Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,597, John Bolder, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Bolder, John or Bolden
S. 37,597
CONTENTS

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
or Bolder, John Bolden
S. 37,597
CONTENTS

13.135
Maine
John Bolden
of Dist: Wiscasset in the state of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Morgan of the Virginia line, for the term of the war
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist: of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 19 th of June 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of July 1819 and sent to R. C. Vose, Esq. Augusta, Maine
Arrears to 4th of Portion of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1819 - 246 20: 26
20: 26
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Lincoln Co. y. Continued
Information Dec 20 1820-65 R. C. Vose, Augusta, Maine Exh. John Brath. March 2/30

✓ July 24/50 Sargent Bolden
July 26/50
Asks a copy of the declaration of his father John Bolden - filed for a pension for his services in the Virginia line —
Ms. A. M. [unclear]
Hon George supp Crawford Secretary of War
✓ Washington D.C.
Commr. of Pensions for answer Depr of the Interior } July 27/50 }

Reply before 6 P.M.
Bath Feby 21 1850
To the Hon George W Crawford
Secretary of War Sir
My Father
was a Pensioner having served in the United States Service, and there was at his death some arrearages due to him. I believe according to the best information that I can obtain that he served, in the Virginia line, in Capt Braly's Company Phebuscher regiment for three years or during the revolutionary war. I believe he died in the fall of 1826. his name was John Bolden. The declaration he made by which he made obtained his pension is in possession of the war department. I should receive it as a great favor if you would send me a copy of his declaration. Any arrearages due him, would be of great service to me as I am have a large family to support and, need all I can obtain to support them, as all I have for their support is my hands. by attending to it at your earliest opportunity you will very much oblige
Your obedient Servant Sargant Bolden

I John Bolden of Wiscasset in the County of Lincoln, District of Maine, State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, seventy three years of age, from reduced circumstances being in need of the assistance of my country for support, do on oath testify & declare that I enlisted as a private in the army of the United States on the continental establishment & did duty against the common enemy during nearly the whole of the revolutionary war. I first enlisted for the term of three years into a company commanded by Capt. William Braley of Col. Phebachar's Regiment, of General Woodford's Brigade of the Virginia line. After serving therein two years or thereabouts I enlisted to serve during the war. I did duty in Col. Morgan's Regiment for some part of the time, but owing to the failure of my memory I am unable to say for what period. I however served the whole time in the army until I was taken prisoner at Charleston South Carolina - in the neighborhood of which I received two wounds on my head; one from a sabre & one from a musket. I was engaged in the Battles of Brandywine, Trenton, Monmouth; in the storming of Stoney Point; and also in the neighborhood of Philadelphia & many skirmishes which I cannot now recollect. I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list.
John Bolden
Kennebec ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this 19 th day of June A.D. 1819 the above named John Bolden, after having been carefully examined by me touching the premises, made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed - before me -
S. S. Wilce
J. J. G. Loomis

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN  Samuel Sumner Wilde  Esquire , before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is one of the Justices of the  one of the Justices of the  Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, authorizing the County of  Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth  of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset , and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand : Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety .
Ebenezer Davis

We the subscribers, Select men of the Town of Wiscasset, do hereby certify that Mr John Bolden has resided in this Town several years of late - that we have understood & considered him to be an honest, industrious man, & we consider him a man worthy of receiving recompence from Government for any services he may have rendered during the Revolutionary war - we are satisfied that on the score of property he will  has come within the meaning & intention of the act granting pensions to Revolutionary Soldiers
Wiscasset June 4. 1819.
Moses Carlton
Warren Rice

Lincoln J. Circuit Court of Common Pleas, August Term 1820 Received & filed Attest Nat. Coffin Clerk True Copy Attest Nat. Coffin Clerk
26. 60 75
John Elden
13/135
[Large stylized signature: Nathaniel Coffin]
R. F. Ware, Augusta, Maine.

(Copy)
State of Maine.
75
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty second day of May, 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Esq. Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Bolder aged seventy four years, resident in Litchfield in the County of Lincoln within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain William Brayley and Regiment commanded by Colonel Philbachar of the line of the State of Virginia upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of six years. I was discharged as belonging to Col. Morgan's regiment of the same Virginia line. I was in the Battle at the storming of Stony Point, at Trenton & Princeton and at Germantown.
that his original declaration was made before Judge Wilde on the nineteenth day of June 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 13135. And I, the said John Bolder do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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.
John Bolder
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz:
I have no property whatever except the poor clothing on my back. I have no family, and live with my son John, and by reason of my advanced age I am unable to labor. I have no trade or profession.
John Bolder
Subscribed, sworn to and declared, both the oath and schedule, on the twenty second day of May 1820.
Before me Nathan Weston Esq. C.P. C.C.C. Pleas
A true copy
Attest John Davis Clerk

37597 Rev INVALID.
File No. 37597
John Bolden Rev Rev Jas
Act: 78 m March 18 m
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Bolden, enlisted County. Private Col. Morgan's Virginia line. Reg.
during war
June 19. 1819.
From close examination of the Virginia Rolls, the nearest to his name is to be found P 107
The claimant joined as well be seen in the Virginia line, it is impossible for him, living in the District of Columbia to procure further evidence of his service - he has Excedence two respectable men that the said Bolden, possesses the character of a man of truth
In Virginia Rolls, P 107
P 107 John Bolden John Bolden
Admitted
Mr. E.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States:—
I the subscriber, being one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do certify, that John Bolden, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Wisconsin, in the County of Lincoln, District of Maine, on the nineteenth day of June, A.D. 1819, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor, that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed March 18. 1818; which declaration, and other evidence produced by said applicant, (being all in his power to produce,) is hereunto annexed:—
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a careful examination of the said applicant, and a full consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establish- ment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support:—
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and have caused the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court to be hereunto affixed, this twenty ninth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
S. S. Wilde J. S. G. Court for S. Dist.