Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24541, for David Libbey, Massachusetts
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BRIEF in case of David Libbey
County of Washington in the State of Maine
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? ~

3. How old is he? 77

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Enlisted in 17 the first year of the war

Served till about the close of the war.

As a
Private.

Lieut Albee, Col Allen, of the Artillery

5. In what battles was he engaged: St. John-

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Machias, Maine

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary & a credible Witness.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Fr Waugh mining Clerk
March 13, 1833
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State of Maine
County of Washington Ss

On this this twenty eighth day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting
in Machias in said County David Libbey a
Resident of Machias Port in said County, aged Seventy seven 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 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States
or of the State of Massachusetts during the Revolutionary war at Machias under the following named Officers & served as is herein stated, to wit: 
He entered by enlistment into the Artillery
under command of Lieutenant Albee & Colonel Allen & served under said Albee [&] Allen at the Fort in Machias & in other places in the Eastern part of the District of Maine.- that he entered said service during the first year of the War & served till about the close of the War-
that he was in an engagement on Machias River with a British [Gen] Brig of about sixteen guns commanded by one Capt Dorson- 
that said Brig came up said River to capture the place she burned some of the Houses on the River & was the next day attacked by the Americans [&c swears] engagement ensued in which a great many of the enemy were killed & wounded & the Brig escaped- there was one American killed & one wounded [in] that he was afterwards in the engagement when St John was attacked by the Americans & was
defeated- 
that he was in all or nearly all the engagements in & near Machias- 
that he was born in Scarborough in the District of Maine in the year 1755 that there is no record of his age that he knows of- 
that he lived in Machias when called into service, lives there at this time, & has all the time since the Revolutionary War - 
that he does not now remember whether he received a discharge or not; but
if he did he has lost the same- and he further saith that he has no Documentary evidence of his said services. 
Said Libby further saith on oath as aforesaid that in his present neighborhood he is known to Lieut Albee & that said Albee can testify to his said services- the he is also known to Jacob Longfellow & Obed Libbey who
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I, Jacob Longfellow of Machias, in the County of Washington and State of Maine, do, on oath, testify and say that I came to Machias, to reside, in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy nine- that I was acquainted with David Libby, the late husband of Abigail Libby of Machias Port, in said County, Widow, and an applicant for a Pension on account of said David's revolutionary services-
That I never heard of any other David Libby as residing in this town or in this part of the country, than the aforesaid David- and that if the rolls of revolutionary services in or near Machias, under Captain West & Scott & Lieutenant Albee, or any other commanders, contain the name of David Libby, I have no doubt that the person so serving was no other than the aforesaid David, the late husband of the said Abigail.
Jacob Longfellow

State of Maine,
Washington Ss:
Machias December 4. 1839
Then personally appeared Jacob Longfellow, above named, whom I hereby certify to be a credible witness, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declarations by him subscribed, before me, 
Peter Thacher,
Just. of the Peace