WAR OF 1812 Claim of Widow of Pension, under Provisions of Sections 4736 to 4740 inclusive Revised Statues, and the Act of March 9, 1878. State of Minnesota County of Faribault On this 4th day of May, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty five personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Dist. Court, the same being a Court of Record within and for the county and State aforesaid, (1) Lucy Nichols aged eighty-six years now a resident of Blue Earth City, in the State of Minnesota until recently a resident of Lockport, State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) Barber Nichols deceased, who was the identical (3) Barber Nichols, who served under the name (4) Barber Nichols as a (5) Private in the company commanded by Captain -------, in the regiment of -----------------, commanded by --------------------------in the war of 1812; that her said husband (6) volunteered at ---------------- on or about the ------------- day of ---------, AD -----------, for the term of ------------, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of (7) ----------, and whose services terminated, by reason of (8) ------------------------ at --------------, on the -------- day of ----------, AD ------. She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: (9) Can only give description at time of marriage with applicant or since. She further states that she was married to said Barber Nichols, at the town of Whitby, Canada West, on the 8th of April AD 1830 by one (10) Peter McDaniel, who was a (11) Justice of the Peace and that her name before said marriage was Lucy Parshall, and that she has not remarried since the death of the said soldier; and she further states that (12) she said husband was formerly married to Mary Thomas who died about the year 1826 at Whitby Canada West and that her said husband (13) Barber Nichols, died at Lockport, in the State of New York, on the 14th day of January, AD 1885; and she further declares that the following have been places of residence of herself and her said husband since the date of his discharge from the Army, viz.(14): Whitby and Bayham Canada West and Lockport State of New York and since the 16th day of April 1885 the applicant has resided at Blue Earth City, Minn. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension of which she may be entitled under the provisions of Sections 4736 to 4740 inclusive Revised Statues, and Act of March 9, 1878, and hereby constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution and revocation Geo. B. Kingsley of Blue Earth City Minn her true and lawful attorney, to prosecute her claim and she further declares that she has heretofore made no application for (15) Pension that her said husband Barber Nichols received a land warrant the No. of which applicant is unable to give. Also that he received a pension at the rate of eight dollars per [????] the No. of the Pension Certificate being 22172. And that her residence is town of Blue Earth City, County of Fairbault, State of Minnesota, and that her post-office address is Blue Earth City, County & State each above mentioned. Attest: Adelaide Delia Kingsley Lucy Nichols Geo B. Kingsley N.B. - All the blank spaces in this form must be carefully fulled up in accordance with the instructions on the back hereof; and from the best information possessed, or obtainable, by the applicant. [page 2] Also personally appeared Geo B. Kingsley, aged 54 years, residing at Blue Earth City State of Minnesota, and Adelaide Delia Kingsley, aged 42 residing at Blue Earth City State of Minnesota, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they have known the said Lucy Nichols for 42 years and for 23 years respectively; that they were present and saw her sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and they further say that they are able to identify her as the person who was the wife of the identical (16) Barber Nichols, who rendered the service alleged in the above application (in the company of Captain ---------- in the regiment of -----------------, in the War of 1812) by the following-named facts and circumstances, viz: (17) That Adelaide Delia Kingsley is the daughter of the said Barber and Lucy Nichols and Geo. B. Kingsley the son in law of said Barber & Lucy Nichols. And further know of the said Barber Nichols receiving a Pension as a soldier of the War of 1812. That this said pension certificate No. 22-[cut-off]. And that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim other that the interest that children have for the welfare of their parents. Adeliade Delia Kingsley Geo. B. Kingsley SWORN To and subscribed before me this 4th day of May, AD 1885; and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, &c., were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words--------------------------------, erased, and the words -----------------------------, added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. (Signature.) Smith T. Barnes Clerk of the Court NOTES 1. Here allege full name of applicant. 2. Here allege full name of soldier. 3. Here allege again name of soldier. 4. Here allege the name under which the soldier served. 5. Here allege the rank under which the soldier served. 6. Here state "enlisted", "volunteered", or "was drafted", as case may be. 7. Here state the number of days or months of service by soldier; fourteen days being the shortest period for which service pension is by law allowed, inless the soldier was actually engaged in battle. 8. Here insert the words "honorable discharge" or death as the case may be. 9. Here let a full description of the soldier follow, from best recollection of the claimant, giving age, occupation, birthplace, height, color of hair, eyes and complexion, and any other particulars as to description. 10. Here allege the name of the person who performed the marriage ceremony. 11. Here state the official character of the person who performed the marriage ceremony. i.e. whether a minister of the Gospel or a Justice of the Peace, &c. 12. Here state whether the claimant or her husband (the soldier) had been previously married; and if either had, the name of the former husband or wife should be stated. 13. Here insert the name of the husband on account of whose service and death the claim is made. 14. Here state all the places of residence; if in a city, giving the street and number; and from and to what dates he resided at each place. 15. If any application for bounty land or pension has previously been made, state the fact here giving the date, and number if possible, and the act of Congress under which the claim was made; and designating whether it was a claim for bounty land or pension, and whether a warrant for the land or certificate of Pension was ever issued. 16. Here insert the name of the soldier. 17. Here name all the facts and circumstances which enable the witnesses to swear, from a personal knowledge, that the claimant is the widow of the identical person who rendered the service alleged in the claim. All services rendered by the soldier in the war for which the claim is made, or any other war, with the names of the offers in each service, must be given in the application. If service was rendered as a substitute, the name of the principal for whom the substitute served should be stated.
