Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,253, John Harkness, Continental N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental N.H.
Harkness, John Elizabeth
W. 23253. B.L. Mt. 34.267-160-55.
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2481
Name
Elizabeth Hackness widow of John Hackness who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Mississippi
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Dec. 1847, and sent to
Wm E. H. Smith Hoff
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 13 Vol. 1.
202837
Reported Dec. 19/47

Mar 3
212.637. Aug 17/55
Elizabeth Hasness Wife of Hasness John.
Ensign & Lieut
Mass Mil
En 34 267 p 148 1876?
Revolution
Rev art. 2481. Feb 2/48
Pass 13 vol 2
Me 48-2481
W. Woodbury, 14/57
Br. Gill
C
N. F. Talbot Rockford Me
Vol = Hb = 1 = 36

2397
Eller Svoboda Flakknop
$240 per ann
William P. Woodruff Barnes (McC)

State of Maine Waltho Co. ss
On this twentyth day of June A.D. 1843 before the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for the County of Waltho personally appeared Elizabeth Markness of Camden in said County aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, That she is the Widow of John Markness who was an Ensign and Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution that from want of recollection she is unable to state the corps or regiment in which he served but refers to her former proofs on file and that under the act of July 7 1838 she received an annual pension of Two hundred & forty dollars. She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Elizabeth Markness
Waltho ss June 20 1843 Subscribed & sworn to by said Elizabeth Markness who is personally known to me to be the identical person who received a pension as the Widow of John Markness as above stated in W m Lobban Jur. Peace

State of Maine Waldob. I Deborah Markness of Waldob in said County of Waldo on oath depose and say that I have long known the above named Elizabeth Markness who has signed the foregoing paper & she is the identical person who was the Widow of John Markness who was an officer in the Revolutionary army & who received a pension of Two hundred & forty dollars, under the former act.
D. M. Markness
Waldob June 20 1843 I subscribed & sworn to by said Deborah W. Markness who is known to me as a person of respectability & veracity
W. H. Godfrey Jus. P.

State of Maine
Waldo p
I William H. Burpee clerk of the Judicial Court within & for said County certify that M c K. Goodwin is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court this 24 th day of June A. D. 1842
W m H o Burpee Clerk

202837
Sealed by W. T. Talbot Rockport, Maine.
Not  Pub

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Waldo
On this sixteenth day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, N. T. Talbot Notary Public & a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County aforesaid, Elizabeth Harkness aged Ninety years, a resident of Camden in the County of Waldo and State of Maine who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the identical John Harkness who was an Ensign & Lieutenant in the Company commanded by Captain in the Regiment of commanded by
That he Enlisted at Sunbury County of and State of Miss. on or about the day of A. D. 1866 to serve for and continued in actual service in said war for the term of and was honorably discharged at
He was in the Battle of Burnside Hill He was in the Southern Campaign the whole of it under Genl. Greene She is the widow of John Harkness, who died at Camden in the State of Maine, May 14. 1806. My maiden name was Elizabeth Ott. I was married to John Harkness Feb 19 1844. by Malachi Wheaton Esq a Justice of the Peace. all which facts will appear in file of My Revolutionary Pension Papers act Feb 2. 1818. Page 13. Vol 11. No 2481.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who were engaged in the Military Ser- vice of the United States, passed March 3, 1855.
Elizabeth Harkness
Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above-mentioned; and I certify that I believe the said Elizabeth Harkness is the widow of to be the person who performed the Military Service aforesaid, and to be of the age above stated; and that I have no interest in the result of the above case, and am not concerned in its prosecution.
N. T. Talbot Justice of the Peace.

"Intentions of marriage between John Harkness and Elizabeth O'Leary both of a Plan- tation called Cumbden, next adjoining to Thomaston, were entered with the town clerk July twenty seventh, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Three"
"A true Record", "Attest" "Israel Lovell"
"Town clerk",
Town of Thomaston in the County } of Lincoln & State of Maine - Town. }
Clerk's Office November 29. 1838 }
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of a part of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows - "1783" - Oliver Fales, Clerk
I, Oliver Fales, above named, depose & say that I hold the office of clerk in the Town, County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town - with the ex- -ception above named, as certified by me; and I further depose & say that there is no record of marriages on town books, of said Town of Thomaston, prior to the year, Seventeen Hundred Eighty nine, and that I know of the existence of no record of the marriage of said John & Elizabeth.
Oliver Fales,
Clerk as afore.

State of Maine Lincoln ss Nov 29. 1838
Out
Sworn before me, Henry C. Lowell,
Justice of the Peace.
Lincoln. I hereby certify that the erasure of the words, " in the year of our Lord " in the foregoing certificate was made prior to the execution of the paper by the said Oliver Hale as town clerk. H. C. Lowell, Justice Peace (Signature)
Out
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I JACOB SMITH, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the Coun- ty of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Henry C. Lowell Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own prop- er signature, to me well known. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 28 th day of December A. D. 1838
Jacob Smith CLERK.

March 30, 1938
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
John Harkness, W. 23253 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. H. P. Blodgett 150 Talbot Avenue Rockland, Maine
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to John Harkness who served during the Revolution as ensign with the New Hampshire troops, married Elizabeth Ott and died May 14, 1806.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 23253, based upon the military service of John Harkness.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Harkness were not given.
While living in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, he entered the service on April 23, 1775, as ensign in Captain Ezra Town's company in Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire regiment, was in the battle of Bunker Hill and served eight months. He then served as second lieutenant in Captain Ezra Town's company in Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire regiment, length of this enlistment one year.
He married July 27, 1783, at Camden, Waldo County, Maine District, Elizabeth Ott, the daughter of Peter Ott. Both John Harkness and Elizabeth Ott were then residents of Camden.
John Harkness died at Camden on May 14, 1806.
His widow, Elizabeth, was allowed pension on her application executed January 3, 1839, at which time she was seventy-five years of age and was living in Camden, Maine.

The widow, Elizabeth Harkness, was living in Camden, Maine, in 1855.
In 1843 one Deborah Harkness was living in Camden, Maine, relationship not shown. In 1855 Mary Amelia Harkness and George I. or J. Harkness were living in Camden, Maine, relationship not given.
There are no further data on file relative to the family of John Harkness.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

State of Maine.
County of Waldo
ss.
ON THIS sixteenth day of March A. D. 185 51 before me N. T. Talbot a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths for public purposes within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Amelia Harkness George Harkness residents of Camden in the County and State aforesaid, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn according to law, declare and say that they were present and saw Elizabeth Harkness  sign  the  oath to the foregoing declar- ation; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe that she is the identical person he represents her self to be.
M. A. Harkness G. H. Harkness
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
N. T. Talbot  Notary Public Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine,
County of
ss.
I,
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of
within and for the County of
do hereby certify that
whose signatures appear to the foregoing Certificates of
Attestation was at the time of the dates of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our Su- preme Judicial Court this day of A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
Clerk.

34267
5 Geo. Wm.

Maine — 1916
Elizabeth Harkness, widow of John Harkness, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 14 th of May, 1806, of Waldo co. in the State of Maine who was an Ensign in the company commanded by Captain E. Town of the Regt commanded by Col. J. Reed — in the N. Hamp. line for 8 mos. Ensign — 12 " Lieut.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine — at the rate of 240 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Feb. ruary 1839 and sent to Hon. H. J. Anderson, D. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 = $600.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Feb. '39 = 120.00
$720.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. D. Elliott Clerk, Book A Vol. 1, Page 17.
Let to W. H. Codman May 15. 39 do. May 20. 1839 to same —

2081.
Maine
Elizabethe Warkness widow of John Warkness who was an Ensign & Lieut in the A. H. line
for 8 mo. Ensign 12 " Lieut
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of Sept. 1843 and sent to
Wm H Godman Camden, Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 5.
Rev Sept 25-
Widow's death not in A.B.

Specification for Pension Elizabeth Blackwell
aa
2081

State of Maine Waldoboro
On this Fourteenth day of September 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace within & for the County of Lincoln Elizabeth Harkness a resident of Camden in the County of Waldo aged Eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 4th of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of John Harkness who was an Ensign & Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army & that she is unable to state the Regiment or corps in which he served all the documents & other proof in her possession having been transmitted to the Pension Office on her former application that she has received a pension under the former laws at the rate of Two Hundred & Forty Dollars per annum & that she is still a widow. Witness: W. H. Harkness  Elizabeth Harkness

State of Maine Waldoboro Subscribed & sworn to this fourteenth day of September 1848 Before me.
Hiram Ball Just of Peace
State of Maine
Waldoboro I William H. Dummer Clerk of the Judicial Courts within & for said County certify that Hiram Ball is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court this fourteenth day of September A.D. 1848
Wm. H. Dummer Clerk

M.
Eliz. Hankins Hannah Richard Mrs. McFarlane
FREE
John S. Colbach
Commissaire of Pensions
Washington
  240  8.  80    160      320         740    

Carriden Feb 14. 1839
Dear J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I wrote some weeks since to the Department & inclosed the papers relating to the application of Elizabeth Sherbrook for a pension & also the papers of Mrs M c Farlane & stated at the time that some original papers were forwarded & requested to be informed whether they were received at the Pension Office. I again forwarded, a few weeks afterwards, the papers of Hannah Richards, & again requested to be informed of their reception as well as of the former. As neither request has been noticed, I have been induced to fear that, I had violated some rule of the Office in making the request, & have carefully looked over the letter of the Secretary of War Jan 19. 1838 containing the Pension laws &c. I do not find there any rule that I have transgressed in making the above simple request . If any such rule exists, will you oblige me with a copy, & if not will you do the applicants

the favor to inform them whether their papers have been received at the Office.—
I have the honor to be with the most respectful consideration
yours &c
Wm H Goddard

State of Maine Waldo County ss
On this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared Elizabeth Harkness, payed seventy five cents before Clerk John M. Dyer of Probate for said Credity a resident of Barnum in the County of Waldo who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled an Act granting Half pay to certain Widows, that she is the Widow of John Harkness, who entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated. That the said John Harkness at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts enlisted as an Ensign in a Company in the Continental establishment on the twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, of which Ezra Loun was Captain and Josiah Brown Lieutenant and served therein as Ensign a Period of Eight Months, the particulars of which said service are more fully set forth in the accompanying testimony. That after the expiration of said period of service the

said John Harkness served as Second Lieutenant in said Company under the same officers an additional period of One year, the particulars of which service are fully set out in the annexed testimony. And the said declarant on her oath further states that from conversations with the said Harkness that he continued, as she verily believes in the service of the United States a period not less than Three years in all but from old age & consequent loss of memory she cannot state the particulars of said service other than as above, but she verily believes the Records of the War Department will prove a greater amount of service than the Twenty Months proved by the accompanying dispositions.
She further declares that she was married to said John Harkness on the nineteenth day of February seventeen hundred and eighty four - that her husband the aforesaid John Harkness died on the fourteenth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and sixty, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving to the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January

seventeen hundred and ninety four viz. at the time above stated. —
The words "aged seventy five years" were inserted before the above declaration was signed & sworn to. Attest —
W. H. Codding
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written, & I inserted the words "before Alfred Johnson Judge of Probate for said County" — Before me Alfred Johnson,
Judge of Probate
I also certify that the above named Elizabeth was unable to attend the court by reason of bodily infirmity, & that the above oath was administered to her at her dwelling house in Camden
Alfred Johnson
Judge of Probate
State of Maine
Waldo ss — I the subscriber Register of Probate hereby certify that Alfred Johnson before whom the proceedings were had is Judge of Probate for the County of Waldo. I also certify that the above contains the original proceedings of the said Alfred in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Harkness for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said court this thirteenth day of Jan'y A.D. 1830 Solomon Heath Register of Probate

I Moses Thorndike of Camden in the County of Waldo and State of Maine do hereby depose and testify that I am seventy two years of age that I was brought up and lived in the neighborhood of John Harkness and Elizabeth Ott of Camden. I knew them both well, before they were married. I was acquainted with John Harkness four or five years before his marriage and with Elizabeth Ott from a child. They were married in the month of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four. I was present at the house of Peter Ott the Father of Elizabeth Ott when they were married. They were married by Mason Wheaton a justice of the Peace who married most of the people in this town & Postmaster at that time. I lived in the house of the said John Harkness for some time after he commenced house keeping for himself. He never had but one Wife the said Elizabeth Ott with whom he lived till his death which took place over thirty years ago. I recollect the year & date of the marriage from the fact that it was the same month in which I left school at Warren about twelve miles from Camden & that I had just returned to Camden from school when the marriage took place. Elizabeth Harkness of Camden is the identical person who was married to the said John Harkness & is his Widow.
Moses Thorndike

Waldo Co. Dec 22. 1858. Personally appeared the within named Moses Thorneike and made oath that the within disposition by him subscribed is true Before me William H. Codman Justice I hereby certify I am acquainted with the within named Moses Thorneike, that he is a man of truth and his statements entitled to full credit & belief W m H. Codman
State of Maine
Waldo Co.
I Bailey Pierce Clerk of the Judicial Courts of said Waldo County, certify that W m H. Codman is a Justice of the Peace in said County, duly authorized to act in that capacity and the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said County, and subscribed my name this Twenty fifth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight.
B. Pierce

1926.
W.H. 13
Eliz h Hartknepp -
act 7 July 30
m 83 - d 1886
75. Ensign 8mo.
76 Lt 12 -
See Mass Line see detached roll of Capt Ezra Towne -
adm d 8mo. Ensign 12. Lt 240 $
No deduction 16 per Yr. H J. Anderson

I William Brown of Camden in the County of Waldo and State of Maine on oath depose and testify that I was well acquainted with John Harkness of New Ipswich in the State of New Hampshire when he resided in said town. I was an inhabitant of the same town and we were well acquainted. The said John Harkness removed to this State before I did and when I came to Camden I found this same identical John Harkness settled in Camden and married to Elizabeth Btt. — I further testify that Elizabeth Harkness of said Camden is the Widow of the same John Harkness formerly of New Ipswich. They lived together as Man & Wife and she was always known and recognised as the lawful Wife of said John Harkness, until his death which took place in 1806 or 1807 as near as I can recollect. The said Harkness was a Surveyor of land when at Camden and sustained a good moral character and a respectable standing in society. The words "until his death" inserted W m Brown before signing. W m Simonson D r
Waldo ss Dec 24 1838 Personally appeared the above named William Brown & subscribed & made oath to the above disposition. Before me. W m Simonson D r "William Brown" inserted in my presence W m Simonson D r

I hereby certify that the within named William Brown is to my personal knowledge a person of strict veracity, of unimpeachable moral character & his statements entitled to full credit & belief. — W m Simonton J.P.
State of Maine
Waldo Co.
I Bailey Pierce Clerk of the Judicial Courts of said County of Waldo, certify that W m Simonton J.P. is a Justice of the Peace in said County, duly authorized to act in that capacity, and the signature above, & purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said County and subscribed my name this Twenty Fifth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred thirty eight
B. Pierce

I Stephen Barrows of Camden in the county of Waldo on oath depose & testify that I hold the office of Town Clerk of said Town of Camden - that said Town was incorporated in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety one, that there are no records of birthmarks or marriages prior to said year. —
Stephen Barrows
Waldo Co Dec 5 1838 Subscribed & sworn to
Before me
Wm H. Lobdell
The above named Stephen Barrows holds the office of Town Clerk & is a respectable & credible witness
Wm H. Lobdell J. S.
State of Maine
Waldo Co.
I Bailey Pierce Clerk of the Judicial Courts of said County certify that William H. Lobdell is a Magistrate and Justice of the Peace in said County duly authorized to act in that capacity and the Signature to the above Deposition & purporting to be his, is genuine - In testimony whereof I hereunto affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said County, and Subscribed my name this fourteenth day of December in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty eight B. Pierce, Clerk of the Judicial courts of Waldo County

I Elnathan Pratt do testify and say that in the spring of Seventeen hundred and seventy five I went with John Harkness and others from New Ipswich N.H. to Cambridge Mass and was with said Harkness in the battle called the battle of Bunker Hill, that previous to said battle the said Harkness and myself enlisted into the service for eight months under Capt. Ezra Towne, that we continued in Cambridge and vicinity till the said eight months expired, and then enlisted under the said Capt. Towne for one year and marched from Massachusetts to New York where we tarryed one month, we then marched from New York to Monmouth where we continued one month, after which time we marched through Albany to New Jersey where we continued until the time of our enlistment expired I further say that the said Harkness did the duty of an Ensign during the first eight months service, and that he the said Harkness did the duty of a Lieut. through the said years service
Attest
Elnathan his Pratt mark
Fraser Bradford
Supply Wilson
Hillsborough 18 November 12 th 1838
Then personally appeared the above named Elnathan Pratt and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true before me
Fraser Bradford, Jus. of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Elnathan Pratt and that he is a respectable & credible witness that his statement entitled to full credit & belief
Fraser Bradford Jus. of the Peace

Quir 1.
State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss.
I Henry Coolidge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Cheshire certify that Thacher, Bradford was on the 12 th day of November instant and still is a Justice of the Peace in the County of Hillsborough & State of New Hampshire duly com- missioned and sworn and that his name subscribed to the within Certificate is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Superior Court at Keene this thirteenth day of November Eighteen hundred and thirty eight
H. Coolidge Clerk

Affid. I Joseph Trott of Nelson in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire eighty one years of age do testify and say that I served in the service of the United States the first eight months in the Revolutionary war in the vicinity of Boston and that Ezra Town was Capt. of the Company and John Harkness was Ensign in said Company the Regiment commanded by Colo. James Reed that he the said Harkness served the whole eight months and that he said Harkness was in the Battle on Bunkers hill
And that I served in the years service of 1776 in the said Ezra Towns Company and I think the said Harkness was Lieut. of said Company if he was not I do not remember who was our Lieut. Joseph Trott
State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss } November 13- 1838
Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Trott and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me J. ROBBINS Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I have long been acquainted with the above named Joseph Trott that he is a person of strict veracity and that his testimony may be relied on as truth
J. ROBBINS Justice of the peace
13 - 1838
State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss.
I Henry Coolidge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Cheshire Certify that Josiah Robbins is a Justice of the Peace in the County of Cheshire aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that his name subscribed to the above certificate is his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Superior Court at Keene this thirteenth day of November A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty eight H. Coolidge Clerk

Mrs. H. P. BLODGETT STATE CHAIRMAN GENEALOGICAL RECORDS MAINE D. A. R. 150 TALBOT AVENUE, ROCKLAND, MAINE
March 11, 1938.
Veterans Administration, Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Lieut. John Harkness , of Camden, Maine, Revolutionary Pensioner:
I would like very much service record, etc., of this John Harkness, who, as I understand it, enlisted in Camden, Maine, for 8 mos. 4-23-1775, as a private and clerk, Capt. Ezra Towne's 4th Co., Col. Jas. Reed's N.H. regiment, marched to Cambridge and took part in Battle of Bunker Hill. Com., Ensign 6-6-1775 by the Colony of N.H., being mustered July 11, and again July 1, 1775, com., as Ensign by Continental Congress. Was he in the War of 1812?
John Harkness died of cancer 5-14-1806 (?) If 1806 is correct, of course he was not in the War of 1812.
His wife, Elizabeth Ott Harkness applied for a Pension 1-3-1839, giving her age as 75. Is this correct data?
Thanking you for anything you may tell me,
I remain
Yours very truly,
Maudie Blodgett

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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23258
Elizabeth Harkness Wid of John Harkness First Rev. War
Act Feb 2 d 1848.
Index: Vol. A , Page 318
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Dec 5 '98
J. T. Daly, Cal.
1930 Apr. 24. Photos mailed to Edw. N. Gould, Lee Hall Hall, S. 17461. Q. N.Y.
1938 Mar. 30. List to Mrs. H. P. Blodgett, M.C.

IN CONGRESS.
THE DELEGATES of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, and South-Carolina , to John Stark Esq. Gentlemen
WE reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Ensign of Captain Towne's Company, in the 3 d . Regiment, commanded by Colo. Jas Reed
in the army of the United Colonies, raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of
Ensign — by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as
Ensign — And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee of Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the army of the United Colonies, or any other your superior officer, according to the rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This commission to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congress.
Attest July 1 st 1775. Chatham Esq. J.
By Order of the Congress,
John Hancock President

THE CONGRESS OF THE COLONY OF New-Hampshire.
To John Stark Esq. Gentleman
GREETING.
WE, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Courage and good Conduct, Do, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you the said John Stark Esq. to be Ensign of the Fourth Company in the Third Regiment of Foot whereof James McLaughlin Esq. is Colonel raised by the Congress aforesaid, for the Defence of the American Colonies.
You are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of an Ensign in leading, ordering, and exercising the said Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers, and to keep them in good Order and Discipline; and they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Ensign , and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall, from Time to Time, receive from the General and Commander in Chief of the Forces raised in the Colony aforesaid, or any other your superior Officers, according to such military Rules and Discipline in War, as have been or hereafter shall be ordered by the Congress of said Colony, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you.
By Order of the Congress, Matthew Thornton President.
Exeter, the sixth Day of June A. D. 1775. E. Thompson Secretary.