Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,200, for James Sherman, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE           NUMBER
Mass.   Sherman, James     W.22,200
---     Peggy ---
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CONTENTS
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3366
Maine 
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Peggy Sherman
widow of James Sherman
Mass decd?
who died on the 31 December 1789
of Cumberland Co. the State of Maine
who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded
by Captain Combs of the Regt commanded
by Genl Wadsworth in the Maine 
line for 8 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 40 Dollars --- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
[double line]
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of June
1840 & sent and Joseph Pope
Esqr Portland Maine
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1840       $360.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sepr 40       20.00 [figure double underlined]
$380.00 [figure double underlined]
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act July 4, 1836,}
{Section the 3d}

Recorded by D.M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book C  Vol 1.  Page 16.
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Nantucket January the 13th ---1840

To Joseph Pope Esqr
I received yours of the 6th inst and hasten to answer it by
the first mail agreebly to your direction. I herewith send you
The following
In the record of marriages for the Town of Nantucket,
the following marriage is recorded, Viz:
"James Sherman and Peggy Dennison were married
November the first, Seventeen hundred and Seventy two
By Bezalel Shaw, Minister of the Gospel"

I, James Bunker of Nantucket, in the County of Nantucket
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose and say, that I
hold the office of Town Clerk of said Town, and that the
above is a true extract from the record of marriages in
said Town, with the exception of the date, which is expressed
on the record fair legible figures as follows:
"Viz: Novr 1st. 1772.
James Bunker, Town Clerk

Nantucket Ss January the 13th 1840
Personally appeared James Bunker above named
and made affirmation to the truth, that the foregoing is
a true copy of record with the exception he has Stated
as to the date.
Before me   Isaac Coffin Justice of Peace
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that Isaac
Coffin is a Justice of the Peace for and within
the County of Nantucket. That his commission
bears date August 20th 1836, and expires on the
20th of August 1843; and that the signature written
purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme
Judicial at Nantucket this thirteenth day
of January eighteen hundred and forty
George Cobb, Clerk
of the Judicial
Courts for the County
of Nantucket
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STATE OF MAINE 
[line]
CUMBERLAND, SS
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all Judicial
Courts in said County, certify that Josiah W. Mitchell
is a Magistrate
as appears by the papers hereto annexed; he is duly
qualified to act as such; that his Commission is dated
February the 8th 1833 and will expire
February the 8th 1840
and that the following several signatures pur[2 letters crossed out]porting to
be his are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand
and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial
Court for said State, this twenty ninth day of October
Anno Domini 1834.
Charles Cobb Clerk
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Deposition of
Joseph Mann
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I Joseph Mann of Freeport in the State of Maine, aged
Seventy eight years, do testify, depose and say that I was
well acquainted with James Sherman deceased, that in the
year 1780 said Sherman came to me with enlisting orders to
enlist for eight months---I enlisted with him and marched
with him to Camden in the State of Maine, he was comma
sary for our detachment and I served with him for eight
months under Genl Peleg Wadsworth who had command
then---and in the Company of Capt Peter Combs of Bruns
wick---I know that he had been out before in the
service of the Revolution, but how long I cannot say.
I knew him afterwards till he died---He had a family
in North Yarmouth, now Freeport, but when he was mar
ried I cannot say---I understood he was married
and had a family at the time---When he retur
ned I knew that he returned to his family---I afterwards
became acquainted with his wife Who is now living
and his widow and I have no doubt they were mar
ried long before I enlisted with him. I know that
he served at that time full eight months and more for
I served eight months and left him in the service as
acting Commasary and he did not return till
some time after I did. I know that he died some
years after he came out of the army and I should
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I Joseph Talbot of Freeport in the County of Cum
berland and State of Maine, aged seventy five years,
do depose testify and say that I was in the army of
the Revolution for eight months about the close of
the war and that the year after the defeat at Bagaduce---I
was stationed at Thomaston & Camden under Genl
Peleg Wadsworth---I then knew James Sherman who
was in the same service, he acted as commasary
for the whole detachment as I think---I drew my
rations from him---He was then in the service for
all the eight months I was there and I left him
there. He has been dead nearly fifty years and
left a wife who is now living and a very old
and infirm woman. He went from the same
town with me and was married before he came
here to live---I have known his family ever
since---He left several children---I was in the com
pany commanded by Peter Combs and he enter
ed that service in the same company at the time
of our enlistment---He mustered at what was
then called Casco---I then understood from him
that he had been out during most of the war
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He was a remarkably active and intelligent man.
Joseph Talbot

State of Maine
Cumberland ss   August 14, 1839
Then the above name Joseph Talbot subscri
-bed and made solemn oath to the truth of the
above deposition by him signed--- Before me
Josiah W. Mitchell Just peace

I certify that I have been acquainted with
the above named Joseph Talbot for thirty years
and that he is a man of truth & veracity.
Josiah W. Mitchell Just peace
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think about forty years ago and left a large family
of children mostly girls--- Joseph Mann

State of Maine
Cumberland ss   February 14, 1839
Subscribed & sworn to before me
Josiah W. Mitchell Just peace

I certify that I have been acquainted with the above
named Joseph Mann for thirty years past and he has
always been deemed a man of truth and veracity.
Josiah W. Mitchell Just peace
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[left fold]
4964 [underlined]
Application of
Peggy Sherman
for a pension---
Act July 4, 1836 [date underlined]

m 72 d 89---
35.253--- Sergt in 81 on 8 mo

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4964
Peggy Sherman
Me
Act 4 July 36
m 72 . d 89. [underlined]
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State of Maine
District of Maine ss:
On this twenty third
day of September 1839 Personally appeared [2 words inserted] Before Ashur
Ware Judge of the United States District
Court for Maine District, Peggy
Sherman a resident of Freeport in
the County of Cumberland in the said District
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 July 4th
1836---That she is the Widow of James
Sherman who was a private soldier and
a Commissary in the War of the Revolution
that he was a private soldier for two or
three years in the Continental Army but
she cannot tell the names of the Officers
nor the particular places under whom
and where he served, for the first part of
the time---But after he had been in the
service several years at the Westward he
returned and served in the year 1780
or 1781 for the term of eight months in the
Eastern service at Camden and Thomaston
with the troops under the command of
General Peleg Wadsworth in which service
he was Commissary. That she has not
nor does she know of any proof that she can
procure to prove the first service in the
Army at the Westward---but hopes some
proof may be found on the rolls in the
War office. She further declares that
she was married to the said James
Sherman on the first day of November
in the year seventeen hundred and
seventy two; that her husband the 
said James Sherman died
on the thirty first day of Decr 1789.
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and that she has remained a widow ever
since that period as will more fully appear
by reference to the proof hereto annexed

Witness Joseph Pope      Peggy Sherman [a '+' and the words 'her mark' are written over the second name]
Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year first above written
before     Ashur Ware
Judge U N S for the
Dist of Maine
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I, Jane Stover now a resident of
Portland in the County of Cumberland
do testify and say that I have long known
Peggy Sherman who has subscribed
and sworn to the foregoing declaration
that she is the widow of James Sherman
named in said declaration that he
died on the thirty first day of December
seventeen hundred & Eight nine
and that she has not intermarried
since the decease of her husband but
still remains his widow.
Subscribed & sworn to         Jane Stover
this 23d day of Sept. 1839
Before
Ashur Ware   {Judge of the U.S.
{Dist Court for
{Maine District

United States of America
Maine District
District Court September 23d 1839
I hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings
were had in Open Court before the Hon. Ashur
Ware Judge of the United States in and for
Maine District as therein set forth
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court
the day and year above written.
John Mussey Clerk Dist Court, Maine [name & title underlined]
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
[line]
File No. 22,200
Peggy Sherman
Wid of
James Sherman
Srgt. Rev. War
[line]
Act July 4th 1836
Index: Vol---, Page ---
"{Arrangement of 1870.}"
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4964
Me
Suspended
Let to Jos Pope Apl
28th 1840:

Act 7 [overwritten] 4 July '36
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4964
Peggy Sherman
Wid of James
Maine
Act July 1836
Married 1772
died 1789
Allowed 8 mo as a
Sergeant $40 per
ann---no deduction
on roll [illegible] 35 / 253
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Portland Jany 29 1840
J.L. Edwards Esqr:
Sir
I forward herewith the
application of Mrs Peggy Sherman
for a pension under act July 4 1836.
Her memory is so far gone that
she can give no account of the
principal part of her husbands
service, nor name of one Officer
under whom he served---and
therefore does not expect any
allowance except for the eight
months service at the Eastward
unless some proof is readily found
in the Department, or that she 
should be able to furnish further
proof hereafter sufficient to en
title her to an increase of it.
I am Sir your very respectfully
Joseph Pope
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Sherman
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Portland June 11, 1840
J.L. Edwards Esqr}
Commr of Pensions}
Sir,
Since receiving your letter of
28th April last, relative to Mrs Peggy
Shermans claim for a pension her friends
have taken much pains to find out the
names of the Officers under whom he
served in the Westward, but without success.
The Old Lady can give no particulars as
to that service of her husband---she
can only say he was a great while about
in the army---her memory is failing her
and if proof of that service is not easily
found at Washington, she would be
glad of a pension certificate for the eight
months service as Sergeant which is
proved to have been in Capt. Combs
Company at the Eastward in 1781.
I am Sir very respectfully
Yr Mo Ob Sevt
Joseph Pope [name underlined]