Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6660, Joshua Chandler, Mass.

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Chandler, Joshua Lydia
W 66660 B.L. Wt. 28,569-160-55
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6707.
Massachusetts Joshua Chandler
of Bristol in the State of Mass who was a Serjt in the company commanded by Captain of the  regt commanded by Col Cotton in the Mass line for 21 Mths Private 3 " Serjt
75 Pension
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 85 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of March 1833 and sent to J S Hodges At of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Decr 1833 $170 — Semestral allowance ending 4 Sept 33. 42.50 $212.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H B Blair Clerk, Book D — Vol. 2 nd Page 94.

1138 Massachusetts Sydia Chandler widow of Joshua Chandler who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private & Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 8.5 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1845.
19 th November 1845 Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of May 1846 and sent to
J. T. Nelly
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 38 Vol. A
1832

141,669 { Act. Mar. 3/55 May 23 rd /55
Cir J. Butter Mar 13/56
Lydia Chandler wid of Joshua Chandler pri & Surgt
Revolutionary Pension
Mass. July 48-1138 Ad: 160000, May 26/57 B. Phelps
J. Cullen Esq Harris Court St Boston Mass
Vol. 61-106.

Joshua Chandler
18788
J. L. Hodges NR

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, BRISTOL, ss.
At a COURT of PROBATE holden at Dighton in and for said County on the 6 th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the Honorable HODIAH BAYLIES , Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Joshua Chandler a resident of Fairhaven in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated; to wit: Under Samuel Bradford Capt. Andrew Sampson & Judah Alden Lt. Col. Theophilus Cotton , other officers not recollected; again under Capt. Thomas Turner , Joshua Eddy , Col. Marshal - Lt. Col. Samuel Bradford , other officers not known, again under Capt. Andrew Sampson , not in any regiment; again under Capt. Sparrow Lt. Barker Col. & other officers not remembered; again under the same Capt. Sparrow , other officers not recollected; & the particulars of his services he will state in reply to the fifth subjoined interrogatory;
and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Duxbury in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty seven , on the thirty first day of October .
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? I have no record of my age.
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
I lived in Duxbury when I entered the service & since the War have lived about thirteen years in North Yarmouth in the State of Maine, and for the last six & thirty years have lived in said Fairhaven.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
I voluntarily enlisted every time, in the Militia or State Troops.
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Under Capt. Bradford I entered on the first of May in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five and served eight months, first at Plymouth where we were stationed guarding the Town from any landing of the enemy until after the Battle at Bunker's Hill, then we marched to Roxbury near Boston and were with the army blockading the British troops until the first of January when we were discharged; while at Roxbury I recollect Col. Putnam; and Gen. Washington; I do not recollect any other officers or regiments at the time; - under Capt. Turner, I entered the first as a few weeks after the British left Boston, we marched to Boston & garrisoned that place awhile, thence we marched to Nantasket and built a fort, and fired on the enemy's shipping in the roads and took one or two prizes; thence we went to Castle William in Boston Harbour & created fortification and staid there until our term of service was out, having served on this occasion six months; - under Capt. Samson I entered in January seventeen hundred and seventy seven and served eleven or twelve months; this company was attached to no regiment and served at the Gunnet so called guarding the Coast in Plymouth harbour; Under Capt. Sparrow the first time I entered in April seventeen hundred & seventy eight and marched to Swansea in this State and there encamped & kept guard along the Coast, until about August, when we joined in Sullivan's expedition to Rhode Island and experienced the terrible August storm there; Our company was in the Battle at Quaker Hill & I was in a covering party between Brattle's Hill & Quaker Hill during the engagement but I do not remember any regiments or officers, being too much engaged to notice anything but my own particular duty; after the battle we crossed Howland's Ferry; and the next morning our Company was paraded & the men distributed into other companies; I was placed in Capt. Joseph Cole's Company & marched to Swansea again where I remained on the same duty as before until this term of service, to wit nine months, was out; under Capt. Sparrow I
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entered again in the following year, to wit in seventeen hundred & seventy nine, and served three months as sergeant; we marched to Providence and were stationed there, and when I had drilled the soldiers, I was taken unwell, & the Company being in tolerable order I obtained a furlough and went home; and did not recover my health in season to rejoin my Company before its term of service was out; for proof of my several services I refer to the annexed affidavits.

6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if 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? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
I was a soldier & a corporal first & afterwards a serjeant under Capt. Sparrows; but had no warrant, and never received a written discharge, my term being out I was dismissed.
7. State the names of the 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.
I refer to the Rev d Pardon Seabury, Job Fobes Esq r . Josh Swift, Elisha Nye, Alfred Nye and Nathaniel S. Homer Enquire also to Capt Jonathan Swift & Sam l King
And the said Joshua Chandler — doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Joshua Chandler
N. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
WE Pardon Seabury a Clergyman — residing in Fairhaven in said County of Bristol and Job Fobes Esquire — residing in the same — hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joshua Chandler — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy four 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 to and subscribed, the day and year first aforesaid.
Pardon Seabury Job Fobes
N. Baylies, 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 abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Pardon G. Seabury who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman — resident in the Town of Fairhaven in said County of Bristol, and that Job Fobes — who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town, and is a credible person, and that their — statement is entitled to credit.
N. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
Register of Probate
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL, ss. }
I Anselm Basset — Register of the Court of Probate in and for aid County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joshua Chandler — of Fairhaven in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
Anselm Basset
Andrew Lamson Oliver Delano Moses Elden

Chandler Lydia Farnsworth Widow of Joshua Mess
29 July 1848

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of February 2 d 1848.
State of Massachusetts Plymouth County } ss
On this second day of November A D 1853 personally appeared before the Hon ble Aaron Robert Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County, Lydia Chandler who being first duly sworn according to Law, as to her on the matter the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed February 2 d 1848.
That she is the Widow of Joshua Chandler formerly a Revolutionary Pensioner now deceased, who was a Resident of Rochester in the County aforesaid.
That she was married to the said Joshua Chand- ler in Middleborough in said County on the twenty fifth (25) day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred & ninety four (1794).
That the said Joshua Chandler died at Rochester aforesaid on the nineteenth (19) day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred & fifty two (1852). That the said Joshua Chandler drew a pension at the rate of Eighty four (84) Dollars per annum by virtue of a Pension Certificate dated March 7 th 1833, which is herewith transmitted
That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an Act of Congress passed February 2 d 1848. That she is now fifty years of age and has not in

announced but is still the Widow of the before men- tioned Joshua Chandler. Lydia Chandler
Sworn to before me.
Aaron Hobart. Judge of Probate for said County -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth ss.
I Joseph I. Beal Register of Probate within and for the said County of Plymouth, do hereby certify that Aaron Hobart the person before whom the foregoing declaration was made is The Judge of Probate within and for said County & that the same was made in open Court and that his Signature thereto is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Probate Court of said County this Second day of November in the year eighteen hundred and fifty three.
Joseph I. Beal Reg d

State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth
We, Harvey Dexter and Daniel L. Sinkham having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Joshua Chandler who was a Sergeant in the war with Great Britain, declared June 18, 1812 , whose widow now applies for bounty land,— that we knew him for more than 20 years before his death, which occurred at Rochester about 12 or 15  2 years ago,—that we know that he died about that time because
that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried, and that we are disinterested.
Harvey Dexter Daniel L. Sinkham
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this Eleventh day of April A. D. 185 5
Annette B. Hammond } Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Harvey Dexter and Daniel L. Sinkham of the said County and State, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Lydia
Chandler is the widow of the late Joshua Chandler who was a Sergeant and that the said Joshua Chandler died Nov 18th 1853
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this Eleventh day of April 185 5
Annette B. Hammond } Justice of the Peace.
Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 17, 1855,
I Hereby Certify , That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
Amittai B. Hammond was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wing Secretary of the Commonwealth.

STATE OF
COUNTY OF
We,
and
residents of
in the State of
upon our oaths declare that
the declaration hereon was signed and acknowledged by
in
our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
The declaration hereon and the foregoing affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF
COUNTY OF
ss.
I,
certify that
whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that
my commission is dated on the day of
A. D. 185
in official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand
this
day of
A, D. 185

State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth
On this Twenty day of April A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty five , personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Lydia Chandler aged 92 years, a resident of Rochester in the State of Mass who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Joshua Chandler deceased, who was a Sergeant in the Regiment commanded by Captain in the war with Great Britain, declared by the
United States, on the 18th of June, 1812,
In the revolutionary war and she was received a pension since Nov 9th 1832.
that her said husband Enlisted on or about the _____ day of _____ A. D., 1814, for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of one year and was honorably discharged at Plymouth on the _____ day of _____ A. D., 1814, as will appear by reference to the Rolls, and that he received no printed or written discharge, and never received, and was not entitled to Bounty Land for any other service, except she received Warrant No. _____ for _____ acres, for the above service.
144.669
She further states that she was married to the said Joshua Chandler in Middleboro on the 26th day of March A. D. 1785 by _____ a _____ and that her name before said marriage was Lydia Cobb that her said husband died at Rochester on the 19th day of Nov A. D. 1832 and that she is still a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act passed March 3d, 1855," and prays that the certificate may be sent for her to
Joseph Cullen Esq. Care Harris & Cowles No Boston Lydie Chandler
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written.
Amittai B. Hammond Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts, County of
Plymouth
We, Harvey Dexter and Daniel L. Tinkham having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Joshua Chandler who was a Sergeant in the war with Great Britain, declared June 18, 1812, whose widow now applies for bounty land,—that we knew him for more than 20 years before his death, which occurred at Rochester about Nov 2 years ago,—that we know that he died about that time because
that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried, and that we are disinterested.
Harvey Dexter
Daniel L. Tinkham
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this Eleventh day of April A. D. 185 5
Anitta B. Hammond } Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Harvey Dexter and Daniel L. Tinkham of the said County and State, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Lydia
Chandler is the widow of the late Joshua Chandler who was a Sergeant and that the said Joshua Chandler died Nov 18th 1853
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this Eleventh day of April 185 5
Anitta B. Hammond } Justice of the Peace.

Geo. Collins
J. J. Neely Esq Present

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 21 st 1854
I Hereby Certify , That at the date of the annexed attestation Everett Robinson was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I George Pickens Town Clerk of the Town of Middleborough Massachussetts hereby certify that in the records of Marriages in said Town the marriage of Joshua Chandler and Lydia Cobb is recorded as follows viz List of Marriages Solemnized by Rev Joseph Barker Seventeen hundred and ninety five March Twenty sixth 1795 March 26 th Joshua Chandler of Duxbury & Lydia Cobb
I George Pickens above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Middleborough Mass and that the foregoing is a true extract from the records of Marriages in said Town with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as above
George Pickens Town Clerk of Middleborough
Middleborough Feb y 12 th 1853
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me this twelfth day of February A D 1853
Ebenezer Robinson Justice of the Peace

16,788 Joshua Chandler
21 months Primate 3 " Surgeant Adm't
2 d Section 1406
Feb 20 th 1833
$ 852
J. L. Dodge H. R.

16,788  BRIEF in the case of Joshua Chandler of Bristol Co in the State of Mass. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 74  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     May '75 — to 1 Jan'y '76 to 17 — 8 — private Gen. Bradford Col. Cotton   a few weeks after the British left Boston — 6 — " Capt. Turner Col. Marshal   '77 Jan'y — 11 or 12 — " Capt. Samson — this comp't attached to no Reg't.   '78 Apr — 9 — " Capt. Sparrow — Capt. Cole — don't recollect the colonel   '79 — 3 * Sergeant Capt. Sparrow — don't recollect other officers  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Quaker Hill  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sudbury  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 6 living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk.
15 Feb'y 1833
* he did not serve this term out but rec'd. a furlough on acct. of sickness

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol
On this tenth day of March A Eighteen hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid Samuel S Wing and Honanich C Wing both of Fairhaven in the aforesaid County and State who being duly sworn according to law declare that they were personally acquainted with Joshua Chandler late of Rochester in the County of Plymouth in the aforesaid State deceased who was a Revolutionary pensioner and that Lydia Chandler who was the reputed wife of the said Joshua Chandler, that the said Joshua and Lydia Chandler lived together as husband & wife that they have known the said Joshua & Lydia for over forty years, that the said Lydia Chandler who has made application for a pension is now living in the aforesaid town of Rochester, that the said Joshua & Lydia formerly lived in the aforesaid town of Fairhaven and were near Neighbours to the said deponents and that the said Lydia is now the Widow of the said Joshua Chandler, and that they have no personal interest in the application of the said Lydia for a pension
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above written and I hereby certify that the said
Samuel S Wing H. C. Wing
Samuel S Wing & Honanich C Wing are credible witnesses
Cyrus E Clarke Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 21 st 1854.
I Hereby Certify , That at the date of the annexed attestation Cyrus E. Clark was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. H. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Joshua Eddy, of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth, being in the eightyfifth year of my age, do testify & say that I was in the revolutionary Army several campaigns; & especially was in the campaign of Seventeen hundred & Seventy five in East & West William & Vicinity of Boston where I served six months in Capt. Turner's Company in which I was first lieutenant of Col. Marshall's Regiment; & during that time Joshua Chandler, then of Dunstable in said County, & now of Fairhaven in the County of Bristol was in the same Company with me, as a soldier & served said time of six months before he was discharged when I was discharged. I am very aged & yet think I could have well & speak accurately of my best recollections; and have often seen him until within a few years past.
Joshua Eddy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. August 4, 1832
Then the above named Joshua Eddy made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him made; & further testify that said Eddy is a man of truth & veracity & a credible witness.
Lebairal Eddy
Justitia off the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Algonkian of the Supreme Judicial Court, being a court of record in the county of Plymouth, hereby certify that Lechman Eddy is a justice of the peace in the county of Plymouth - and that I believe his name written subscribed to his true & proper signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court on the eighth of August A.D. 1832.
[Handwritten signature]
W. B. Morton

Joseph Eddy, Affidavit
Washington Feby. 22 nd 1833.
I hereby certify that full credit may be given to the testimony of Andrew Simpson, Oliver Dela- -no - and Isiah Allen - the foregoing witnesses — James L. Hodges.
James L. Hodges

I Samuel Winslow of Rochester in the County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts of the age of seventy five years testify and say that I was a Soldier and Corporal in the war of the American Revolution in the year 1779. I served seven months from the 8th of June till the Last of December before we was dismissed in the State of Rhode Island in Capt Edward Sparrows Company, Colonel Nathan Tyler Regiment, I knew Joshua Chandler Serjeant formerly of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth, now in the Town of Fairhaven in the County of Bristol and he was in said Company and served three months which was the term he served according to the best of my Recollection and believe said Joshua Chandler has Resided in the Town of Duxbury North Yarmouth and Fairhaven
Ever reme
Fairhaven August 11th 1832
Present
Samuel Winslow

Bristol Js August 11 th 1832 Then the with in named Lemuel Winslow personally appeared and solemnly swore to the with in deposition by him subscribed together with his answers to the interrogatories therein contained before me Jabez Fales Justice of the Peace and I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Lemuel Winslow and that he is of good character for truth, and that his testimony is entitled to credit
Jabez Fales Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Bristol Js. — I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, hereby certify that Jabez Fales, before whom the within affidavit was sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court this eighteenth day of October A. 1832
Anselm Bassett

I Benjamin Cushman of Plympton in the County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts of the age of Seventy one years
Testify and say that I was a Soldier in the war of the American Revolution in the year 1778 Nine Months in the State of Rhode Island in Capt Joseph Cooks Company Colo Jacobs Regiment Stationed at Swaney
I knew Joshua Chandler Esperally then of Duxbury and he was in said Colo Company and served Nine Months which was the term of enlistment according to the best of my recollection and believe said Joshua Chandler has Resided in Duxbury and North Yarmouth and Fairhaven since
Benj a Cushman

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss. August 13th 1832 Then Personally appeared the within named Benjamin Gushman before the Subscriber and Made oath that the within Deposition by him submitted is true and that said Deponent is a credible witness and is to be believed
Jonathan Parker Justice of the peace
Benjamin Gushman for Joshua Church
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Womanshop Street Boston Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court being a Court of Record in the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Jonathan Parker in before whom the above affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the peace in the County of Plymouth and that I believe his name to be correctly subscribed to his said affidavit and that he is a person of proper repute in the community whereof I have heard of his reputation and affairs the seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court on this fourteenth day of August A.D. 1832
W. D. Briggs

To whom it may concern I Andrew Sampson of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth Mass testify that Joshua Chandler of Fairhaven in the County of Bristol formerly of Duxbury aforesaid was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & served eight months at Roxbury Mass in the company commanded by Samuel Bradford of which I was first lieutenant in Col Theophilus Cotton Regiment of Mass Line. This service commenced in the Spring of 1775 & he also served 11 or 12 months in a company under my command in 1777 stationed at the Gurnet at the entrance of Plymouth harbor In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Duxbury this 28 day of July 1872
Andrew Sampson
State of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss July 28 1872 Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written before me
Seth Sprague Jr Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Witnesseth that John B. Morris Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, being Court of Record in the County of Plymouth certify that John Sprague junior here is a justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth - And that I believe his name entirely subscribed to be his true and proper signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial at Plymouth on this eighth day of August A D 1832
John B. Morris

As Whom it may concern I Oliver Delano of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth Massachusett, hereby certify that Joshua Chandler formerly of Duxbury deceased now resides in Fair Haven in the County of Bristol Mass served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution 6 months in the Company commanded by Thos Town in Col Marshall Regiment in the summer of 1776 stationed at Boston Norfolk - that I have personal recollection of his doing duty in the same company with myself given under my hand this Twenty eighth day of July 1872 Oliver Delano
State of Mass Plymouth ss I Sworn to & subscribed the days & years above written before me Seth Sprague Jr Justice of the Peace

To whom it may concern. This Certifies that Joshua Chandler was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution from May 1-1775 to January 1-1776 in a Company commanded by Capt Samuel Bradford Col V-Connecticut Regiment stationed part of the time at Plymouth and from 1 st of July at Roxbury eight months the whole time - said Chandler now lives at Farm Haven.
Duxbury August 15-1832 Judah Alden
Plymouth ss August 15-1832 then the above said Judah Alden made Oath to the above said Certificate.
Before me G. B. Weston Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I, William Lloyd, Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same is a full and true copy of the original now on file in my office.
Witness my hand & seal this 10th day of August A.D. 1832.
William Lloyd
at all

Washington City March 25 1854
Dear Sir
The additional evidence since arisen in Mrs Chandler's case The widow in her declaration refers to the Pension Certificate of her husband and State thereon which is herewith transmitted It has not received and the Department requires it should be presented for new place forward it
Yours Most truly
North Fairhaven Mass March 20 1854 To Truly Sir
Sir The pension Certificate was forwarded with Mrs Chandler's papers, but afterwards I was informed that there was a balance due on the pension and requested you to return it to me which you did then drew the balance due and left the Certificate in the Pension Office in Boston Mass over

which I suppose the Officer for paying Pension in Boston has forwarded to the Department in Washington as he said he could not pay the arrears without the Certificate, and it must be left with him
Your Obed Servt Cyrus E. Clark

Pension Office, May 2 d 1854.
Sir:
It is necessary, before the claim of Lydia Chandler, widow of Joshua, can be finally adjudicated, that the pension certificate issued to Joshua, be returned to this Office.
I am, respectfully, Your Obt. Servt., J. Margo Commissioner.
John T. Neely, Esqr. Present.

Washington. D.C Mar: 30 1854
Sir,
Enclosed please find the Declaration of Mrs. Lydia Chandler widow of Joshua a, a Revol. Sol. Pensioner of the State of Mass. for a Pension under act of 1848.
Yours very respectfully
Thos. Steele
To Commisioner of Pensions }

Washington D.C. April 20 th 1854,
Sir.
Enclosed, find additional evidence in the claim of Mrs Lydia Chandler, widow of Joshua, a Revol. Soldier & Pensioner of the State of Massachusetts, for a Pension under act of 1848,
Yours very respectfully M. S. Kelly
Comm n Pensions } Present }

Lydia Chandler widow of Joshua Map
adm d . 29 July 1848 21 mos pri 43 mos 2yrs $85 per annum from 19 Nov 1852, when he Die d ,
Cert to J. T. Neely Esq Present

Prent in the case of Lydia Chandler widow of Joshua Plymouth County and State of Mass act 29 July, 1848
Claim, ("original," or " for increase ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the Act of 1832 (Vide his papers)
Record of marriage, Same with H.C. Wing witnesses
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
J.T. Neely Esq Present
Thornton Ingleton Examining Clerk.

4052 885
Joshua Chandler, Act 1832. $85 per annum, paid to 11 Sept 1852.
F. Burt Auditor

Pension Office May 18 1834
Sir Joshua Chandler, Mass Rolls, Act June 7 1832, at $85. per annum, Please state to what time paid,
Very Respectfully
S. Cal. Inform.
F Burleigh J Auditor
M'Platt

16, 1788 Joshua Chandler
J. L. Hodge HR

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joshua Chandler which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ? Yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ? Yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service ? Yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses ? No
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct ? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ? Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Joshua Chandler, act 1832. $85 per annum. Paid to 4 Sept 1852.
F. Burt Auditor

Pension Office.
27 April 1854.
Massachusetts Ralls. Act 7 th June 1832. $85. per annum.
Joshua Chandler.
To what time paid?
When did he die?
IsMalden Commissioner.
Francis Buttrick Esq. Third Auditor.

28 April No 13 44
Lydia Chandler widow of Joshua
Map
J. T. Neely April 4/54
J. T. Neely 2 d May 1854.
29 July 1848

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6660
Lydia Chandler Widow Joshua Chandler Daughter of Rev. War
Act: July 27, 1848
Index:—Vol. 24 , Page 113
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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