Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,895, Michael Arbour, Continental Canadian
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SERVICE
Continental (Canadian) 
[Black handwritten star] Arbour, Michael 
NUMBER
S.36,895

CONTENTS
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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, Corporal Michael Arbour of the United States of America - in [the - crossed out] General Hazen's Regiment having faithfully served the United States seven years and two months and being inlisted [enlisted] for the War only, is hereby Discharged from the American Army. 
Given at Head-Quarters the 30 June 1786
Geo Washington
By his Excellency
Command, 
J Trumbell Jus Ly
Registered in the books
of the Regiment, 
Benjamin Morin Adjutant, 
The above Micheal Arbour has been honored wit the Badge of Merit for seven years faithful service. 
Moses Hazen
Brigr Genl. [Brigadier General]
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Head-Quarters, Jun 30 1883
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
Black stamp: The NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
Handwritten bottom: Arbour Michael
Continental (Canadian) 
S36895
Handwritten right margin center: Michael Arbour
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18,712 
Maine 19,545
Michael Arbour
(aged 68)
Somerset Cy in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hazen of the Pen line, for the term of 1776 to June 1783. 
(on roll)
Inscribed on the roll of Maine
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 26 of June 1822
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of August 1822 and sentte (sent) Pt [Post] office Augusta, Maine
Part of
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1828  18.40
Semi-anl. all'ce ending    $18.40
2 mo 9/30
8
----
16
2.40 
____
18.40
[Revolutionary Claim
Act 18th March, 1818.]
& May 1, 1820
[Revolutionary Claim dates circled]
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Michael Arbour
Corporal Col. Hazen's
Congress Regt
Dec 1776 to June 1783
D. War
dec. June. 26. 1822
Proofs original discharge
(aged 68)
R. C. Vose
Augusta 
Me
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Original Claim
State of Maine
County of Somerset
On this twenty sixth day of June Anno Domini
eighteen hundred and twenty two personally appeared in open court, before the court of common pleas, now holden at Norridgewock within and for the county of Somerset in the State of Maine, (being a Court of record for said county proceeding according to the course of common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Michael Arbour now resident in the county of Somerset, age sixty eight years, who being first sworn according to law, in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 1st of May 1820, doth on his oath declare, "that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows Viz. first in the 
company commanded by Captain Robinson and Regiment commanded by Col. James Livington in the year service; then in the company commanded by Captain Selden and in the Congress Regiment commanded by Col. afterwards Brigadier General Hazen, upon the Continental establishment during the war; and actually served more than seven years: Being a native of Lower Canada he first enlisted in the fall of 1775 at Point Love opposite Quebec as a private soldier; that he remained in Canada with the American troops till the next summer and retreated with them to Albany where he in December 1776 enlisted for during the war, and served as a Corporal and that he remained in the above Corps in the Army till June 30, 1783 when he was honorably discharged at Tappan: that is original discharge signed by the Commander and Chief is hereunto annexed: that he has no other evidence of his said service except his honorable discharge which he has preserved with great care ever since he left the service: that he was in both battles at the taking of Burgoyne; at the battle at White Plains; Horseneck, Brandywine and at York town: was wounded in the left leg by a buckshot, at the taking of Burgoyne, which was extracted by Doctor Schuyler at Still water: that he needs the assistance of this country for his support being infirm, decriped [decrepit] & exceedingly poor."
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And now in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820 I the said Michael Arbour do further swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the said eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the Act of Congress aforesaid, entittled [entitled] "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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 whatever-
Michael his x mark Arbour
Witness Daniel Williams

The following is a schedule of my whole estate & income viz I have not house or land and no property whatever except a poor course suit of cloths [clothes]: having lost my wife I have no family except my two little boys Michael aged thirteen and Lyman aged eight years. I am by occupation a laborer but from old age can do but little 
Michael his x mark Arbour
Witness Daniel Williams
Somerset Ss. Com Pleas June 26, 1822
Judge of CC Pleas
I William Allen Junior, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts holden within and for the county of Somerset, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the records of the said Court of Common Please: and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two dollars .
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Norridgewock the twenty sixth day of June in the year of our Lord 1822 -
William Allen Jr, Clerk of the Courts Somerset County
[Paper seal with ribbon attached - illegible]
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36895
INVALID
Revy
File No. 36,895
Michael Arbour
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index: Vol S Page 11
[Arrangement of 1870.]