private soldier in a company commanded by me as captain, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Read in the Massachusetts line, to serve for one year from & after the first day of January Anno. Domini 1776, - that the said Elijah Barden did serve in the capacity aforesaid in my said company, during the whole of the year 1776 aforesaid without any interruption or absence that I know of, the above appear to be the facts according to my old muster & pay rolls now in my possession, - and at the expiration of the said year 1776, the Regiment aforesaid was disbanded, & at that time & in that way, the said Elijah Barden was discharged from the service aforesaid, & I know of no other service performed by the said Elijah in the war aforesaid, & further say not. January 27 th 1819. Andrew Peters.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. January 27 th 1819. Personally appeared Andrew Peters above named & made solemn Oath, that the above deposition by him subscribed is true in all its parts, - and I certify that the credibility of the said deponent is in my opinion unimpeachable, and that I cannot conceive it possible, that he should have any interest in the above business.
Done before me, Breck Parkman Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester , certify, that Breese Parkman Esquire before whom the annexed Affidavit has been made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this twenty ninth day of January
A. D. 1819.
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.
Application of } Elijah Burden }

Ebenezer Dandridge Holland Wood

I Holland Wood of Walpole in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify and Say That I am knowing that Elijah Wardens served as a Soldier for one year in the Continental Army of the United States in the Revolution ary war in the Company commanded by Capt. Andrew Peters and Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Reed in the year AD 1776 and that I served as a Corporal in said Regiment during said year & at the expiration of said year Elijah Wardens was Honorably discharged
Norfolk ss At Walpole January 7 1819 Then The above named Holland Wood appeared and made Oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth being an indisputable witness in any case whatever
Messrs Daniel Kingsbury Justice of peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk. I Horatio Townsend Clerk of the Court in the above County do hereby certify that Daniel Kingsbury Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned by the Executive Authority of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, and that the signature to the above certificate is in the hand writing of the said Kingsbury
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at Dedham, this eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Horatio Townsend

Dear Sir, Yours sincerely Blackburn

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
THAT I Elijah Barden of Walpole in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby acknowledge in consideration of the sum of one hundred eighty one dollars & sixty cents paid by John Blackburn of the same Walpole - Cotton spinning Machine maker the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto the said
John Blackburn his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece of land situated in said Walpole containing six acres and eight & a half rods - bounded as follows viz - beginning at the wall at the eastern thence on line of said Barden south 19° west ten chains and sixty links to land of the heirs of Ellis Hartshorn - thence on the same north 70° west five chains and sixteen links to a heap of stones - thence on line of said Blackburn north 2° 30' west sixty seven links to a turn in the fence - thence on ditto north 13° 45' east five chains and ninety eight links to a turn in the fence; thence on ditto north 42° 30' east five chains and ninety five links to a corner - thence on ditto south 48° 30' east three chains and eighty five links to the bound first mentioned
This deed from Elijah Barden to John Blackburn was filed Feb 11 1822 for Ebenezer D. Dyer
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the afore-granted Premises to the said John Blackburn his Heirs and Assigns, to his or their Use and Behoof forever.
AND I do covenant with the said John Blackburn his Heirs and Assigns, That I am lawfully seized in Fee of the afore-granted Premises; That they are free of all Incumbrances; That I have good Right to sell and convey the same to the said John Blackburn
AND that I will warrant and defend the same Premises to the said John Blackburn his Heirs and Assigns forever, against the lawful Claims and Demands of all persons.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Elijah Barden and Lydia my wife in token of her relinquishing all right and power
have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this second day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty two
Signed, sealed and delivered, in presence of us, Elijah Barden (seal) Lydia Barden (mark)
Elijah Barden (seal) Lydia Barden (mark)
Walpole ss. May 11th 1822. Then the above named Elijah Barden acknowledged the above Instrument to be his free act and deed - before me Sam H. Dyer Justice of the Peace.
Received and recorded with the page and examined by 132 Deeds, book Register.
Dedham January 23-1826 Received Ebenezer D. Dyer

Dear Sir,
pardon to Morse
concerning my former work -
FROM ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
THAT I Elijah Barden of Waltham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby acknowledge that in consideration of one hundred dollars paid by Richard Morse of Waltham aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto the said
Richard Morse his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land - situate in Sharon on high plain so called - containing ten acres more or less beginning at David Allen's corner at the road westerly to the center line so called - thence northerly on David Allen's till it comes to Richard Morse's corner - thence easterly on Richard Morse's till it comes to the road - thence southerly on the road to the bound first mentioned
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the afore-granted Premises to the said
Richard Morse his Heirs and Assigns, to his & their Use and Behoof forever.
AND I do covenant with the said Richard Morse his Heirs and Assigns, That I am lawfully seized in Fee of the afore-granted Premises; That they are free of all Incumbrances; That I have good Right to sell and convey the same to the said Richard Morse
AND that I will warrant and defend the same Premises to the said Richard Morse his Heirs and Assigns forever, against the lawful Claims and Demands of all persons.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Elijah Barden and Lydia my wife hereby relinquishing all right of dower in said premises have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this eighth day of January in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty one
Signed, sealed and delivered, in presence of us,
Amos Barden Oliah Blake
Elijah Barden (seal) Lydia Barden (mark)
Norfolk ss. March 2- 1821. Then the above named Elijah Barden acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed - before me, Phineas Ellis Justice of the Peace.
Received and recorded with the page and examined by
1821 Deeds, book
Register.
Dedham September 4-1821 Received Entred and Examined by James Foord Reg -
Entered from the Records of the County of Norfolk, ss. March 2- 1821. Then the above named Elijah Barden acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed - before me, Phineas Ellis Justice of the Peace.

Dear
Hey
Barden to Barden
WORTH AND WORTH BY FISH & SEVEN

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
THAT I Elijah Barden of Walpole in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman in consideration of five hundred dollars to me paid by Amos Barden of the said Walpole Yeoman the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto the said
Amos Barden and to his heirs and assigns forever one undivided half part of my home farm - situated in said Walpole with one half of the buildings thereon standing - the said farm is bounded northerly on the road leading from Walpole to Sharon - westerly on land of John Blackburn and land of the heirs of Ellis Hartshorn and land of said Amos Barden to the river Thorne southerly on said river to the Norfolk & Bristol turnpike - thence easterly on land of Daniel Allen to the Sharon road first mentioned - with one half of the privileges and appurtenances thereof
Copy from Norfolk Records B115 fol 235 Enos Frost Reg.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the afore-granted Premises to the said Amos and to his Heirs and Assigns, to his and their Use and Behoof forever.
AND I do covenant with the said Amos and with his Heirs and Assigns, That I am lawfully seized in Fee of the afore-granted Premises; That they are free of all Incumbrances; That I have good Right to sell and convey the same to the said Amos
AND that I will warrant and defend the same Premises to the said Amos and to his Heirs and Assigns forever, against the lawful Claims and Demands of all persons.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Elijah Barden
have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this twenty seventh day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty two
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us,
Sam d H. Deane Julia Deane
Elijah Barden (seal) Sylvia Barden (seal mark)
Norfolk ss. May 27 - 1822. Then the above named Elijah Barden acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed - before me, Sam d H. Deane Justice of the Peace.
Received and recorded with the page and examined by
1822 Deeds, book Register.
Dedham April 16 - 1823 Received Entire & Paid in full by Enos Frost Reg.

sum of eight hundred and fifty six dollars and forty cents -
Samuel Drastow Warren Clapp Daniel Allen
Attest the 21 January 27-1826 Inasmuch as the within named debtor hath not satisfied the within recited judgment by money or other specie and the creditor not finding personal property to his acceptance to satisfy this debt thinks proper to levy it on the said debtor's real estate - I therefore by virtue of this order extended the same on the above described real estate and have caused three disinterested & discreet men being freeholders in said County chosen as follows to wit - Samuel Drastow chosen by Harvey Clapp the within named creditor - Warren Clapp chosen by Elijah Barden the within named debtor - and Daniel Allen by me the officer - and they the said Samuel Drastow Warren Clapp and Daniel Allen having been sworn as above appears faithfully and impartially to appraise such real estate of the within named debtor as should be shown to them by Harvey Clapp the within named creditor as the estate of the within named debtor they have appraised the same at the estate sum of eight hundred and fifty two dollars - and I have given seizure & possession of said real estate to Harvey Clapp the creditor in full satisfaction of the balance of this debt and charges of levying the same which charges amount to the sum of fifty two and twenty three cents - I therefore return this

satisfied in all its parts
Harlow Whiting D o Sheriff
Norfolk ss January 28-1828 Received of Harlow Whiting D o Sheriff seizure and possession of the real estate mentioned on this action Harvey Clap
March 30-1826 Received Enland V o examined By Enos Foote Reg.
Copied from Norfolk Records Lib 7 fol 24 By Enos Foote Reg
Enos Harvey Clap D o Sheriff

Norfolk ss January 27-1820 - Then Daniel Allen Warren Clap and Samuel Brastow appeared and made solemn oath that they would faithfully and impartially appraise such real estate of the within named Elisha Parden as should be shown them to satisfy this order and all fees & costs Before me Daniel Kingsbury Esq. of Parden
Norfolk ss January 27-1820 We the above named Daniel Allen Warren Clap and Samuel Brastow having been sworn as above appears have appraised and do hereby appraise the following described real estate viz one piece of cedar swamp situate in Sharon containing nine acres - bounded easterly on land of Thomas Hollock and the heirs of Nathaniel Morse and on all other parts on lands of Enoch Hovey at the sum of two hundred and seventy dollars - Also one other piece of cedar swamp situate in said Sharon containing one half acre - bounded northerly on land of Enoch Hovey and on all other parts on land of the heirs of Nathaniel Morse at the sum of thirty dollars - Also one lot of meadow land situate in Medfield containing 2 acres and one half bounded southerly and westerly on land of - Cheney easterly on crossway - northerly on Hannon's brook so called at the sum of forty dollars -
Also one other lot containing two acres one quarter and thirty four rods beginning at stake and stone - running N 57 W four chains and fifteen links to a large black oak tree thence N 17 W one chain and seventy six links to an old stump thence N 84 W one chain and ninety seven links to a stake and stone thence S 2° E three chains and thirty seven links to a stake in fence - thence S 54 W two chains fourteen links

to a stump thence S 84° E three chains and seventy links, then S 88° E three chains and five links to a black oak a black oak, thence N 24° E two chains thirty three links, to the first mentioned bound at the sum of forty two dollars - Also one other piece of land with a dwelling house barn and other out buildings, thereon standing - lying in common and undivided with Amos Darden situated in Walspole aforesaid - it being the same on which the said Elijah Darden and Amos now live - containing forty five acres, bounded as follows - beginning at the corner of the wall on the road at the corner of John Blackburns land thence running S 57° W six chains thirty five links to bend in fence, thence S 21° W ten chains sixty five links to a stake there, S 75° E one chain twenty five links to a stake in the corner of the fence then S 12° W eight chains to a stake then S 1° E five chains to stake then S - five chains fifty seven links to stake then S 2° W thirteen chains seventy five links to a brook thence S 11° W four chains twenty nine links then on said brook S 43° E four chains thirty links to a bridge on the Norfolk & Bristol turnpike then N 25° E eleven chains thirty links to a stake in fence, then N 44° W five chains & ninety six links to a stake in fence on land of Daniel Allen then N 34° E twenty chains to the corner of fence on the road thence on the road twenty five chains twenty three links to the first mentioned bound and we have appraised the one undivided half belonging to Elijah Darden the within named debtor lying in common and undivided with the said Amos aforesaid at the sum of four hundred and seventy four dollars and forty cents, making in the whole eight hundred fifty two dollars - all of which having been shown to us by Hervey Black the within named creditor as the estate of the within named Elijah Darden the debtor all of which we have appraised with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging at the aforesaid

sum of eight hundred and fifty six dollars and forty cents -
Samuel Brastow Warren Clap Daniel Allen
Worfs 21 January 27-1826 Inasmuch as the within named debtor hath not satisfied the within recited judgment by money or other specie and the creditor not finding personal property to his acceptance to satisfy this sum thinks proper to levy it on the said debtor's real estate - I therefore by virtue of this summon extended the same on the above described real estate and have caused three disinterested & disrespect men being freeholders in said County chosen as follows to wit - Samuel Brastow chosen by Harvey Clap the within named creditor - Warren Clap chosen by Elijah Barden the within named debtor - and Daniel Allen by me the officer - and they the said Samuel Brastow Warren Clap and Daniel Allen having been sworn as above appears faithfully and impartially to appraise such real estate of the within named debtor as should be shown to them to satisfy this sum and all costs - and the above described real estate having been shown to me and there by Harvey Clap the within named creditor as the estate of the within named debtor they have appraised the same at the estate sum of eight hundred and fifty two dollars - and I have given seizure & possession of said real estate to Harvey Clap the creditor in full satisfaction of the balance of this sum and charges of levying the same which charges amount to the sum of fifty two and twenty three cents - I therefore return this co.

satisfied in all its parts
Harlow Whiting D o Sheriff
Norfolk ss January 28-1828 Received of Harlow Whiting D o Sheriff seizure and possession of the real estate mentioned on this order Harvey Clapp
March 30-1826 Received Enland V o Harriman D o Enos Foora Reg.
Copied from Norfolk Records Lib 7 fol o 24 J d Enos Foora Reg.
S. H. H. Harvey Clapp D o Clerk Norfolk

Seal NORFOLK, ss.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
To the Sheriff of our County of Norfolk or his Deputy,
GREETING.
WHEREAS
Harvey Gage of Walpole in our County of Norfolk Esquire
by the Consideration of Our Justices of our Court of Common Pleas, holden at Dedham, for and within Our County of Norfolk aforesaid, on the thrice Monday of December last past recovered Judgment against Elijah Burden of said Walpole yeoman
for the sum of eight hundred & seventy one Dollars and sixty five Cents, Damage, and six Dollars and thirteen Cents, Costs of Suit, as to Us appears of Record, whereof Execution remains to be done.
WE command you, therefore, that of the Goods, Chattels or Lands of the said Burden within your Precinct, you cause to be paid and satisfied unto the said Clap at the Value thereof in money, the aforesaid Sums, being eight hundred and eighty one Dollars and two two Cents in the Whole, with twenty five Cents more for this Writ; and thereof also to satisfy yourself for your own fees; and for want of Goods, Chattels, or Lands of the said Burden to be by him shewn unto you, or found within your Precinct, to the Acceptance of the said Clap to satisfy the sums aforesaid, WE command you to take the Body of the said Burden and him commit unto Our Gaol in Dedham in Our County of Norfolk aforesaid, and detain in your Custody within Our said Gaol, until he pay the full Sums above mentioned, with your Fees, or that he be discharged by the said Clap the Creditor, or otherwise by Order of Law. Hereof fail not, and make return of this Writ, with your Doings therein, into Our Clerk's Office of our said Court of Common Pleas within three months from the date hereof. Witness, Arturus Ward Esquire, at Dedham, the second day of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty six
Horatio Townsend Clerk

I Harvey Clapp of Walpole in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire of lawful age do testify and say, that Elijah Barden, who declared for a pension under the several acts of Congress in such case made and provided at the last Court of Common Pleas for the County of Norfolk at their April Term, was indebted to me from the year 1807 to December 1825 for goods, wares, and merchandise sold and delivered in small quantities from my store during that time, that several settlements were made between him & myself during that time, notes given & taken up by renewing the same & paying a part in cash, of which now no memorandum remains whereby it is impos- sible to render a transcript of the account shewing the state of the same - That at the December Term of the Court of Common Pleas A.D. 1825 I commenced an action upon the balance of my notes then due against the said Barden, and recovered judgement in said Court against him for the sum of eight hundred & seventy one Dollars ninety-nine cents debt & nine Dollars thirteen cents costs of the suit, that an execution issued upon said judgement and was levied upon all his personal property in his possession not exempted by law and the proceeds of said

The sale thereof at auction was applied in part satisfaction thereof and the balance of said execution was extended upon the whole of his real estate he then owned which was appraised at its full value and the execution was duly returned satis- fied as will appear by a copy of the same herewith exhibited - that the debt upon which said judgment was rendered, was founded upon a good and valuable consideration being principally for goods, wares, & merchan- dise sold him during the term aforesaid at a fair cash price and that your depo- nent verily believes that they were solely & exclusively applied to the use & benefit of the said Barden -
Harvey Chaplin
Norfolk ss August 29. 1827 Sworn to before me Daniel Kingsbury Justice of the peace

I Amos Barden of Walpole in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachu- setts Yeoman - of lawful age do testify and say that Elijah Barden, who declared for a pension at the last April Term of the Court of Common Pleas for this County under the several acts of Congress in such case made & provided, was indebted to me for work and labour done & performed for him from April 1815 to May 22, 1822 on his farm in the sum of five hundred Dollars and that he justly owed me that sum therefor and that said work & labour was done solely & exclusively for his use & benefit - and I do further say that the consideration of the deed paid by Richard Morse Stock & Car- ried to of Morristown in the State of New Hampshire Elijah Barden Jr and paid the same to him upon notes which he held against said applicant - & which were justly due - Also that money which he received of John Blackburn - as I was informed, went in part to pay the balance due Elijah Barden Jr & the remainder was paid to Harvey Clark Esq.
Amos Barden Norfolk Jr August 24, 1827 Sworn to before me Daniel Kingsbury Justice of the peace

Pension office Sept r 7 th 1827 Elyah H. Garden Mass s not, March 28 th (Sept 151)
My dear friend Mr. Steele  Steele I hope to hear of the good news soon I am truly yours affectionately your friend J. Steele 1829
Handwritten signature
Our dear Secretary at War Washington to City P. R.

Walpole centre Aug 30. 1827
Sir.
Mr Barden, the within named applicant, has procured and perfected all the evidence within his power to establish his claim to be restored to the pension roll (rest under the several acts of Congress) — He has been unable to procure the affidavit of Elijah Barden Jr. to whom the consideration for the deeds of conveyances of the land described therein to John Blackburn and Richard Morse principally was paid. Some evidence of the payment has been established by the affidavit of Amos Barden. Mr Barden is very poor, and on that account is unable to have procured the Elijah Barden Jr. who lives at Merlow, State of New Hampshire. When his claim has been decided upon you will please direct to me at Walpole Centre. Miss
Yours, Respectfully
Hon James Barbour. Sec. of War. Fisher A. Kingsbury

How. J. Bailey H. R.
dep d 2 d April 1828

I, Herman Guild of Walpole in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age do testify & say, that I have always lived in the neighborhood of Elijah Barden of said Wal- pole, & that I am well acquainted with him, & his son Amos Barden. That in the Spring of the year 1815, or 1816., according to the best of my re- collection in the month of April, Amos Barden began to work for me, & for his Father alternately every other week, which he continued to do for six months ensuing, & my impression is, that I paid him Fourteen dollars per month; at the end of which time he commenced working constantly for his Father & continued to live with his Father, & work on the farm until the Spring of the year 1822, when he received a deed of a part of his Father's farm; & I have no doubt that if he had worked out, at wages, during this time, he would have earned more money than the part of the farm, which he received, was worth. At the time that Elijah Barden, the Father, failed he owed me about one hundred dollars, for which I commenced a suit at Law, against

him, which I afterwards dropped because I was convinced that I could obtain nothing by it, which debt is still unpaid. In short, I believe the Old Man is very poor, considerably in debt, & that he has nothing to pay with.
Herman Guild
Norfolk ss. March 4. 1828. Then personally appeared the above named Herman Guild & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true before me
Harvey Clapp Justice of peace
Walpole March 4. 1828. I hereby certify that the above named Herman Guild has been personally known to me for many years, that he is a man of veracity & that full faith & credit ought to be given to his assertions.
Harvey Clapp Justice of peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss.
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County aforesaid hereby certify that Harvey Clapp is a Justice of the peace for the said County duly commissioned and qualified according to the Constitution and laws of said Commonwealth, and that his signature to the above deposition & affidavit are genuine and true.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Sup. Jud. Court of said Commonwealth this thirteenth day of March A.D. 1828
Jairus Ware

I, Warren Clap of Walpole in the County of Norfolk in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age do testify & say, that I have for many years been acquainted with Elijah Barden of said Walpole, & his Son Amos, & with their affairs; that I, as Treasurer of the Town of Walpole, hold a note against Elijah Barden for $ 28.35. which is still unpaid, & for the payment of which I depend upon the surety alone, that I believe Elijah Barden is worth nothing at all, & that I do not believe that he conveyed any portion of his property to any person with the expectation of deriving any advantage from it, thereafterwards, nor that he does in fact, derive any advantage from any property so conveyed. I will remember Amos Barden's living with his Father & working for him from A.D. 1815 to 1822. when he received a deed of one undivided half of his Father's homestead valued at $ 500. & have no doubt that Amos's labor during the period, he worked for his Father - was worth much more than the

land which he received; if I had believed that there was the least fraud in this transfer I should have felt bound to have commenced a suit at Law, which I have never done, for the recovery of this property
Warren Clap
Norfolk ss. March 6. 1828. Then personally appeared the beforenamed Warren Clap & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true before me.
Samuel B. Walcott Justice of Peace.
Norfolk ss. March 6. 1828. I hereby certify that the abovenamed Warren Clap is personally known to me that he is a man of veracity, & that full faith ought to be given to his assertions.
Samuel B. Walcott J. P.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk ss.
I James Ware Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County hereby certify that Samuel B. Walcott Esq r is a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly commissioned by the Executive authority of said Commonwealth and qualified to act in said Office, and that his signatures to the above deposition & certificate are genuine and true. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth this 13 th day of March A.D. 1828.
James Ware Clerk

I, Daniel Kingsbury of Walpole in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age do testify & say, that I have long been acquainted with Elijah Barden of said Walpole & with his Son Amos Barden, & that said Amos paid to me, during the last Summer, the sum of Fifty dollars & twenty four cents, with one year's interest on the same, which sum was due to me, as Treasurer of the Church Fund in said Walpole, from Elijah Barden, his Father. I believe that Elijah Barden is entirely destitute of property, & I do not believe that there was any fraud in the transfer of a part of his farm to his Son Amos, so much to the contrary, that he having recently become unable to labor, on account of a severe injury sustained by a fall, it is within my knowledge as Chairman of the Selectmen of Walpole that he has received assistance from the Town & this is likely to be the case, hereafter, whenever from any cause he shall be unable to support

himself by his labor, unless he shall be restored to his pension, he not having any relatives, who, according to my present knowledge & belief, are liable by law to support him.
Daniel Kingsbury
Norfolk ss. March 24. 1828. Then personally appeared the above named Daniel Kingsbury & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him by him subscribed is true, before me.
Samuel B. Walcott Jus. Pa.
Norfolk ss. March 24. 1828. I hereby certify that the abovenamed Daniel Kingsbury is personally known to me & that he is a man of veracity & that his assertions ought to be believed.
Samuel B. Walcott Jus. Pa.

(4.)
Walpole March 3. 1828.
To the Honorable The Secretary of War of the United States. The undersigned, Select Men of Walpole in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, certify, that they have been acquainted with Elijah Barber of said Walpole, a Revolutionary Soldier, for the last ten years & more, & that he is, in their belief, in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assist- ance of his Country, & that he has not disposed of, or transferred his property, or any portion thereof, with a view to obtain a pension.
Daniel Kingsbury } Selectmen Joseph Ellis } of Joseph Carroll } Walpole

Allowance.
L. G.
Jan. 29. 1832
Restau
pen: to com.
19 Jan. 1832

Washington City
July 18. 1852. —
Sir,
In answer to your communication of the 17 th , I can assure you, that there is not the least doubt, on my mind, that the conveyance by Borden to his son, of the property he at one time possessed, was a bona fide transaction. The Rev. John P. B. Storer, the clergyman of Wolfpole, where Borden resides, thus expresses his opinion, of the character & conduct of that old soldier, in a letter to me dated the 11 th inst.
"He is now considerably over 70 years old, extremely poor, but honest & industrious. He has no child with him, to take care of him, or his wife — none one either

of his children able to render him the smallest aid, in case of sickness.
His hard daily earnings would not support him, were it not for the kind- ness & charity of Mr. Warren Cope, who allows Borden to live in part of his farm house, or administers to his wants. But were his bounty & assis- tance withheld, Borden must inevitably call upon the overseers of the poor to support him. So helpless & destitute is the individual who served in the war of them independence."
"I assume you, Sir, from the most thorough knowledge of Borden's character & from the positive testimony of all who have known him for more than half a century, that I believe him incapable of a dis- honest or dishonorable action. He

never concealed any property, - nor did he transfer any, for the miserable pension money, which has been withheld from him. Every man in the alleys will support this declaration."
From the above unqualified remarks, as to the character & conduct of Korden, a man such a highly respectable gentleman as the Revd. Mr. Storer, I have no hesitation in declaring, that it is my sincere belief, the transfer, and conveyance of the real estate, was to discharge a real debt & for no other purpose.
Very respectfully Yours most ob't Serv't
J. L. Edwards Esq. (H. A. S.) John L. Edwards John L. Edwards

Jan 7.
Eliza Borden Mrs M
James L. Schwartz
Carnegie of Pennsylvania
Wm L. Lee H.R.
3 Washington City
copy

Hall No. 10 Rm. 2.
Washington City
July 5 th 1836
Sir,
The subject of the claim of Elijah Borden of Massachusetts, for arrears of Pension, has been referred to the Com: on Revolutionary Pensions. To enable the Committee to examine his claim, it is necessary for them to have a copy of his papers, now on file in your Office - Please favour me with a copy -
Very respectfully your obt Servt
Luke Lea
Col. J. H. Edwards Comm. Pen:

Copies of papers sent to Hon. L. Lea AR Jan 11. 1837
Date of death not on AR
No. 7133.
Massachusetts
Elijah Borden
of Walpole in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Peters of the by Colonel J. Read in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year from December 1776 to
17
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th day of April 1818 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of March 1819 and sent to Hon. J. Davis Boston, Massachusetts
Restored to the Roll on 20 th day of January 1832 - and notification sent to Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn at the House of Representatives Pension commencing on the 19 th of January 1832
Amount due on 4th of March 1832 - }
$ 12-38
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. }
4 Sep 1819

Canajoharie N.Y. May 22-1937
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Please send me Revolutionary War service record and any other facts which you may have of John Cook of Massachusetts - probably of Norton Mass. also service record etc of Elijah Borden , who served in Mass. militia from Freetown And greatly oblige (Mrs) Addie K. Niles
Thank you