Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30317, John Caldwell, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. H.
Caldwell John
S 30317
CONTENTS
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15553 Massachusetts
John Caldwell of Martin in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Scott of the Regt. commanded by Col. Clark in the  line for 8 months
Mula
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of June 1833 and sent Elijah Wood  Greenfield  Mass Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 53.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 13.33 $66.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. Addison Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 9 Page 12
78 Franklin
Date of death not on file

24472 John Caldwell Northfield
one
Elijah Alvoora Greenfield ms

I was stationed at Cambridge during all the time I was with the army & was in the battle of Bunker Hill, I remained with the army for a short time after the eight months, for which I had enlisted, had expired & I left on or about the first day of January, but I can not state the precise day. I had no written discharge, and I know of no evidence other than the affidavit of John Swan which is herewith sent by which to prove my service. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
John Caldwell
I also answer as to the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that I was born in Backney Nottingham, in the state of New Hampshire on the 15 th day of May 1757. I have seen a record of the time of birth in my father's Bible, but it has been a long time since worn out. The other interrogatories are answered in the body of the above declaration, so far as I can recollect the same except the place of my residence since the war - I lived in Dublin till about the close of the war - I first moved to Cambridge in the state of New York - I then removed to the town of Northfield aforesaid where I have ever since resided.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Caldwell
R. E. Peabody Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that the two settled clergymen in said Northfield have but very recently resided in this part of the country.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Franklin
On the fifth  sixth day of February A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before Richard E. Newcomb Esq r . Judge of the court of Probate within & for the said County of Franklin, now sitting, John Caldwell of Northfield in the said County of Franklin, aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States in the latter part of the month of April or the first part of the month of May 1775 , my memory will not enable me to say exactly & served for a little more than eight months in the Militia of New Hampshire, under the following named officers. Col. Stark, comman- der of the Regiment. Capt. Scott & Lieut. Wm Scott company officers. When I entered the service I lived at Dublin in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire, but I did not join there, but at Cambridge, where I went for the purpose. The only General officer whom I now remember was Gen. Putnam.

and are unacquainted with the said applicant, and that their late clergyman has not removed from the town of Northfield, but is now absent as a Representative of the General Court of this Com- monwealth, and is not expected to return for several weeks
R. E. Bencomb
Judge of Probate
I Elijah Alvord Register of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Caldwell for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Greenfield on the sixth day of February A.D. 1833
E. Alvord Reg. Prob.

244-72 John Baldwin Mass
Thurs 8 Mo
Elijah Albro Greenfield Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Caldwell  of Northfield County of Franklin State of Mass
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 1 8 priv. Col Stark Capt Scott Genl Putnam 17 years New Bedford Living Witness for the term of 8 mo  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

May 3, 1935
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John Caldwell-S.30317 BA-J/AWF
Miss Alice L. Priest 16 Brewster Terrace Brookline, Massachusetts.
Dear Madam:
In compliance with your request you are furnished herein the Revolutionary War record of John Caldwell, as found in pension claim, S. 30317, based upon his service in that war.
John Caldwell was born May 15, 1757 in Nottingham, New Hampshire, names of his parents not given.
While a resident of Dublin, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he went to Cambridge and there enlisted the last of April or first of May, 1775 and served "a little more than eight months" as private in Captain William Scott's company, Colonel Stark's New Hampshire regiment; during this service he was in the battle of Bunker Hill.
Soon after the close of the Revolution, he moved from Dublin, New Hampshire to Cambridge, New York and thence to Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 6, 1833, then a resident of Northfield, Massachusetts.
John Swan in 1832 of "lawful age" and living in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, testified that he enlisted in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the latter part of April or the first of May, 1775 for
History's furnished Miss Alice L. Priest - mem/ 3-1935

the term of eight months and that he served in Captain William Scott's company, Colonel Stark's New Hampshire regiment, that he was well acquainted with John Caldwell, then of Dublin, New Hampshire, and that said John Caldwell enlisted at the same time in the same company and for the term of eight months. It is not stated that John Swan was related to the soldier, John Caldwell.
There are no data in this claim concerning the family of John Caldwell.
In order to obtain information in regard to the last payment of pension, name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
John Caldwell Certificate # 15553 Issued June 22, 1833 Rate $26.67 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Massachusetts Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1935: May 3. 2 histories To Miss Alice L. Priest. 1935 1936, May 7- Photo to Miss Alice L. Priest & Co. Did not find wa same date (Re letter in chn. 54-3792 of John (Doran) mm# 20000) as above
30317 INVALID. Buy
File No. 30,317
John Caldwell His Res wa
Act: June 1 st 1897
r letter Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I John Swan of Peterborough in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire of lawful age do testify, Depose and say that I enlisted in the Army of the United States at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts about the latter part of April or the fore part of May in the year 1877 for the term of Eight Months - That I then well knew John Caldwell then of Dublin in the Coun- ty of Cheshire in said State but now of Northfield in the County of Franklin in the State of Massachusetts - That the said John Caldwell enlisted in the said United States Service about the the same time in the same company for the said term of Eight Months in the Company commanded by Captain William Scott and in the Regi- ment commanded by Col. Clark and Sergeant That the said John Caldwell served in the said Service until the fore part of the next January when he was dismissed. And further deponent saith not.
his John J Swan mark
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. Sharon August 2 d 1882. Then personally appeared the above named John Swan and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed was in his belief true
Before me Benja Russell Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. Sharon August 2 d 1882. I hereby certify that the above deponent is a competent witness Benja Russell Justice of the Peace

Quit
Quit
John Caldwell att
I Andrew Wallace, clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, certify that Benjamin Russell within named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough, and that he was a Justice of the Peace at the time that the within certificates by him signed purport to have been dated, and I further certify that I have no doubt that the within signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this eleventh day of March in the year of our Lord 1833.
A. Wallace clerk

We the subscribers hereby certify that we are acquainted with John Caldwell of Northfield Co. of Franklin & Com th of Mass. That we believe him to be seventy six years of age. That he is generally reputed among his neighbors to have been a soldier of the Revolution - & that we concur in that opinion.
Northfield Feb. 26. th 1833.
Benj m Fallender Ezekiel Webster
Eldad Wright
Horace Halkon
Benony Dickinson
Asahel Dickinson
This may certify that I have been acquainted with John Caldwell of Northfield for a number of years. that I take him to be a man of truth, that I have heard him relate some transactions & incidents which took place near Boston at the commencement or first year of the Revolutionary War in which he was present & acting a soldier & that I have full belief in the truth of his story - Sam l C. Allen.
March 6 1833.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts I Richard E. Newcomb Judge of Probate for the county of Franklin before whom the declaration for a pension was on the sixth day of February last made by John Caldwell of Northfield in said county, in open court of probate, do certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Samuel C. Allen and
that the said Samuel C Allen was lately for many years the Representative in Congress from this Congressional district that I know his subscription to the within certificate to be genuine - That I am acquainted with the hand writing of Benjamin Callender and Ezekiel Webster and believe their names subscribed to the within certificate to be their true and proper signatures - And it appears to me that all the within named persons are credible and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
Witness my hand at Greenfield the twenty seventh day of March A.D. 1833. R. E. Newcomb.
John Caldwell certificate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord Register of the Court of Probate for said county of Franklin do certify that the above named Richard E. Newcomb Esq is the Judge of said Court and that he subscribed the preceding certificate in my presence.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Greenfield this twenty seventh day of March A.D. 1833
E. Alvord Reg. Probate

OUTN ev
RECEIVED JUL 20 1899 PENSION OFFICE
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
20328?
Dear Sir
Can you give me any information concerning my ancestor:-
John Caldwell, who served in the Revolutionary War ? He was a clerk in the army and lived in Hudson - N. H. This much I know.
Whether he enlisted in Hudson or in the city of Nashua I am not informed. Yours truly.
Miss Hester Frost.
6 N. Nevada Ave. Colorado Springs, Colorado.

DEPT. OF WAR & NAVY DEC 16 1897
FILED
Shenandoah Iowa. Dec. 11. 1897.
To the Department of the Interior.
Bureau of Pensions.
Will you please be so kind as to let me know whether on your pension records for the American Revolutionary War there is the name

of John Caldwell? He died in Northfield, (or West Northfield) Mass. aged 84 yrs, 6 mos. Nov. 15, 1840. He had lived there for fully forty years, and had previously lived in New York State, near Salem, possibly over in Sandgate Vt. He probably enlisted from Mass. though possibly from N. H. or Vt. I am sure this John Caldwell received a pension.

Also, please, is there any record of a pension to Ababod King , born in 1756 in Sheffield, Conn, and removed when a young man to Marlboro. Vt.? He was a representative in the Vt. Legislature. I am not so sure that he received a pension, though I have seen letters regarding one. He died in Dec. of 1834.

I should be very much obliged for any information on these points.
Very truly,
(Miss) Alice L. Priest.
Shenandoah.
Iowa.

Shenandoah. Iowa Jan. 2 - 1898. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington - D.C.
Thank you for the information concerning John Caldwell who enlisted from Dublin, N.H. for the Revolutionary war and applied for a pension from North- field, Mass. on Feb. 6 th ,

1833, Will you please let me know the regiment to which he belonged and the date of his eight months of actual service, and greatly oblige.
(Miss) Alice L. Priest.
Shenandoah.
Iowa.
I would like to have as full information as possible.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. John Leadsmill Cur. File No 317
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Last of Apr or 1st May 1775 8 mos. Pvt. William Scott Stark N.H.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill Residence of soldier at enlistment, Dublin, Cheshire Co. N.H. Date of application for pension, July 6, 1833. His cl. was ok. Residence at date of application, Northfield, Franklin Co., Mass. Age at date of application, Born at Nottingham N.H. May 15, 1757 Remarks: Soldier joined the army at Cambridge Mass. He lived in Dublin until about the close of the war, then moved to Cambridge N.H. & then to Northfield, Mass.

Recd B 3-049.
MAIL DIVISION
Ex Eae Div.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., / 20 , 190 8
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
No. of claim, #30317 - Ind. Rev. War.
Name of soldier, John Caldwell
P. O. address of soldier, Northfield, Mass.
Company Captain Scott
Regiment Col. Stark
State where enlisted New Hampshire
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Captain Scott Col. Stark
Return attached letter with reply.
V. Warner
Commissioner.

307 Elm St. Can Shenandoah - Iowa.
Jan. 17-1908.
Bureau of Pensions. Washington - D.C.
Dear Sir,
PLEASE RETURN THIS LETTER.
Please pardon me for troubling you in connection with a question that I have before had to ask about; but I think it possible that an unintentional error was made in reply to a question some ten years ago.
Feb. 6-1833, John Caldwell of Northfield, Mass., made application for a pension, and received it.
In a letter of Dec. 3-1902 you state that "Residence of soldier at enlist- ment, Dublin, N. H." A letter

in 1897(or 5) stated that John Caldwell enlisted at Danville, N.H. Now these two statements above do not seem to me to be at all the same thing, but I am wondering if the second statement has any authority for it. Will you please let me know regarding it, and very gratefully oblige
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Alice Priest.
307 Elm St.-
Shenandoah-
Iowa-

3-2006 OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 2196
Date July 25, 1925
Subject Jas. Caldwell Rev A 30317
1 (No.) copies of 3 (No.) pieces consisting of 4 (No.) pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev 7 1812 Sec 1 Division.
Remarks See receipt of payment in case of Jas. Caldwell Rev 1892
Approved:
W.B. Wilson
Chief Div
Sec.
Chief Clerk.

To Veterans Administration Washington - D. C.
From (miss) Alice L. Priest
mail to → 16 Brewster Terrace Brookline - Massachusetts
now at Dodge Hotel
May 2 - 1935
Please furnish Patriotic War data of John Caldwell, 1756-1840, of Northfield, Massachusetts.
No. S. 30317
History in duplicate
Report date of receipt

N.H. Caldwell, John Pension Papers;
S. 30317
Photostat copies of six pages:
(Miss) Alice L. Priest 16 Brewster Terrace Brookline Massachusetts
Apr. 29, 1936
Received Payment $1 50
Mary L. Boctorff Reo # 1812 Nars Rec.

BA-J/MLB Rev. & 1812 No. 323
April 29, 6.
War and Navy, Branch 970
Rev. War claim for pension of John Caldwell,
File No. S. 50317
Actual 1 of each page
$1.50 6 pages
Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in. at top of each page and return papers in case in folder with corresponding name and number. The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
List to Miss Alice Priest! Pals del. Feb. 6, 1833 = 3 pages Page beginning: Mr John Caldwell & signature of Samuel Allen, and the reverse side of affidavit of John Cavan dated Aug. 2, 1832 = 18