Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 23406, Daniel Adams, Mass.
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Mass. Adams, Daniel W23406
Hannah
Res of Haverhill, Essen Co.  Mass And Died
there  Aug 11,1812
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No.8415
Mrs. Hannah Adams
Widow of
Daniel Adams dec
act 7 july 38
year 84 day 12
vol 3 pg139 fri 2mo  1000
17.  41.  size 2, 18
[ineligible] of w fri 12
ao md 14 mo, 1000 [ineligible]
2 mo 1821 sept
$60.76/1000
No deductions
Reuben Baldwin
BOYTON Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's office September 13, 1842

I hereby certify hat at the date of
the within attestation. D. A. White was
Judge of  probate of Alfred Kittredge
and Charles Minot  Justice  of the peace
all for the County of  Essos
in the said  Commonwealth,  duly constituted and commissioned:; and that to their acts and attestations,, as such, full faith and credit  are and ought o be given in and out of court.
Testimony whereof, I have Hereunto affixed  the seal of he commonwealth  the date above  written.
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Essex County, Town of Haverhill of
Clerks office  Sept 4, 1838
Daniel Adams  And Hannah Middleton
both of Haverhill Married the ninth day of December a.d. Seventeen hundred  and eighty four. I Leonard White Clerk of said Haverhill herby certify that the above is a true copy of the record in the books of his town with the exception of then   date which is expressed on the record in fairs legible figures as follows ,under Dec 9th 1784.
Leonard White Town Clerk
I Leonard white above  named deposed  say that i hold the office  of clerk  of said town of  Haverhill in the county of Commonwealth, Of onesaid,  and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the
above named certified by me Leonard White
 Clerk of Haverhill, Essex Sept 4,1886
sworn to   me Chas Minot Justice of the peace
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I Jonathan How, of Methuen in the county of essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 85 years, on oath deposed say, that i well knew Daniel Adams formerly of Haverhill.
I enlisted as a private in the year 1778. I think in April under Jacob Grisales Regiment. I went to  winter hill in Charlestown to guard the British prisoners' remained there over three months, but how much i cannot state said Adams was well known to me & was a Sargeant in the same company with me & served more than said three months.  We returned from service i think the last of July 1778 said   Adams afterwards married Hannah Middleton of Haverhill his witness Rufes Kindall Jonathan K. Horn
Essex of Haverhill Sept 24, 1838, Mark
then the above name Jonathan Horns who is well known o me to be an inedible person of a man of truth and veracity made oath that the above disposition by him subscribed in my presence is true before me.
Chas Minot Just Peace
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I Jay Mitchell of Bradford in the County Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged 78 years, on oath declare that I well knew Daniel Adams formerly of Haverhill Mass. That I was a soldier in Capt.  Bodwell's company & Col. Gerrish's regiment & I [ineligible] agree to furnish a man for 3 months & I Hardly served the first 1 1/2 months & I the last 1 1 /2  month, Said Adams was a Sargent in the same company I served at least the three months. We  were stationed at Winter Hill to guard the prisoners. Also in the year 1777 I enlisted as a private in Capt Johnsons Company & Col Lacombe's Regiment I served in Rhode Island. We served this campaign two months & ten day: He was a private for & were discharged. Said Daniel Adams served the whole  of this last time with me, it being two months & ten days he was a private for this term of service,  While with Adams this last named time, through the first in order of time, I well recollected hearing Adams say, that he had served before ,1777, in the continental service' for one year, but I do not recollect the names of the officers . nor the other particulars.  Day Mitchell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex County is Sept 4, 1838  then the above named Day Mitchell made oath that is true believe me & I  certify that said Mitchell is well known to me is a creditable witness.
Chas Minot Justice  Peace