Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45008, for Nathaniel Merrill, New Hampshire
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SERVICE N.H.

Merrill. Nathaniel

NUMBER  S 45008
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11,103  R
New Hampshire
Nathaniel Merrill
of Londonderry in the State of N.Hampshire who was a Private in the Regt commanded by Col Stark in the N Hampshire line for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of eight Dollars per month to commence on the 2nd of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of May 1819 and sent to Samuel Bell Esq Judge Rochester N. Hampshire

Arrears to the 4th of March 1819 10 mo & 3/31 - -  80.77
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 -  48.--
[total] $128.77

{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

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 [illegible] to G.M.Phelps 1 March 1819

June 5, 1835

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Notification sent to J. K. Smith Esq
Amherst N.H. July 19, 1820
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Nathaniel Merrill
Private
Col Starks Regiment
New Hampshire Line
1776 - 1 year
not on roll
Admitted
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss.  I the subscriber Clerk of the Superior ┃Court of Judicature of the State of New
Hampshire for the County of Grafton
certify that Samuel Bill is one of the Judges of said Court and that the name Samuel Bell within subscribed and also subscribed to the accompanying affidavit of David Ela, Nathaniel Kelly, Thomas Chaney,  Robert Wilson, Samuel
Heath, William Bradford, Luke Woodbury, John Belton, John Welsh, & Peter Abbot 
to all which I have affixed the seal of said Court
is the hand writing of the said Samuel Bell
[signed] S. P. Webster Clerk
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Copy

Nathl Merrill
[illegible]
11, 103
25 May 1819
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
HILLSBOROUGH, SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the first district, holden at Amherst in said county of Hillsborough, on this fourth day of July, 1820, being a court of record; having power of fine and imprisonment, and unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount,
PRESENT
The Hon { JOSHUA DARLING, [and] JEDIDIAH K. SMITH, } Justices.

Personally appeared, in open court, Nathaniel Merrill aged sixty four years, resident in Manchester 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, to wit :- That he enlisted in 1776 into Capt. Samuel Richards Company in Colo John Starks Regiment in the New Hampshire line and served out the term of one year which was the term of my enlistment and in October 1777 was honorably discharged at Mount Independence in the State of New York

the date of my original declaration was on the second day of May Anno Domini, 1818 I have received a pension, the certificate of which is numbered 11103 on the back thereof.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 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 the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or 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, viz.
One Cow valued at  $16.00
One Hog- - - - - - - - - 4.00
Household Furniture -12.00
House & barn.- - - - - 40.00
[total]  $72.00
and that he is indebted to sundry persons the sum of $46.00 to wit
to John Jackson $10.00
to Samuel Jackson 9.00
to Isaac Riddle & sons 10.00
to Parker & Walker 5.00
to John Hazelton 10.00
to Robert Hall 2.00
[total]  $46.00
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My occupation is that of a laborer but am not of sufficient ability to pursue it by reason of indisposition insomuch that I am not able to perform more than half a common Mans labour in a day
My family, residing with me, consists of my wife Anna aged, fifty seven years, who by reason of lameness and bodily infirmities  can do but little towards her support as it is necessary to spend nearly all I can earn to pay for necessary medical aid for her
[signed] Nathaniel Merrill

Sworn to and declared in open court, on the 5th day of July Anno Domini, 1820.
[signed] M Eastman Clerk

I MOSES EASTMAN, Clerk of the above named Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and oath and the schedule thereto annexed, 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 foregoing schedule, is $72 and that said applicant is indebted as above
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fifth day of July, 1820.
[signed] M Eastman }Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillborough.
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45008
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 45008
Nathaniel Merrill
Priv Rev. War 

Act:  18th  March 1818.
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 331

[in brackets] Arrangement of 1870.

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1909 Nov. 26 Hist to Mary A. Vickery V.L.M.

1911 Nov. 28  Hist to Mrs. L. J. Ricker V.L.M.

1927 Mar 25 Photo mailed to W. DeGoosh Cp N.S. Shipping Bd. Wash. D.C. (see receipt for payment in James Lucas W27442) cur
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Manchester
April 29th 1818
I hereby certify that Nathaniel Merril formerly
of Derryfield but now of Londondery, served as a soldier in my Regiment during the year of 1776 - and was fairly discharged
[signed] John Stark
attest [signed] John Stark Jr
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KEARSARGE HALL
NORTH CONWAY, N. H.
MRS. L. J. Ricker
Nov 22, 1911
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Dear Sir
Will you please send me a copy of the Pension
Granted Nathaniel Merrill May 25, 1819
I shall be very grateful to you for this kindness
Yours truly
Mrs L.J. Richer
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Nashua New Hampshire
Nov 15-1909
To the Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Would you please give me the following information, Nathaniel Merrill a Revolutionary soldier from Derryfield now Manchester, County of Hillsborough State of New Hampshire said to be on the pension
rolls in the year 1834.  Please give me the date that his pension ceased and the date and place of his death, this Nathaniel Merrill was a soldier in Col Timothy Bedel Company of Col Bedel regiment of New Hampshire rangers, he enlisted June 21. 1775 and was discharged Dec 31- 1775, he then enlisted Oct 12 1777 in Captain Wm Ellis Company. Third
New Hampshire regiment and was discharged May 20 -1780
Verry Respectfully
Mrs Mary A. Vickery
No 12 Spring Street
Nashua
New Hampshire

[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE  A  NOV 17 1909
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Submit in Duplicate  1-681   Phone Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition Np. 13696
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR  WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.   March 22, 1937
Please furnish work spelled below
Bureau ordering Pension. . . . .Deliver to Room No. 5033
(All copy for duplicating work should be plain and written in elite type, exactly line for line as it is to appear on finished job.)
Title and description of jib . . .photostat copy of 1 page from the Rev. War Pension claim, S, 45008, Nathaniel Merrill.
No. of copies . .one  Shall form be kept standing?  [blank]
For further information see A,E.Wilson, Room no.  5022   Phone no. 541
Approved: O L Ganbin Chief clerk of Bureau. Reed
A R Wilson Chief of Branch
NOTE:  NOTE: No order made ""SPECIAL"" unless statement to necessity is written
[The rest of the form is blank or illegible except for a note along the left edge:]
See receipt for payment in James Lucas W.
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