Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11073, Simeon Guilford, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Guilford, Simeon Rheumanah
W. 11073
CONTENTS

7067.
Massachusetts
Simson Guilford
Williamsburg in the state of Mass ts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Putnam of the Mass ts line, for the term of 2 years War
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Mar 1819 and sent to Hon. Mr. Miller H. of Rep s
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 10 mo 13 3/4 $84.48 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Sep 1819 48
$132 49
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Verification sent to French Dept. 1820
1820

N o 32. commemora Massachusetts.
1891 July 1 Dr Wm Guilford history Puer
Abenhamah Guilford, widow of Simeon Guilford, who was a Private, in the Mass s Line,
Report.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 10 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1844. 25 th April,
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of March, 1844, and sent to Hon S Rockwell, H. Reps
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 38.

Simeon Guilford's application for a Pension
If granted it is requested the certificate may be enclosed to S. Hinckley Northampton Mass.

Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary for the Department of War
WASHINGTON
Application of Simon Guilford for a pension - Taken under copy forwarded - By me Francis Hinckley Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills

I Simeon Guilford of Williamstown in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being sixty six years of age Testify and Say, on or about the first day of April 1781 I enlisted as a private soldier at Northampton in said County to serve for three years in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy and I passed muster before Col. Ruggles Woodbridge at South Hadley in said County, and immediately marched to West Point in the State of New York and was placed in the Company of Capt. Mason Wattles in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Lt. Col. Calvin Smith in Genl. Graton's Brigade, and I continued to serve in said Corps until June 1783 when I was transferred to the Company commanded by Capt. Haddad in Col. Eben. Sprout's (or Sprout's) Regt. being the Second Massachusetts Regt. and was soon after appointed a Sergt. in said Company and continued to serve in said Corps until Decr. 23 d 1783 when I was regularly discharged by Genl. Knox at West Point, but my Discharge I have lost out of my possession. I have never received a pension from any State or Government - I am in reduced circumstances and in absolute need of assistance from my Country for support. Aug t . 22 d . 1818. Simeon Guilford
Hampshire ss - Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Personally came before me the subscribes Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c within and for said County, being a Court of Record, Simeon Guilford above named the signer of the above Deposition and being carefully examined & cautioned to testify & declare the whole truth made solemn Oath the declaration aforesaid and the matter therein set forth is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and he being personally known to me I do hereby certify that he is a very poor man, that he is in reduced circumstances, and is in absolute need of Assistance from his Country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court, and do hereto set my hand this twenty Second day of August in the year of our Lord 1818
Samuel Hildreth Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c in & for said County

I Jonathan Bayley late of Northampton in the County of Hampshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts now of Randolph in the County of Rutland in Vermont of lawful age testify and say, I enlisted into the Army in 1702 into the Company of Capt. John Mills and in the Regt. commanded by Col. Joseph Vose called the first Mass. Regt. and in Sept. 1702 I saw Simon Guilford whose application for a pension is on the other side doing duty as a soldier in the Regt. commanded by Col. Calvin Smith being the sixth Mass. Regt. at at Kings Ferry, so called, in the State of New York - I was knowing to his enlisting as a soldier in Sept. 1700 and I have ever since known him - from Sept. 1702 untill the close of the war in Decr. 1703 I frequently saw him doing duty in said Regt. except from June 1703 when he was transferred to Capt. Hougholam's Company in Col. Spence's Regt. and was there a long time and continued a long time in said Company until Decr. 1703 when we were discharged by Genl. Hersey and returned home - John Mills commanded the Company I was in the fore part of the time but Capt. Tice then commanded the said Company until we were discharged at Kings Ferry  West Point in the State of New York  on the on the 10th of Sept. 10. 1703
Jonathan ★ Bayley mark
Hampshire Jo. Sept 10. 1810 personally appeared Jonathan Bayley, known to me to be a credible & disinterested witness, and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth -
I Elias Root of Williamstown in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being fifty six years of age testify and say I was knowing to Simeon Guilford the signer of the within deposition and declaration, enlisting as a private soldier to serve three years in the Revolutionary war - That he with my Brother Timothy Root enlisted together in April 1781 and they both marched off together to join the Army at West Point in the State of New York - and in December following my Brother being out of health & wishing to return home for a few months I went to the State of New York to a place called the Highlands near West Point and there took my Brothers place in the Company commanded by Capt. Daniels in the 6th Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Lt. Col. Smith and I continued to serve in said company & Regt. for about four months when the said Timothy returned to the Army and assumed his place in said company, I returned home - During the whole of the time I was in said company I saw daily the said Simeon Guilford subscribe to the within declaration serving in the Company commanded by Capt. Mason Wattles in the same Regt. aforesaid as a private soldier and I left him in service, and about the last of Decr. 1783 he with my Brother aforesaid returned home, and I saw both their Discharges signed by Genl. Knox, and we conversed about the singularity of the hand writing of said Knox - and further saith not. Augt. 22. 1810.
Elias Root
Glascow Street Hampshire St. Commonwealth of Massachusetts - personally appears before the subscriber Elias Root and being carefully examined and cautioned to testify the whole truth makes solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth - and the said Root being personally here over to me, I also hereby testify that he is a man of strict veracity & that full faith & credit ought to be given to his testimony. August 22 nd 1830. —
My own of Samuel Winckley Judge of the Court of Probate & a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Hampshire

I John Curtis of Williamstown in the County of Hampshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify and say that I was a soldier in Col o . Henry Jackson's Reg t in the service of the United States in the year 1782 at a place called Robinson's Farms in the State of New York near West Point, and I frequently saw Simeon Guilford signer of the Deposition on the first page of this sheet following as a soldier in the Reg t commanded by Lt. Col o . Smith in Genl. Graton's Brigade, the said Jackson's Reg t was also in the same Brigade. I was well acquainted with S im Guilford and I know he was a soldier as he has stated in his deposition - and further faith not - Aug t 22 o 1818 -
John Curtis
Hampshire ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On this twenty second day of August 1818 personally appears before me the subscriber John Curtis and being carefully examined and cautioned to testify the whole truth makes solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. and I hereby certify that the said John Curtis is reputed to be a man of truth and veracity and I have no doubt but full faith & credit ought to be given to his testimony. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year aforesaid - Samuel Hinkley Judge of the Court of Probate, and a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County of Hampshire
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. Clerk's Office - Northampton I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do hereby certify that Samuel Hinkley Esq r is Judge of the Court of Probate, Wills &c and a Justice of the Peace, within & for said County, & that his signatures to the foregoing Certificate are his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen - Josiah Dwight

No 64
Lincoln Guilford
5 Mar 1817
7067
Ent. Oct 17
1820
Attorney

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, and de die in diem to the sixth day of said month A. D. 1820:
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County, created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, Simeon Willford aged sixty eight years, resident in Williamburg in said County, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:
was enlisted into Col d Ward's Regt in March 1776 & served till Jan y 1777. & afterwards during the War served two years & five months in the 5 th Mass. Regt under Col d Putnam also two years & more in the 6 th Mass. Regt for a more full detail of which service reference may be had to my original application. I have rec d Pension Certificate N o 7067. dated 5 th March 1819. Applied for the Pension April 18 1818. May 2. 1818
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and 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 provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following schedule by me subscribed. Real Estate none
A Loan of Apparatus 8.00 One table 50. Ten old Chairs 1.00 One small Stove 50. $ 13. 00

the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following schedule by me subscribed. Real Estate none
  A Loom & Apparatus  8.00  One Table  50.  Two old Chairs  1.00  One small Trunk  50.  $ 13. 00    One Tea Kettle  75.  One small Iron Kettle  75.  One Water Pail  17.  One Tin Kettle  17.  1. 84    One Tea Pot  25.  One Coffee Pot  12 1/2.  One set Tea Spoons & Saucers  25.  One set Coffee Spoons  12 1/2.  1. 75    Three Table Spoons  10.  One set Forks  10.  Three Caster Pans  9.  Two Tin Pans  33.  1. 12    Two Caster Pans  12 1/2.  One Caster Platter  10.  Two Tin Cans  25.    1. 47 1/2    One old Chest with drawers  1. 50.  One Cooking Pot  50.  Two Caster Pans  25.    2. 25    One set Forks  75.  One meal Pot  12.  One Candlestand  50.  Bible & Psalm book  1. 00  2. 37    One Pig  1. 00.  Yoke  1. 00  One Axe  50.    2. 50     21. 30 1/2  
I am sixty eight years old and very infirm & am unable to labor. I am a husbandman & occasionally do a little work but cannot earn any support. my wife is fifty six years old & very feeble & infirm & unable to earn any thing. I have only one Child living with me and she is married & her husband absent & is otherwise to me & cannot support herself, her name is Ruhannah H. Hayden & she has an infant Child
Simeon D. Fairfield
Sworn to, and declared, on the before the said Court.
Sixth
day of July
1820,
Attest, Josiah Dwight
Clerk.
I, JOSIAH DWIGHT, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule which follows it, 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 Twenty four dollars, and Thirty cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Sixth day of July 1820.
Josiah Dwight

Declaration -
In order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress of the 7 th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" - an act of the 3 d March, 1843, entitled an act granting pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received pensions under the act of June, 7. 1838 - and an act of Congress of the 17 th June 1844, entitled "an act to continue the pensions of certain Widows."
State of Massachusetts County of Berkshire ss.
On this Eighteenth day of September 1844 personally appeared Rheubannah Guilford, a resident of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire, aged twenty nine 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 acts of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" - and act of the 3 d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain Widows - and an act of Congress of the 17 th June 1844, entitled "An act to continue the pensions of certain Widows"
That she is the Widow of Simeon Guilford who was a Revolutionary pensioner, under the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 - as will appear by a certificate, from which is now in the War department, that was issued the 5 th day of March 1819, numbered 7067 - and signed by J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War.
She further declares that she was married to the said Simeon Guilford on the 31 st day of May (1787) in the year One thousand, seven

hundred & eighty seven; and that her husband the aforesaid Simson Guilford died on the Twenty fifth day of April, eighteen hundred & forty four; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January present hundred & Ninety four, viz at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above } her written, before Sam: Hubbard Rhenhamah X Guilford a Justice of the Supreme Court Judicial Court of the Atty Ch: Sedgwick Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire. Supreme Judicial Court I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Berkshire do certify that the foregoing is the original declaration of Rhenhamah Guilford widow of Simson Guilford deceased in order to obtain a pension & that it was sworn to in said Court before the Hon Samuel Hubbard one of the Justices of said Court & that the foregoing signature of Samuel Hubbard Esq. is his true signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this Eighteenth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred & forty four. —
Charles Sedgwick Clerk

11346
Rhehamah Guefford Widow of Simon Maf
act 7 July 1838 Rejected must 25 apl  act 144
M 87 D 44
declaration made Sept 44 Rejected act 7 July 38
Act 3 March 43 -
#80. from 25 apl 44 the day of her husband's death
N o 61. under act 1844,
Att. J. Rockwell H.R.
11.346

Williamsburgh August 31 st 1844
I hereby certify that on the first book of Records of the Town of Williamsburgh in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the head of "Record of Marriages," There is the following Record viz- "Simon Guilford to Schuhamah Hayden
May Thirty first Seventeen hundred and eighty Seven,"
I Further certify that the above is a True Copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair and legible figures as follows "May 31 st 1787."
Otis G Hill { Town Clerk of M ds burgh
I Otis G Hill above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Williamsburgh in the County & Commonwealth aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named
Otis G Hill
Williamsburgh Hampshire ss. Aug. 31. 1844.
Sworn before me
Lewis Bodine
Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office Boston October 10 1824.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Lewis Bodman was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hampshire,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; 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.
John G. Palfrey.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
Dec. 20, 1894.
Sir:-
Referring to your request for the military history of Simon Gilford, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he applied for pension in April, 1818, from Williamsburg, Hampshire Co., Mass., where he then resided, aged 58 years. He was married in this town on May 28, 1797, to Rhenannah Hayden, and, in Sept., 1841, applied for pension while a resident of Pittsfield, Mass., and 79 years of age. The soldier died April 5, 1844.
In July, 1830, he stated that his family consisted of his wife and his married daughter Rhenannah Hayden, with an infant child, whose husband is absent.
In March, 1778, he volunteered under Capt. Jonathan Allen, in the regiment commanded by Col. Jonathan Ward, and he was discharged Jan. 1, 1779. He gave no other details of his service. In December, 1777, he enlisted and served two years and five months under Capt. Goodell, in the 5th Massachusetts Regt., commanded by Col. Rufus Putnam. He enlisted in April, 1781, for three years with Captain Jason Battles in the Regt. commanded by Col. Calvin Smith, in which he continued until June, 1783, when he was transferred to Col. Parent's command and appointed, or acted, as Sergeant; discharged in December, 1783. No mention made of any battles in which he participated.
No charge is made for this work and the $1 enclosed by you in payment for the same is returned herewith.
Very respectfully,
F. S. Hayden, Esq., Notary Public.
Commissioner.

Revolution Massachusetts WIDOW, &c.
Feb. 17/94 mil. Hist. Co E.D. Hayden, Waterbury - Conn.
File No. 11073 Rhenhamah Guilford Widow of Simson Guilford Pr. Mass. Vols.
Act: June 19 th 44
Index: — Vol. a , Page 297
[Arrangement of 1870.]

WM & M JUN 30 1891 CHIEF'S DESK
Lebanon Pa.
June 29, 1891
Hon Commission of Pensions. Dear Sir,
My grandfather was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War and died in 1844. He was a member of the Massachusetts line, having enlisted in Hampshire Co. Mass, and I think his Captain's name was Houdon. His name was Simeon Guilford.
I desire to join the Society of the Sons of the Revolution and respectfully request a statement of his services in the Revolutionary War to be used in connection with my application. (Very respectfully)
Dr. WM. M. GUILFORD, No. 10 N. Ninth Street, LEBANON, OFFICE HOURS: Until 9 A.M. 1 to 2 P.M. 7 to 9 P.M.
Simeon Guilford Pensioner Revolutionary War died March 25 1844 aged 94 years of Lebanon Pa. Enlistment, discharge Commander Regiment Rank Colonel & place Enlisted in Hampshire Co. Mass was Houdon

Pittsfield Feb. 22. 1845
Dear
Herewith you will receive a certificate from our Sec'y of State, that I think will bring from the Cont. of Pension, a certificate from for Mrs. Guilford. I hope you will try to get it & forward it to me, so that she may draw her pension on the 4th of March next.
Yrs Most Truly
Richard G.
Ez. Root

Pittsfield, Ms. Nov. 7. 1844
Sir,
Herewith you will receive the declaration of Rhuhamah Guilford, to obtain a pension under the acts of Congress of July 7. 1838 - March 3 d 1833 and June 17 th 1844 -
the proper certificate of her marriage of her marriage to Simeon Guilford, who was a pensioner under the law of March 1818 - is herewith - The evidence of the service of her husband is, of course on the files of the department - his certificate was No. 7067
Very Respectfully Yr obed Servt Ezra Brainerd
Please send the pension certificate, when granted, to me.
To,
J. L. Edwards Esq Comd of Pensions Washington City

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Feb y . 15. 1845.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Simon Guilford is borne as a private upon an account in the Army Books, in Maj t Allen's Comp y , Col. Putnam's Reg t , in which he is credited by his service from Dec r 23. 1777 to Dec r 31, 1779, 24 months 8 days — received a bounty in behalf of the town of Northampton — enlisted May 23 — joined Dec r 23 1777. — deserted Jan y 1. 1780 — returned to duty as certified by the Col l — and his account was certified Jan y 23. 1781 — his name is further borne upon an account in the same books, as a private of Capt n Whipple's Comp y , in the same reg t , and credited by his service from July 1. to Dec r 13. 1780 — 5 months 13 days — this acc t was certified May 16. 1782; — his name is also borne upon a list of men in the last 3 years service, to whom certificates were issued.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Phipps,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Pension Office, December 16 th 1844.
Sir,
In the claim of Rheunamah Guilford, Widow of Simeon Guilford, under the acts of 1 st July 1838, and 3 rd March, 1843, is barred by the act of the 30 th April last, which provides that "no pension shall be hereafter granted to a widow for the same time her husband received one." Simeon Guilford was in the receipt of a Pension for the entire time to which both the above acts were limited. In her claim under the act of the 17 th June 1844, the service of Simeon Guilford, the husband of the applicant, must be shewn, by the Certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, or by the Town Rolls, from the Town of Williamsburgh in Hampshire County. He says he served nine months in 1776 under Captain Allen, Colonel Ward, on the 13 th of May 1777, he again enlisted under Captain Woodall, Colonel Putnam for three years; he served until December, when he deserted , but joined again in June 1780, under General Washington's Proclamation of Pardon, and served

out his time; he again enlisted in 1781, under Captain Mason Watts, Colonel Smith, and was discharged on 23 rd December 1783. The Secretary should state particularly what evidence the records in his office afford of his desertion, and returning to the Army again. The date of the marriage is satisfactory.
I am very Respectfully, Your obedt Servt J L Edwards
E. R. Colt, Esq. Pittsfield, Mass.
John Buck - Member

State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire & Town of Pittsfield
Dec. 27. 1844
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office, of the service of my late husband Simeon Guilford in the war of the revolution - as set forth in the foregoing letter.
per Abenahamah X Guilford Mark Witness, Samuel B. Gay
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10

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Watertown, Conn. Feb'y 18 th '94.
Dept. of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions. Washington D.C.
Gentlemen -
Your favor of the 17 th referring to the Record of Simon Guilford is at hand.
The history is not as complete as I would like and I enclose herewith a copy of a letter received from your Office, July 1-1891, another to Dr. W m M. Guilford, Lebanon Pa., a grandson of the said Simon Guilford. I would like an official copy of the same letter -
If you will kindly have one made and sent to me immediately - I expect to leave here Thursday next for a six weeks trip - I shall be greatly obliged. You did not mention fee but possibly one will be required for the certified history which I ask for and I enclose one dollar. If not sufficiently please advise me. Yours very truly E. S. Hayden.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Simeon Guilford , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1781 2 yrs. Port. & Supt. Mason Watts Hardin (?) Calvin Smith Sprout Mass. "  
Battles engaged in, none men.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Northampton, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 22, 1818
Residence at date of application, Williamsburg, Mass.
Age at date of application, 66 years.
Remarks: Both he & his wid. Rheubamale were pensioners.
Very respectfully,
E. J. Hayden, Waterbury, Conn.
Commissioner.

Arch on S.
9.
Waterbury, Conn. Feb'y 6 th 1894.
Bureau of Pensions. Dept. of the Interior Washington D.C.
Madam:
Will you please send me at once, a certified copy of the military record of Simon Guilford of Pittsfield Mass, or Williamburgh, Mass., who served in the Revolutionary War , as it appears in your affidavit . If you will kindly advise what the fee will be for such service I will remit.
Yours very truly,
E. S. Hayden

Simeon Guilford's application for a Pension —
Application of Simeon Guilford to be placed on the Pension list of the United States. Taken and sealed up by J. H. Bickley 23 May 1840
House of Representatives J. H. Bickley Clerk Washington
Returned under Gen. Washington's Proclamation & pardoned.
Adm. Hon. W. Mills, H. R. Date certifi: 5 March.

12 March
Will, H. R.
Northampton ms April 30
Genl. Washington (to be paroled)
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20
Honble J. C. Calhoun
Secretary for the War Department
Washington
Application of James G. Smith to be placed on the pension list of the Revolutionary War. Taken and laid up by J. H. Hildreth
General's tion for an

Simeon Guilford of Williamstown in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify & say, that in the month of March 1776 I enlisted as a soldier in the Company of Capt. Jon. a Allen in the Reg. t of Col. o Jon. a Ward, & I served in 1. st Company & Reg. t until Jan'y 1. st 1777 when I was regularly discharged - and in the month of December 1777 I again enlisted in the Company of Capt. Goodale & in the Reg. t of Col. o RUFUS PUTNAM and Genl. Vixon's Brigade & I served in 1. st Company & Reg. t as a soldier for two years & five months in the revolutionary war & Continental Establish- ment, and was discharged by S. d Putnam, but I have lost my discharge. I was In April 1781 I again enlisted into the Army of the United States and served under Capt. Mason Wattles in the Reg. t of Col. o Smith in the Brigade of Genl. Gorton until Dec. 23. d 1783 when I was regularly discharged by Genl. Knox with the rest of the Army at West-Point. which discharge I have lost. I served wholly in the Massachusetts Line I have never recd. a pension from the United States - and from my reduced circumstances I am in need of assistance from my Country for support. I am sixty six years of age - Simeon Guilford April 18. 1818.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss April 10. 1810 Personally appeared Simeon Guilford and being carefully examined and cautioned to testify the whole truth made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth, before me the subscribed Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c. within the said County being a Court of Record, and I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court. Samuel Hinckley Judge of the Court aforesaid
I further certify I have for many years known Simeon Guilford the signer of the above deposition and I know him to be a poor man & a man of strict veracity and is in my opinion justly intitled to the benefit of the act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" - April 18. 1818

Simeon Guilford of Williamstown in the County of Hampshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify & say, that in the month of March 1776 I enlisted as a soldier in the Company of Capt. Jon a Allen in the Reg t . of Col o . Jon a Ward, & I served in 1 st . Company Reg t . until Jan y 1 st 1777 when I was regularly discharged - and in the month of December 1777 I again enlisted in the Company of Capt. Goodale & in the Reg t . of Col o . Rufus Putnam and Gen t . Vixon's Brigade & I served in 1 st . Company & Reg t . as a soldier for two years & five months in the revolutionary war & Continental Establish- ment, and was discharged by S r . Putnam, but I have lost my discharge, I was In April 1781 I again enlisted into the Army of the United States and served under Capt. Mason Wattles in the Reg t . of Col o . Smith in the Brigade of Gen t . Gorton until Dec r . 23 rd 1783 when I was regularly discharged by Gen t . Know of with the rest of the Army at West-Point. which discharge I have lost. I served wholly in the Massachusetts Line I have never rec d . a pension from the United States - and from my reduced circumstances I am in need of assistance from my Country for support. I am sixty six years of age - Simeon Guilford April 18. 1818.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss April 10. 1818 Personally appeared Simeon Guilford and being carefully examined and cautioned to testify the whole truth made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth, before me the subscribed Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c. He is in my judgment a true & honest man & in absolutely need of assistance from his Country for support of Record, and I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court.
Samuel Hinckley Judge of the Court aforesaid
I further certify I have for many years known Simeon Guilford the signer of the above deposition and I know him to be a poor man & a man of strict veracity and is in my opinion justly intitled to the benefit of the act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" - April 10. 1818 Samuel Hinckley Judge

We Timothy Alwood and Hoseah Hutchins both of Northampton & John Clapp of Easthampton all in the County of Hampshire Testify say that we all enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolu- tionary war early in the year 1777, to wit, 1 st . Timothy Alwood into the Company of Capt. Joshua Vinton, as Drummer, and the said Hutchins and Clapp into the Company of Capt. Goodale in the Regt. of Col. Myles Putnam in the Massachusetts line, and Simon Guilford whose application is hereto annexed enlisted about the same time with us into the Company of said Goodale as a private soldier, in the Massachusetts line & we all continued in service in said Regt. until Jan'y 1780 when we with 1 st . Guilford and several others left the Army without a permit and returned home, we returned under an expec- tation that May th . Allen of the same Regt. who was then at Northampton on furlough would remember that he assured us when we enlisted that our time should be out in Jan'y 1780 but when we arrived home at Northampton we found said Allen was dead, and in June of the same year 1780 Genl. Washington Issued a Proclamation that all deserters who would forthwith return to the Army & serve out the time of their enlistments should be pardoned, and we immediately returned with said Guilford to the Army and were re-enlisted in said Regt. and we with 1 st . Guilford continued to serve in said Regt. until the full time of our Enlistment had expired and we were with him regularly discharged by said Putnam & returned home together in December 1780 - I further saith not - Nov. 25. 1810 -
Hoseah Hutchins
Timothy Alwood John Clapp

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss Nov. 25. 1810 Personally appeared Hoseiah Hutchins Timothy Alvord and John Clapp all Terrioners pursuant to the Law of the United States of March 10. 1810 and all known to me to be re- dable & disinterested witnesses and made solemn oath that the Deposition on the other file by them subscribed in my presence is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth - Before me Samuel Hinschley Judge of Probate of Wills &c and a Justice of the Peace within & for said County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in said County certify that Samuel Hinschley Esq is Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c, & a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that his signatures to the foregoing Certificates are his proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen Josiah Dwight Clerk

Honble J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
Sir
Soon after the application of Simon Guilford, which is hereto annexed, was returned to me from your office he applied to me to make out for him a new application for a pension for other service in the Revolutionary war, which I did, and forwarded it to your office. Soon after it appeared that he could prove that he returned to his duty under the Proclamation of Genl. Washington as did Hutchins, Alvord and Clapp as stated in their deposition - I therefore request you to have the goodness to cancel his last application and grant him his Pension on the one annexed - Hutchins got his Pension by enclosing his discharge from Putnam - Alvord & Clapp got theirs by proving their return to the army and serving out the term of their enlistment under the Proclamation of Genl. Washington.
Respectfully your Humble Servt.
J. Hinckley
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