Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17980, Peter Gilman, N.H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER
N.H.|Gilman, Peter|S.17980
carded
CONTENTS
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Maine 18.586
Peter Gilman of Lincoln co in the State of Maine who was a private in the Comp'y commanded by Captain Nelson of the Reg't commanded by Col. Bedel, in the N.H. militia line for 18 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 60 Dollars ['[blank' Cents' crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sept. 1833. and sent to Lucius Barnard Alma, Me. 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 - $150.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. '34 - 30.00
$180.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Eb'r Brown Clerk
Book E. Vol. 1 Page 18
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State of Maine. 
LINCOLN, ss - I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Supreme Judicial Court ['of Common Pleas' crossed out] at a ['special' crossed out] session thereof, holden at Wiscasset in said County, by the Hon. Prentiss Mellen Ch. Justice ['one' crossed out] of ['the Judges of' crossed out] said Court on the 14th day of September A.D. 1832, in the matter of the application of Peter Gilman for a Pension. 
[court seal] IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14th day of September A.D. 1832
/s/Nath'l Coffin CLERK. 

...duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th A.D. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated as follows viz - 
That in the month of June 1775, at Bath in the State of New Hampshire, he enlisted into the service of the United States, in a company raised by the late  Colonel Timothy Bedel, that the same was raised by authority of said State of New Hampshire and was ordered and marched to Lake Champlain, and from thence to St. John in Lower Canada - That the first service he performed after his enlistment was in clearing a road from Connecticut river to Onion river in the State of Vermont, under the command as he thinks of Lieut. McConnell - that the company to which he belonged was commanded by Capt. Charles Nelson and the Regiment by said Bedel - that upon our arrival at St. John's said Regiment was reported, as he understood to the Commander of the Continental army, in that place, and thinks ti was Gen'l Montgomery, and that said Regiment acted under his command, during the term for which he enlisted, which was six months, when he was regularly discharged - that his house, some years afterward, was burnt and his discharge with it - that during the period of his enlistment the fort of St. John's and other places were taken - 
That in the month of January 1776 he enlisted into the revolutionary army for one year, in a company commanded by Capt. Samuel Young, which was attached to a Regiment commanded by said Bedel. - that he served one year and about three weeks, a part of the time in the company commanded by said Young, and the residue of the Company under the command of Capt. Timothy Barns  (Barnes)  - That the service in which he was engaged in 1776 was principally in guarding and protecting the frontiers in the neighborhood of Canada - That the commanding officer he believes but is not positive was Gen'l Starks (Stark) - that in about three weeks after his enlistment expired he received his discharge, which ['was' crossed out] has been burnt as before mentioned.
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Declaration
LINCOLN to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 - 
State of Maine
County of Lincoln} Memorandum
On this fourteenth day of September personally appeared in open Court, before Prentiss Mellen Esquire, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, now sitting at Wiscasset in said County, Peter Gilman, a resident in Alna in said County and State, aged eighty one years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th A.D. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated as follows viz -
That in the month of June 1775, at Bath in the State of New Hampshire, he enlisted into the service of the United States, in a company raised by the late Colonel Timothy Bedel, that the same was raised by authority of said State of New Hampshire and was ordered and marched to Lake Champlain, and from thence to St. John in Lower Canada - That the first service he performed after his enlistment was in clearing a road from Connecticut river to Onion river in the State of Vermont, under the command as he thinks of Lieut. McConnell - that the company to which he belonged was commanded by Capt. Charles Nelson and the Regiment by said Bedel - that upon our arrival at St. John's said Regiment was reported, as he understood to the Commander of the Continental army, in that place, and thinks ti was Gen'l Montgomery, and that said Regiment acted under his command, during the term for which he enlisted, which was six months, when he was regularly discharged - that his house, some years afterward, was burnt and his discharge with it - that during the period of his enlistment the fort of St. John's and other places were taken -
That in the month of January 1776 he enlisted into the revolutionary army for one year, in a company commanded by Capt. Samuel Young, which was attached to a Regiment commanded by said Bedel. - that he served one year and about three weeks, a part of the time in the company commanded by said Young, and the residue of the Company under the command of Capt. Timothy Barns (Barnes) - That the service in which he was engaged in 1776 was principally in guarding and protecting the frontiers in the neighborhood of Canada - That the commanding officer he believes but is not positive was Gen'l Starks (Stark) - that in about three weeks after his enlistment expired he received his discharge, which ['was' crossed out] has been burnt as before mentioned.
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And to the Interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers as follows viz - That he was born in Kingston in the State of New Hampshire on the 26 of January A.D. 1751 - that his birth is recorded on the records of the Town of Kingston - that he was living in Bath aforesaid at the time of his enlistment - that he removed from said Bath to the Town of Alna his present residence in 1775 and has lived there the greater part of the time since - That he enlisted voluntarily  - that he has already stated the names of his officers, and the time and manner of his discharge and how it was lost - that he believes his first discharge was under the hand of Col. Bedel & the last of Capt Barns (Barnes) - That his neighbors can testify as to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his revolutionary services and he would particularly refer to Jeremiah Pearson Esq and Daniel Carleton Esq resident in Alna aforesaid,
and also to the affidavits of John Waters, David Greenleaf and James Rider, accompanying this declaration, which affidavits were taken for the purpose of being used in support of his application to the last Congress to be placed on the pension roll - 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll or agency of any state - 
/s/X his mark Peter Gilman
Attest /s/Lucius Barnard
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - 
Before /s/Prentiss Mellen Chief Justice of said Court 
We Jeremiah Pearson, and Daniel Carleton residing in the Town of Alna aforesaid, hereby certify that we are  well acquainted with Peter Gilman, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that he is a man of truth and veracity - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion - 
/s/Daniel Carleton
/s/Jeremiah Pearson 
State of Maine
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[typewritten letter]
March 27, 1940

BA-J/MCS [initials: own]
Ezekiel Gilman, S.35347
Peter Gilman, S.17980

Mr. Harry E. Wheeler, Jr.
13 Hale Street
Rockport, Massachusetts

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of March 4, 1940, in which you wish to know if the parentage of the Revolutionary War soldier, Ezekiel Gilman, is shown in the papers of his pension claim, S.38347, and if there is on file a Revolutionary War pension claim based on the service of Peter Gilman, Jr., of Pembroke, New Hampshire.
In the papers on file in pension claim, S.35347, based on the Revolutionary War service of Ezekiel Gilman, the names of the parents of this soldier are not shown.
The Peter Gilman, W.23110, whose record was sent you December 2, 1936, is the only soldier of this name who lived in Pembroke, New Hampshire, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[verso]
P 17980
INVALID.
File No. 17,980
Peter Gilman
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 143
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[recto]
1940, Mar. 27, Mr. Harry E. Wheeler, Jr. inf. he was sent Dec. 2, 1936, only Peter Gilman of Pembroke, N.H. see letter in Ezekiel Gilman S.35347 MCS
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Maine Aug 29
ret'd 
Adm'd 18 mos
Hon. Lewis Cass
Sec'y of War
Washington City
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[handwritten letter]
Alna Maine August 23, 1833

Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War, 

Sir, 
Enclosed and accompanying this letter are the papers of Peter Gilman in relation to a pension for revolutionary services - with such additional evidence as it is believed must be satisfactory - It is much to be lamented, that to prevent fraud, the war worn veteran is obliged to expend nearly as much to establish his claim, as he will ever receive from the hand of Government - 
In the present case he has been compelled to send an agent twice into the interior of New Hampshire to procure the testimony of his comrades - and at very considerable expence - 
Gilman being in the N. Hampshire line, it was hoped, evidence of his services would be found in the war department. Most of those testifying in his behalf have also long since established their claims - Please transmit our papers in relation to this claim to the subscriber - 
/s/Lucius Barnard
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I Jeremiah Pearson of Alna in the County of Lincoln and state of Maine Esq. on oath certify and declare that in the month of September A.D. 1832, the time when Peter Gilman of said Alna made his declaration for a pension for services in the revolutionary army and subscribed and swore to the same, there was no clergyman residing in said Alna or it immediate vicinity acquainted with said Gilman - 
/s/Jeremiah Pearson
Lincoln ss August 23, 1833 Subscribed & sworn to this day before me - 
/s/Lucius Barnard Just. of Peace
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State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. 
LINCOLN SS. - I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Lucius Barnard & John Dole Esq's whose names are affixed to the annexed papers as JUSTICES OF THE PEACE are legally commissioned and duely qualified to act as such, and that the names so affixed are their own proper signatures to me well known. 
[court seal] IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court ['of Common Pleas' crossed out] this 14' day of September A.D. 1832. 
/s/Nath'l Coffin CLERK.
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I John Waters of Bath in the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire of Lawfull Age Testify & say that I Enlisted into the Service of the United States of America in the Month of June 1775 in a Company or Regiment Commanded by the late Colo'l Timothy Bedel & at the same or about the same Time One Peter Gilman then of this Town now of Alna in the County of Lincoln & State of Main(e), the Regiment was Raised by the Authority of the State of New Hampshire & was Ordered & Marched from this Place to Lake Champlain & from thence to St. Johns in Lower Canada where the Regiment was Reported to the Commanding Officer of the Continental Army & Acted under them During the Term of Service the Regiment was Inlisted for, which was Six Month in which time the fort of St. Johns & Other Places were Taken the said Gilman was sicj a short time at St. Johns & I was his Nurse Capt. Charles Nelson Commanded the Company to which we Belonged 
January 21st 1832 /s/John Waters
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss} Bath January 21st 1832 then the above Names John Waters Personally appeared & made Solemn Oath that the above Deposition by him Subscribed is True
Before me /s/Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. January 21, 1832
The above Deposition was Taken at the Request of Peter Gilman & the Overseer of the Poor of the Town of Alney (Alna) in the state of Maine by their agent James Harriman & I further certify the said Waters is considered a Man of Veracity
Attest /s/Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Grafton do hereby certify that Moody Bedel was at the date of the within certificate by him made a Justice of the peace within & for said county of Grafton duly qualified to take affidavits & that I believe the signature to be genuine. 
[court seal] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 23d day of January 1832
/s/Geo. Woodward Clerk 
State of Maine
County of Lincoln 
Be it known that Peter Gilman of Alna in the County of Lincoln & State aforesaid personally appeared & made oath that he is the identical Peter Gilman named in the foregoing affidavit - ['Subscribed and sworn to this eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred & thirty two' crossed out]
/s/X his mark Peter Gilman
['Before me' crossed out]
Attest /s/Lucius Barnard
Subscribed and sworn to this eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred & thirty two - 
Before us /s/John Dole} Justice of the Peace & of the quorum
/s/Lucius Barnard} Justice of the Peace
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We the subscribers Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Alna in the County of Lincoln on oath declare that we have for many years been acquainted with Peter Gilman an inhabitant of this Town, that he is about eighty years of age, according to the best of our knowledge, that he has resided in this place ['more than' crossed out] many years that he has ever had the reputation of serving as a soldier in the army of the revolution, that he is poor and infirm, that the whole amount of his property of every description would not in our opinion exceed seventy five dollars. 
/s/Jeremiah Jewett
/s/Th. Nelson
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We the undersigned Inhabitants of Alna in the County of Lincoln and state of Maine on oath say, that we have for many years been acquainted with Peter Gilman a citizen of this Town, that he is about eighty years of age, according to the best of our knowledge, that he has resided in this Town ['more than' crossed out] many years, that he was born and formerly resided in the state of New Hampshire we have always heard and believe - that he has ever had the reputation of serving as a soldier in the revolutionary army - that he is  poor, and infirm - that his whole property would not in our opinion exceed seventy five dollars - 
/s/Jeremiah Pearson
/s/John Howe
Lincoln ss. Feb. 15, 1832 Then personally appeared Jeremiah Pearson and John Howe and made oath that the above affidavit by them subscribed is true 
Before me /s/Lucius Barnard Just. Peace
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I David Greenleaf of Lancaster in the County of Coos & State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose & say that Peter Gilman of Olney (Alna) in the State of Maine was in the revolutionary army with me - that we served together in the same Company during the greater part of the year 1776 - The Company to which the said Gilman belonged, was Commanded by Capt. Samuel Young & was attached to the Regiment commanded by col. Timothy Beedle (Bedel) - The said Gilman was enlisted into the Army in the town of Bath in the State of New Hampshire in the month of January 1776 - in which place we were both inhabitants at the time of said enlistment - I have personal knowledge of the said Gilman having served in the Revolutionary army the greater part of the year 1776, for, during that time, we were attached to the same Company, to wit, that commanded by Capt. Young, as above mentioned - we were then separated, as I at that time received my discharge 
the above enlistment of the said Gilman was for one year - 
/s/X his mark David Greenleaf
Witness /s/T. Stephenson
Jan'y 19, 1832
State of New Hampshire Coos ss
Jan'y 19, 1832. the the above named David Greenleaf personally appeared & made solemn oath the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. 
Before me /s/Turner Stephenson Jus Peace 
State of New Hampshire - Coos ss
Jan 19, 1832 The above affidavit taken at the request of Peter Gilman & the overseers of the poor of the town of Olney (Alna) in the State of Maine, by their agent James Harriman 
Before me /s/Turner Stephenson Jus Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Coos ss I William Farrar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Coos County certify that Turner Stephenson is a Justice of the Peace or Magistrate as within named and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine 
[court seal] In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this nineteenth day of January AD 1832
/s/Wm. Farrar} Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Coos County 
State of Maine
County of Lincoln
Be it known that Peter Gilman of Alna in the County of Lincoln personally appeared and made oath that he is the identical Peter Gilman named in the foregoing affidavit
/s/X his mark Peter Gilman
Attest /s/Lucius Barnard
subscribed and sworn to this eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - 
Before us /s/John Dole} Justice of the Peace & of the  quorum
/s/Lucius Barnard Justice of the Peace 
Affidavit
David Greenleaf
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I James Rider of Jefferson in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose & say that Peter Gilman of Olney (Alna) in the State of Maine was in the revolutionary army with me - that we served together in the same company during the greater part of the year 1776 - the company to which the said Gilman belonged was commanded by Capt. Samuel Young, & was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Timothy Beedle (Bedel) - ['The said Gilman was enlist' crossed out] 
I have personal knowledge of the said Gilman's having served in the revolutionary the greater part of the year 1776 for during that time we were attached to the same company, to wit, that commanded by Capt. Young, as above mentioned - we were then separated as I at that time received my discharge - 
Jan. 19, 1832 /s/James Rider
State of New Hampshire
Coos ss. - Jan'y 19, 1832 Then the above named James Rider personally appeared & made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me /s/Turner Stephenson Jus. Peace
State of New Hampshire Coos ss. 
Jan. 19, 1832 The above affidavit taken at the request of Peter Gilman & the overseers of the  poor of the town of Olney (Alna) in the State of Maine, by their agent James Harriman
Before me /s/Turner Stephenson Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Coos ss I William Farrar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Coos County certify that Turner Stephenson is a Justice of the Peace or Magistrate as within named and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
[court seal] In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this nineteenth day of January AD 1832
/s/Wm. Farrar} Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Coos County
[margin note: Affidavit James Rider]
State of Maine
County of Lincoln
Be it known that Peter Gilman of Alna in the County of Lincoln personally appeared and made oath that he is the identical Peter Gilman named in the foregoing affidavit
/s/X his mark Peter Gilman
Attest /s/Lucius Barnard
subscribed and sworn to this eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
Before us /s/John Dole} Justice of the Peace & of the quorum
/s/Lucius Barnard Justice of the Peace
Affidavit
David Greenleaf
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[damaged paper] 
...New Hampshire testify in addition to what I testified on the nineteenth day of January Anno Domini 1832 before Turner Stephenson Esquire that, I am positive, he served in the Revolutionary Army in the years A.D. 1775 & 1776, He served six months in 1775 & the whole of the year 1776 - He was a soldier in the same Company with me in 1776 commanded by Capt. Samuel Young & we were discharged at Saratoga in December 1776 & drew pay for a full year - 
We belonged to Col. Timothy Bedel's Regiment - In 1775 said Gilman & I were in the same Company - There was no Captain commanding our Company - Col. Bedel commanded the Company as Captain & also commanded the Regiment 
We had two Lieutenants Cummings & Thorington - I was well acquainted said Peter Gilman & know he performed the services above described - 
/s/X his mark David Greenleaf
Witness /s/Charles J. Stuart
Coos ss. State of New Hampshire Lancaster July 17th 1833
Personally appearing David Greenleaf signer to the foregoing deposition made oath that the same is true 
Before me /s/Sam'l Plaisted Justice of the Peace 
I certify that David Greenleaf signer to the foregoing deposition is a respectable citizen & entitled to full credit & a man of truth
/s/Sam'l Plaisted Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire Coos ss. 
I William Farrar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos do certify that Samuel Plaisted Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within & for the county of Coos duly qualified to take affidavits and that the  signature purporting to be his is genuine 
[court seal] In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty three
/s/Wm Farrar} Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos N.H.
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[damaged paper]
...New Hampshire testify in addition to what I testified on the nineteenth day of January Anno Domini 1832 before Turner Stephenson Esquire that I am positive he served in the Revolutionary Army the whole of the year 1776 - I was well acquainted with said Peter Gilman 
We were soldiers in the same company & I know he performed the service aforesaid - Our Company was commanded by Captain Samuel Young & the Regiment was commanded by Col. Timothy Bedel 
/s/James Rider
Coos ss State of New Hampshire Jefferson July 19th 1833
Personally appearing James Rider made oath that  the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me /s/Sam'l Plaisted Justice of the Peace
I certify that James Rider signer of the foregoing deposition is a respectable man & his oath is entitled to full credit - 
/s/Sam'l Plaisted Justice of the Peace
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Peter Gilman 
12.719.
name not found on Young's roll - proved by Greenleaf & Rider who are on the roll - Aug. 25, 1836
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State of Maine
Lincoln ss. Sworn to and subscribed this fourteenth day of September AD 1832
Before me /s/Lucius Barnard Justice of the Peace
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named Peter Gilman was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jeremiah Pearson and Daniel Carleton who have signed the preceding certificate are resident in said Town of Alna and that their statement is entitled to credit - 
/s/Prentiss Mellen Chief Justice
Attest /s/Nath'l Coffin Clerk
['State of Maine
Lincoln ss. I Nathaniel Coffin Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln do hereby certify that Prentiss Mellen whose name is affixed to  the above' crossed out] 
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN SS. I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Lucius Barnard Esq whose name is affixed to the annexed papers as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duely qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
[court seal] IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court ['of Common Pleas' crossed out] this 14' day of September A.D. 1832.
/s/Nath'l Coffin CLERK.