Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,527, Pelatiah Weeks, Mass. N.H.
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(S-1776)
SERVICE
Mass.
N.H.

Weeks, Pelatiah

Number
S.37.527
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1910.61 R
Maine.
Pelatiah Weeks

of York Cy in the state of Maine
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Daniels of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Long in the NHampshire
line, for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 2 of July 1823

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of Sept 1823
and James Ladd Esqr
Portsmouth - N. Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1823. 16.80.
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4. March 1824. 48.
$64.80
[handwritten rows of numbers] 8.30/31  10/30
7.74
1. 6
16.80

{Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.}

March 1. 1823
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State of Maine
York SS. At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern 
Circuit begun and holden at York within and for the
County of York on the last monday of May, being the 28th day
of said month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one, Before the Hon. B. Greene, J Dana and W. Widgery Judges of said Court

On this 1st day of June in the year 1821 personally appeared in open Court, the same proceeding according to the Court of common law
having Jurisdiction unlimited in amount keeping record of their proceedings 
and having the power of fine and imprisonment and being a Court of record for said County. Pelutiah Weeks aged seventy five years resident
in Kittery 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 viz. nine months from August 1776 to May 1777 as a private in Capt. Eliphalot Daniel's company in the regiment commanded by Col. Long. New Hampshire line. also enlisted in the summer of 1777 in Capt.
Prebble's Company, Col Patterson's Regiment Massachusetts line, was soon 
transfered to another Company of the same Regiment and served in said companies and Regiment then months and fourteen days when he was discharged
from the service both of said services on the continental establishments.   And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and taht I have not by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof
with intent thereby so to diminish as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" 
passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor
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nor has any person in trust for me any property or securites, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, and that the names and ability of my family are in fact and truth as hereafter stated.
Pelatiah Weeks

Subscribed and sworn to on the 1st day of June A.D. 1821
Before me Benja. Greene Chief Justice
of said Court

Schedule of property necessary clothing and bedding excepted
Six acres of poor land, one small unfinished house, 1 hovel, 1 cow, 1 shote, a few articles of household furniture of the value of six dollars.

Names of the family residing with me Pelatiah Weeks who by
occupation am a ship carpenter which I am unable to pursue by reason
of old age and infirmities
Daughter, Aphia Weeks aged 36 unable to labor
Grandchild Mary Weeks " 13 unable to support herself
Pelatiah Weeks

I Jeremiah Bradbury clerk of the aforesaid Court do hereby certify
that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Pelatiah Weeks
did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against
the common enemy for the term of nine months under one
engagement, on the continental esta[b]lishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and schedules thereto annexed are truly copied from the from the records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the
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said Court that the total amount in value of the property 
exhibited in the said schedules is seventy one dollars.

In testemony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court
on this twenty fourth day of June 1823 - 
Jere. Bradbury Clerk of the Judicial
Courts in the County of York
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37.527
Revy INVALID.
File No. 37.527
Pelatiah Weeks
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18[illegible]
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 444
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New Hampshire}
Rockingham County} SS.   Portsmouth.

I James Ladd Not. Pub. in and for the State of New Hampshire duly commissioned and 
sworn residing in Portsmouth aforesaid Do hereby
certify & make known unto all whom it may concern
that Cabb Emery of Eliot State of Maine is a Justice of the Peace & Quorum in the State of Maine.
Therefore full faith and credit are and ought to be
given in judicature & also where to all acts this by him signed. I Certify that the signature of Cabb Emery of the annexed affidavit one genuine the same him was known to me notary.
In Testimony whereof I
have herunto set my hand
and seal. the 23c. day of 
July 1823.
James Ladd
Not. Pub.
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I Samuel Remick of Eliot, County of York Esquire, aged 66 years testify and say, That Pelatiah Weeks of Kittery in said county
served nine months under one engagement in the Company
commanded by Capt. Daniels, in Col. Longs
Regiment, New Hampshire line, in the years 1776
and 1777 I being a Soldier at the same time, on the 
Continental establishment. 
Samuel Remick.

State of Maine. 
York SS. July 2d. 1823. Personally appeared the above named
Samuel Remick Esq. (a disinterested and credible witness)
and made oath to the truth of the above declaration
by him subscribed. 
Before me. Cabb Emery Just. Peace & Quorum
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I John Stary of Eliot, County of York, aged 69 years
testify and say I will remember Peletiah Weeks of Kirttery
in said County, and that said Peletiah Weeks served ninie months in the years 1776 and 1777 in Capt. Daniels Company
and Col. Longs Reg't New Hampshire line. on continental establishment at one term of service- 
[signature] John Stary

July 1st 1826 State of Maine
York Ss. Personally appeared the above named John
Stary, (a disenterested and credible witness) and made
solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed. 
Before me. Cabb Emery Justice Peace & Quorum
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Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

18.922
Pelatiah Weeks,
York Co. Maine

James Ladd
Portsmouth, N.H.

Rec'd 1 Augt 1823.

Service in Lough
regt. Moved
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Hon J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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Portsmouth N.H.
July 25. 1823
Sir,
I have the honour to hand you enclosed
copy of Platiah Wicks declaration, the original 
of which was forwarded to the War Department in June
1821 - said Wicks has requested me to forward the same 
and request his name to be placed upon the pension
list NHampsline. agency, if he is entitled to 
the same. Be pleased to forward the certificate 
to me, when issued. - 
I have the Honor to be
very respectfully
Sir
Your obt. [illegible]
James Ladd

Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Sec. of War.-