Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,468, London Atis, Mass. Mass. Sea Service
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     Service                                                           Number
Mass.                         |     Atis, London     |     W23468
Mass. Sea Service.     |     Lyon or

                                               Eunice
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N: 11,200
Maine
London Atis

Of Mash.[?] Co. in the State of Maine
who was a Priv. Artil. in the company commanded by Captain Lt. Albee of the [Blank] commanded by [Blank] in the Mafo. troops line for 2 years, Priv. Artify. $100.00
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 100 dollars zero cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of April 1833 and sent to R.K. Porter 
Machias, ME
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - $200.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending lo. [?] Sep. 1833 - $50.00

Total: $250.00

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act Jun 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book [?]
Vol. [BLANK]
Page [BLANK]
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London Atis, 5767[?].
Application for Pension

Admitted 2 yrs. 
Private of Artillery - $100.00

R.K. Porter Esq. 
Machias
Maine
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State of Maine
Washington Ss:

On the 28 day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court of Probate now held by Hon. John Dickinson, Judge of Probate of the County of Washington, London Atis a resident of Machias in said county aged ____ who being who being first duly sworn 
according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832:

	That he enlisted in Col. John Allen,  Cap. in a company of artillery under Command of Lieut. William Albee; that he does not recollect what time he so enlisted, but that he served in said company in the service of the United States until the close of the revolutionary war, nearly five years according to the best 
of his recollection:  
that his residents was at Machias at the time 
of his enlistment: that he was during his said service stationed at the small fort at Machias, except when detached for [examies] in boats - in one of which he was engaged in the taking 
of a British barge under one Leuit. Stuart, whom with his nine men they took prisoners: that his service was at its  commencement 
under the State of Massachusetts & his [corps] in Feb. 1781 placed upon the Continental Establishment by resolve of Congress: 

that he was a volunteer a private soldier sometimes called London Atis, & sometimes 
London Lyon, he having been a slave of the Revd. W Lyon of said Machias & having served about three months in the  Sloop Winthrop of commanded by Capt. George Little whereby he had obtained from proxy money the price which his master had required for his freedom:  

That he has no documentary evidence 
of his service, and does not recollect the precise time of his discharge, also that his monthly pay was eight dollars.

	He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on 
any pension roll.
	London Atis  X his mark
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The written subscribed and sworn to the day and year forementioned.
John Dickinson [signature] Judge

We, William Alber (named within) and Jacob Longfellow and all residing in Machias aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with London Atis (formerly often called London Lyon) who has signed and sworn to the aforegoing declaration, and are knowing to his having been a soldier of the revolution for more than two years as he has therein set forth.
William Albee[signature]
Jacob Longfellow[signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - 
John Dickinson [signature] Judge

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Albee and Jacob Longfellows, Esqs of Machias who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

John Dickinson [signature] Judge of [illegible] County

State of Maine
Washington Ss.  
I Aaron S Raymond Register of the Court of Probate within and for the county of Washington do hearby certify that this foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of London Atis for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this thirtieth day of August A.D. 1832
Aaron S. Raymond. Register
[illegible seal]
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I, Jacob Longfellow of Machias in the County of Washington, and State of Maine, aged eighty three years on oath do testify & say that I was personally acquainted with London Atis in his life time, and Eunice Atis his widow who is now living in Machias, & had I first become acquainted with said London and said Eunice prior to the year A.D. 1791. & they have [all] lived in my neighborhood since, until said Atis death, in the summer of AD 1843 and his widow has resided in my neighborhood since his decease. 

That I was present at the marriage of said London Atis & Eunice Atis in Machias sometime in the summer [yeh?] years AD seventeen hundred ninety one, and three they continued to cohabit and live together as man and wife until [the] time of said Atis death in the summer of 1843. I further say they raised up a large family of children of some twelve or fifteen in number. 

The man who solemnized the marriage, was Samuel Hill and I have understood and believe, said Hill died in the city of Boston somewhere about the years AD 1814 or 1815. I last saw said Hill in the year AD 1813 and understood he died shortly after that time - 
I have no knowledge of any record being made in this town, or elsewhere of said marriage, and but very few [records] of the marriages of [that] early day, are to be found in this town. 

Jacob Longfellow
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Washington Ss 
October 30th A.D. 1849. 
The above named Jacob Longfellow personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition of him subscribed. - Albert G. Lane Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Washington County Ss - - 
I Albert Pilsbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the Country of Washington & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Albert G. Lane is a Justice of the Peace in and for said Country duly commissioned and qualified: that his Commission was dated on the fifteenth day of May A.D. 1845, and will expire on the fifteenth day of May A.D. 1852: said that his signature above written is genuine. 
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Country this thirteenth day of October 1849. 

Albert Pilsbury 
Clerk.
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3333
Maine
Eunice Atis
widow of London Atis
Mass
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pri. of Artillery for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
100 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
22nd day of Feby 1830
and as to
Sen. T.J.D. Fuller
House of Reps

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 1  Vol.   1

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Set to 1 Agt 30 Mch 1832
[Reputed]
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[Crossed out: 591] 14071
Eunice Atis
Wo of Sender
Me

act 29 July 1848
h.d. 6 July 1843

admitted under
act 7 July 1838 &c

p100 paid per an [on] 
6 July 1843 when he died.
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State of Maine:
Washington County SS.

On this first day January A. D. Eighteen hundred + fifty [crossed out] personally appeared before the ------ Probate Court of said County being a Court of Record, 
Eunice Atis a resident of Machias in the County of Washington aforesaid aged Seventy six years who sworn according to the law, doth in her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed + approved July 29th. 1848: 
That she is the widow of London Atis who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and a Pensioner under the law of the United States passed on the 7th day of June A. D. 1832, and who received the sum of one hundred dollars annually, as will appear more fully by Certificate No. 11.2011 of the War Department - Revolutionary Claim, and the proof + papers on file in the Department which are herein referred to. 
That she was married to the said London Atis sometime in the summer of A. D. Seventeen hundred and ninety one, and that her husband the aforesaid London Atis died at or near the sixth day of July A. D. 1843: 
that the marriage took place previous to the second of January Eighteen hundred [viz]: at the time above stated, and that she has no knowledge of any Record being made of her marriage. She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension.
Patience Atis her mark x 

Witness A. G. Lane. 
Sworn to + subscribed in open Court on the day + year above written, before
J. C. Talbot Judge of Probate
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State of Maine. 
Washington County SS. 
I Albert G. Lane Register of the Court of Probate of said County, a County of Record, do hereby certify and attest that John C. Talbot is Judge of said Court, duly commissioned + qualified, and that the signature annexed to the foregoing certificate and application, is his genuine signature
In testimony where of I have hereabouts set my hand + the seal of said Court of Probate this first day of January A. D. 1850 
Albert G Lane Regr [Register]

[bottom left corner includes a Seal of the Court of Probate]
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Machias Main January 28th, 1850

To the Commissioner of Pensions
at Washington D.C.- 

Sir, Being informed that my application for a Pension is signed in the name of "Patience Atis", I hereby cause you to be informed that i was a misake of the person whom I requested to sign my name, I being unable to write. 

Eunice Atis

X - Her Mark

Attest Albert G. Lane
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Rev WIDOW, &c. [illegible] 
File No. 23,468 Eunice Atis Wid of London Atis. Priv. Rev. War
Act Feb 2. d [2nd] 1848
Index: Vol. A, Page 21
[brackets included in the following text:]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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W 591 Eunice Atis
 Mr 
Letter Hon. T. J. D. Fuller 4 [illegible] Jan [illegible]  Jan 7 1850
Letter, T. J D Fuller Feby [February] 16

Act 29 July '48
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75~
15.83| 
90.83

140
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.8762
Maine.
Eunice Atis
widow of London Atis who was a Private of Artillery in the Map. Troops for two years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Center per annum, to commence on the 6th [written over a crossed out "4th"] day of July,  [written over a crossed out "March"]1843. Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of July 1850 and sent to Hon. T. J. D. Fuller House of Reps
[brackets included in the following text:]
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 1
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I Ebenezer Inglee of Machias in the County of Washington and the state of Maine of the age of Eighty five years upon oath do testify and say that I was present & witnessed the marriage of London Atis & Eunice Atis, in Machias, in the summer of the year, AD Seventeen hundred and ninety one, by Samuel Hill
I continued to live near said Atis + his wife in Machias until his death, which took place in the summer AD 1843. 
That his widow, Eunice Atis is now living in Machias, a widow woman + has never been married, since the decease of said Atis, That I further believe the said Eunice is now between seventy five + seventy [caret] seven years of age - 
That said London Atis + Eunice Atis continued to live + cohabit together as man + wife from said 1791, to the day of said Atis death and reared up a large family of children
Ebenr Inglee.

Washington SS. October 30th 1849. 
The above named Ebenr. Inglee personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed. - Albert G. Lane Jus. of the Peace.

State of Maine.
Washington County SS. - 
I Albert Pilsbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County + State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Albert G. Lane is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified: that his commission was dated on the fifteenth day of May A. D. 1845, and
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will expire on the fifteenth day of May A. D. 1852, and that his signature above written is genuine. -
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said County this thirtieth day of October 1849.
Albert Pilsbury Clerk.
[left- the seal of the Court]
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Ebenezer Inglee, of Machias, the signer of the foregoing affidavit + say that he is a man unquestionable moral character and undeniable integrity + his testimony is with in fullest confidence
T. J. D. Fuller Rep  7th District, Maine
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Commission of Pensions
[Letter]


Patience Atis
Eunice Atis
Maine

Hon 
T J. D Fuller
HR




Mass. Atis, London   W23468
Mass Sea Service  Lyon or
Eunice
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Pension Office, January 19th 1850.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the declaration purporting to be that of Eunice Atis, but signed Patience Atis, who applies for a pension under the Act of 29th July 1848, as the widow of London Atis, together with the papers that accompanied it, have been examined and filed. The evidence in relation to the marriage of these parties in this case is defective. The certificate of the Town Clerk or Register of the Church in the place in which the rites were performed, should be adduced, showing any evidence they may afford of the date of Mrs Atis', marriage. We cannot receive the testimony of witnesses, until it shall have been made to appear that evidence of higher grade does exist. Claimant should make a new declaration, and if she was married as early as 1791, as stated in the declaration now presented, she should assert her claim under the Act of 7th July 1838.
I have the honor to be, Very Respectfully, your Obt Svt [Obedient Servant]
J L Edwards
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I, John S. Kelly, of Machias, in the County of Washingtone [Washington] + State of Maine, of lawful age, do testify + say that I am the legally chosen clerke [clerk] of the said town of Machias, and have in my charge the Books of Record of said town containing the marriages, Births, Deaths + other records thereof- that show critically examined the same, + now certify on oath that I do not find therein any record whatever of the marriage London Atis + Eunice Foss, or either of them.
John S. Kelly
State of Maine, Washington SS. Machias
January 22. 1850. Personally appeared
John S. Kelly above named, known true as the Clerk of said town of Machias, + made oath, that the above statements by him subscribed is true.
Before me, 
Willm B. Smith, Jus Peace
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Washington DC 
House of Rep 
Jany 28th 1850.

Sir
In relation to the matter, of the requisite legal proof of the marriage of London Atis + Eunice Atis,  
I beg leave, to refer you, to the stat: of Massats, Vol: 1. p 259. chap 3. sec 6. 1786: + the enclosed affidavit, of the Town clerk of the Town of Machias. 
By the evidence, it appears the marriage, was solemnised in the summer of 1791.  The place to look, for legal evidence, of the Marriage is the Town Clerks office of Machias, where, the Marriage took place. No such evidence is found then, The next best - evidence, is the testimony of persons, who were present at the marriage, + are able to identify the parties, this is furnished. 

It will be noticed, that the evidence shows, the person who solemnised the marriage, deceased some thirty years since, in Massachusetts. 
I am not aware, that the legality of the Marriage is to be effected in the least, by the omission of the Minister, to do his duty, as required by law in this case, or that the widows or children's rights are effected.
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by it
The Minister might have secured a penality, for his omission of duty. 

Neither can exception be taken, that this person who solemnised the marriage was not qualified, as I believe, in all cases, where a person acts judicially, + has jurisdiction of the subject matter, the law presumes, he was duly + legally empowered, to act in the capacity, he assumes to act- 
I am Respectfully 
Your Obt Set 
T. J. D. Fuller

Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
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I John S. Keley of Machias in the County of Washington + State of Maine of lawful age on oath depose + say, that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Machias + have been for twenty years past; The Records of marriages in this town were not faithfully kept in 1791, and about that time. The Records in my possession have often times been examined to find marriages which took place at + about that time, which could not be found. The law which requires entries of marriages to be made in the County Clerks office was passed since I have been town Clerk but I cannot recollect the year.- The old Books of Records are in a very mutilated state, + badly torn.- From what I can gather from the Records I should think that marriages were not generally recorded at that early day. I also learn the same from persons who have searched the Records for marriages said to have taken place at about this time.
John S. Kelly
State of Maine
Washington SS. On this 30th. day of January A. D. 1850, the above named John S. Kelley personally appeared before me + made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Albert G. Lane Justice of the Peace
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Feby 22/50
J,L,Edwards

Mr Allison
let the claim be
allowed under
Act July 7, 38
Lee [Enter the]
claim as
the [Ry]

Hon. J.D. Fuller
H.R.
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Pension Office February 16, 1850, Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the papers lately transmitted by you in the case of Eunice Atis, widow of London Atis, does not supply the defects in those heretofore presented, pointed out in my letter to you of the 19th ult. We do not raise the question as to the legality of her marriage, but we are not satisfied as to the period at which it took place, The witnesses who have testified should support their statement by referring to some collateral facts about which they could not be mistaken, associated with the marriage of the parties. If, as I stated in my former communication, applicant was married as early as 1791, she should claim a pension under the act of 7th July 1838. The Act of 29th July under which her declaration was made does not extend further back than 4th March 1848, but should she be able to satisfactorily to show that she was mar= [married]
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ried [married] in 1791. her pension would commence from the date of her husbands death; she should therefore file a declaration, claiming the benefits of the act of 7th July 1838. The defect in the declaration now filed in this Office, must be supplied by a new one before we can admit her claim under any law, granting pensions to widows
I have the honor to be respectfully You Obt Servt J L Edwards
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In behalf of Eunice Atis, a claimant for a Pension under the Law, of the 7th of July 1838. I do in her behalf, make the claim, in as full a manner as those her declaration was more aptly drawn, in conformity to that Law.
Washington Leg 221850
T. J. D. Fuller 7th Dist Rep. State of Maine
House of Representatives
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Washington D C House of Rep. Jany 7. 1850
Sir
I enclose to you, the application of Eunice Atis, for a Pension with the accompanying papers- If any thing further should be wanted, please communicate to me.
I am very Respectfully T J. D. Fuller
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pension Washington
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Portland Mar 19, 1853[2]

Sir
In conformity to J.L. Edwards letter August 3rd, 1846 to this Agency. I [herewith] enclose you the pension papers of Eunice Atis widow of London claiming one year pension which if correct please give direction for payment.

Respectfully Yours
William Woodbury[signature]
[illegible]

James E. Heath Esq
Commissioner of 
Pensions