Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45670, Abiel Chandler, N.H.

SERVICE
A. 26.
NUMBER
Chandler, Abiel or Abial
S. 456 7/11 B.L. Vt. 171-100
CONTENTS

13.899 R
New Hampshire
Abiel Chandler
of Bridgewater in the state of N. Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dearborn of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of Three Years & 1781
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of July 1819 and to William B. Kelley Esq. New Hampton New Hampshire
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar 1819.  80.25    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep 1819.  48.00    10 Mo 1/31   $128.25  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Col. Dearborn
Respectfully for William B. Kelley Esq. Apr. 12. 1821 Lancaster St. Bost.

Deed of Power Chandler to Foster
No 171 N.W. line Abiel Chandler's claim for military bounty land lodged by Abiel Foster Asst.
Delivered to Farnum. Fanny Fag: Member of Congreg. — 23. Dec. 1807.

I know all men by these Presents that I Abial Chandler of the first New Hampshire Regiment & eighth Company of private under Capt Ellis enlisted for and during the war with Great Britain in the army of the United States do make constitute and appoint the Hon Abiel Foster of Canterbury in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire Esquire my true and lawful Attorney and substitute him in my place and stead with full power and authority to ask demand and receive in his own name and for his own use and benefit a warrant or deed of all the lands to which I the said Abial Chandler am entitled as a soldier in the late army of the United States with Great Britain aforesaid by virtue of any resolves or acts of Congress upon that subject for a valuable consideration paid me before the delivery hereof by the said Foster, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and do give grant release and forever acquit for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators unto him the said Foster his heirs and assigns forever all my right and title as aforesaid and upon receiving a warrant or deed as aforesaid from the board of Treasury of the United States or any other constituted authority for the above

above purposes, to sign in my name a full acquit- tance of all claims to the lands aforesaid. And I the said Abial Chandler do further invest him the said Foster with ample authority to appoint a Substitute or substitutes under him for the aforesaid purpose. hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and his substitutes or substitutes shall or may lawfully do by virtue hereof. And furthermore for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do hereby covenant and engage that I will not revoke or annul the power of Attorney herein contained, or do, or suffer to be done any act that shall or may impede its full force and ope- ration. And that I will at any time hereafter at the cost and charge of the said Foster make and execute fully and completely such other and further power or deed as shall by counsel learned in the law be adjudged necessary and sufficient to enable him the said Foster or his substitute or substitutes or his or their heirs or assigns to recover and receive to his or their use the lands aforesaid. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this Twelfth Day of November one thousand eight hundred two Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of John Sleeper Andrew Sleeper
Anno Domini
Abial Chandler

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. 3 Seal  Seal  Seal  Seal Nov. 26 1802.
Personally appearing the above named Abiah Chandler acknowledged the above written Instrument by him subscribed to be his voluntary act and deed before me. Peter Haper { Justice of the Peace
Washington City Nov 28. 1802. I hereby Certify that the above named Abiah Chandler served to the close of the war & I have now understood that he enlisted for the War — Hazen Kimball

New Hampshire 4th May 18 Abiel Chandler Bridgewater Private —
April 17 81 to the end of the war Col. Dearborn N.H. Line
John Brown Prof Judge Abiel Chandler Private 81 to 84 Not on the Rolls Dearborn N Hampshire Further evidence of service War Dept Regt
Admitted on roll N.S.

United States of America.
State of New Hampshire Strofford J. Meredith May 14 th 1818
I Abiah Chandler of Bridgewater a citizen of the United States now resident in said Bridgewater in the county of Grafton and State aforesaid, do on oath declare that I served in the war of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a law of the United States made and passed in the month of March Anno Domini 1818 entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war as is requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States Having entered the land service of the said United States on the Continental Establishment and served as a private soldier against the Common Enemy, From about April 1781. Untill the close of the war. Being about two years when I was honorably discharged, Which discharge I sent on to the War office for the purpose of obtaining my land warrant and it never was returned. That I belonged to Capt Ellis company and the Regiment commanded by Col Henry Dearborn New Hampshire line.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every Pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be, or both been so allowed.
I further declare that I am now in the fifty fourth year of my age. And by reason of my reduced circumstances in life need the assistance of my family for support.
Abiah Chandler

Be it remembered that on this fourth day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" made and passed on the eighteenth of March Anno Domini 1818. personally appeared me John Massey, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Stafford in the state of New Hampshire. The above named Abiel Chandler, and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration offered and subscribes the same in my presence. And after examination duly made by me, the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
John Massey Judge of the court of Probate for the County of Stafford in the State

I Nathan Hail of Lawfull age testify and say that I now live in Knodges western in the County of Grafton and State of Northumberland a testimony that I was near Throwing that Abiel Chandler seruiced In the revolutionary War in the same Company with me from about April 1781 to the close of the war I further declare that I was well knowing to his being Honorably discharged at the end of the war and he came home with me and I further declare that this day I saw his Last Warrant signed by Thomas Jefferson President of the United States dated the first day of Jan'y 1805 and counter signed by James Madison Secretary of State and further saith not Nathan Hail State of Northumberland ss Knodges western P.M. April 22 d 1819
Then Personally appeared the above named Nathan Hail and made solemn oath to the above declaration by him subscribed before me William B Kelly Justice of Peace
N.B. I am well acquainted with the above named Nathan Hail and know him to be a man of truth and veracity William B Kelly Justice of Peace

I Jacob Thomas of Lowfull age testify and that I now live in Bridge water in the County of Grafton and state of Northampton a Pensioner That I was well knowing that Abial Chandler served in the same regiment with me commanded by Col H. Davenport from about April 1781 to the close of the war I further believe that that he was honorably discharged and came home with me at the close of the war and this day I have seen his Land Warrant of one hundred acres signed by Thomas Jefferson President of the United States dated the first day of Decr 17 AD 1806 and countersigned by James Madison Secretary of State — and further doth not State of Northampton Grafton ss Jacob Thomas Northampton At April 22 1809
Then Personally appeared the above named Jacob Thomas and made solemn oath to the above declaration by him subscribed before me William B. Kelly Justice Peace
NB I am well acquainted with the above named Jacob Thomas and never knew or heard of his being disputed for truth and veracity With B Kelly Justice Peace

Abial Chandler
Declaration of Schedule
July 1820.
13.899
Sept 1820
[Large cursive letter E]

Good - ps District of New Hampshire — At the Court of Common Pleas held at Lancaster within & for the said county of Coos in the State of New Hampshire being a court of Record with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount & possessing a seal Present The Honorable
William Lofgren } Esquire Justices John Benner } Esquire Justices
on the eleventh day of July A.D. 1820 - Personally appeared in open Court Abiel Chandler of Stewartstown in said county of Coos aged 56 years who being first duly 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 and the first May 1820 that he the said Chandler enlisted for the term of during the war on or about the 10 th day of May 1781 in the State of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Capt Ellis in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dearborn in the line of the State of New Hampshire in the continental establishment the date of my original declaration is the 1 st of May 1818 since I have received a pension up to March the 1 st 1820 the number of my pension certificate is 1318.99. at this time it was not being in my power I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen & 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 provision of an act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged

in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th day of March A.D. 1818 that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income whatever or any means of support whatever excepting my pension certificate
My occupation is a husbandman or labourer some part of my time I enjoy pretty good health but am very subject to the Rheumatism and when afflicted with that complaint I am unable to labor My family consists of a wife and six children Abigail - my wife is 79 years old very feeble & infirm unable to labor my children are Tabitha aged 26 years sickly & unable to do anything George W 22 years old is lame & unable to labor - Abigail 19 years old Martha 16 years old Matilda 13 years old & Abiel W. 10 years old are all pretty healthy and afford some assistance toward a living A Schedule of real & personal estate belonging to Abiel Chandler of Stockton in the County of Coos & State of Oregon was shown exhibited before the Court of Comm- -on Pleas within & for the said County of Coos this eleventh day of July 1880 N.Y. Real Estate 10 acres of poor pine Land in Bridgewater N.E. worth ten dollars but is altogether unsaleable
   Personal Property Dollars Cts     1 Horse worth 25. 00   2 Cows - 21. 00   Timber & other articles of household 15. 00   furniture amounting in the whole 10. 00   Real Estate 10. 00   Abiel Chandler  

Sworn to and declared at Lancaster on the 11 th day of July A.D. 1820 — before the Justices aforesaid Attest John Willson Clerk.
I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Coos, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the 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 seventy four dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 11 th day of July A.D. 1820.
John Willson Clerk

45 670
INVALID.
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File No. 45 670
Ariel Chandler
Pr. Rev. Wm
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Judge Lemaire's letter Judge Foster's power of atty
Mr. Steele
Clerk in M.
Mayor H. Rogers

Capitol Dec. 20 th 1884—
Sir—
By examining the Report of the Secretary of War, made some time since, on the subject referred to in the enclosed letter from Judge Foster, & enabling me to give him the information desired you will oblige
your most obedient Servant,
Sam. Tamey
Major H. Rogers.

Heidi Chandler widow of Sub- Lieutenant in Clan to M. B. Ltd
Honorable Henry Dearborn Secretary of War City Washington

City Washington 31 st Janu ry 1803
Sir.
In Decem r last I deposited in the War Office a power of Attorney to enable me to obtain a Warrant for the land claimed by Abiel Chandler a Soldier in the late revolutionary Army. I have since, received his discharge, as evidence of his claim, and beg the favor that it may be deposited with the power in the Office - for which purpose I enclose it. I am Sir, your very humble Serv t Abiel Foster
Honorable, Henry Dearborn

Dear Sir,
Canterbury 23 rd Novem r : 1809.
At the last Session of the seventh Congress deposited at the War Office a claim of Abiel Chandler, a Soldier in the late Army for land, to which, I have no doubt of his being justly intitled - His claim consisted in a power of Attorney authorizing me to draw, and receive his Warrant of location - this power I lodged in the Office in the early part of the Session - sometime in the winter he forwarded me his discharge, which I enclosed, and addressed to the Secretary of War, with my request that it might be placed with the power of Attorney, as further evidence of the claim - No report of the claims deemed valid, were  was made by the Secretary of War, untill a few days before the close of the Session - whether Mr Chandlers, claim was admitted I do not know, as the names of the particular claimants supposed by the Secretary to be well founded, were not mentioned in his report to Congress, and the state of my

health did not permit me to enquire at the Office, before my departure from Washington. Mr Chandler will take it as a great favor if you will please to make enquiry at the Office, whether his claim is amongst those thought to be wellfounded, and in case it is, that you will be so good as to inform me by a line, what method I can take, to enable you to execute the power he had vested in me - If I remember right - his power authorized me to make a substitute, or substitutes.
I am Sir with esteem and respect your friend & very humble Servt. Abiel Foster
Honorable, Samuel Penney

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Abial Chandler Private in the New Hampshire Regiment, having faith- ly served the United States two years and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 7 th Day of June 1783.
G. Washington
By His Excellency's Command,
Samuel Huntington
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. H. Houston
Adjutant.

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 7 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Abiel Chandler
Abiel Chandler
Abiel Chandler P. 16 B. L. Wt 171-100