Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33098, for John Merritt, Massachusetts
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Service
Mass
Merritt, John

Number 
S33098
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559
Massachusetts Roll

Sec letter to Hon. R. M. Johnson
Jan. 5. 1836

John Merritt
So'Glover

Massachusetts line

Capatain 
1775, one year

In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 18th of April 1818

Arrearages to 4th. Sept. 1818
4 months 17/30 
$91.33

Revolutionary claims
Act 18th March, 1818

[Handwritten]
Marble head Esder Co.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Be it remembered, That John Merritt of Marble Head in the County of Essex in the Commonwealth aforesaid doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION, to wit, 

That He the said Merrit entered the service of the united colonies as captain in the 21 Regiment Massachusetts Line under Col John Colver as appears by my commission
annexed dated July 1, 1775 - and that he served faithfully one year and was honorably
discharged - which discharge he has
since lost by time & accident, that
he is seventy four years
That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduced circumstances in life he
is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby
relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of
the United States.

John Merritt his mark
Signed before
S. Putnam J S J C
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AFFIDAVIT.
I Richard Martin of Marblehead in 
the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, yeomen do on oath depose and testify,
That I am well knowing to the
facts set forth in the within declaration
by John Meritt & that they are true.
Richard Martin
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ESSEX, ff.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
On this eighteenth
day of April,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen, personally appeared before me, Samuel Putnam
one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial
Court of Massachussetts, 
the aforenamed John Merritt & Rich'd Martin
and in
my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforewritten
Declaration and AFFIDAVIT, by them respectively made as aforesaid: And
it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforenamed John
served more than NINE MONTHS, to wit, from the first day of July A. D. 1775 to the first
day of July A.D. 1776
at one period of the Revolutionary War,
in the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby certify
the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary
of the Department of War.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court aforesaid, at Marblehead, this eighteenth day
of April, in the year our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
S. Putnam Just
S. J. Court of Mass't
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Capt John Merritt
18th Apl.

Essex ss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts of said State in & for the County of Essex
do certify that the Hon Samuel Putnam is a
Judge of said Supreme Judicial Court, that the
within signature is his proper hand writing & that the seal hereto affixed is the
Seal of said Court.
Salem April 20 1818
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No. 7
IN CONGRESS.

The DELEGATES of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Iland, Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of Newcastle Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South-Carolina, to John Merritt Esquire.
WE reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Captain of a company in the 21st Regiment, commanded by Col. Glover in the army of the United Colonies, raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every
hostile invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Captain by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly
charge and require all officers and soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Captain.
And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from
time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee of
Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the army of the United
Colonies, or any other your superior officer, according to the rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the
trust reposed in you. This commission to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congress.
-
By Order of the Congress,
John Hancock President
July 1, 1775
Albert Chas Thomson
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Col J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
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Please examine the pension
papers in the case alluded to & 
inform me if the [illegible] of would
give the [illegible] Land ot commutation
& [illegible]
Rhue Johnson
Send back the within & [illegible]
Rhue Johnson
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33.098
Revy INVALID.
No. 33,098
John Merritt
Capt Rev War
Act: 18 March 18th
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible] 14-1902
Jno. R. Merritt
Swampscott Mass.
---
Dec. 11-1902
Mrs. Frank W. Brown
El Paso Texas
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O. W. and N. Div.
Department of the Interior, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
_____, 189_
Respectfully returned. The data furnished
does not identify claim.
Please return ________________________
with this slip.
MEMORANDUM.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Name of claimant,
Name of soldier,
Service,
(Company, regiment, and State.)
Additional service.
If unable to furnish service, give names
of officers of company.
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33098
Jno. Merritt
Apl 18-1818 - 74
Marblehead Mass
Jany 1.75
Col Jno. Glover
Capt 1 yr
No Dat
no family histy
ctf  559 Act 1818
iss May 18. 1818 Mary Ass