Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16654, Shibuel Boston, Mass.
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service    number
Mass. Boston, Shibuel S.11654

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I Jonathan Winn of York in the County of York and the State of Maine testify and declare that I am acquainted with Shibuel Boston of Kennebunkport in said county - 
Said Shibuel Boston was a soldier in Capt Noah  M Littlefield's company stationed on the seaboard in Wells in the year 1775 - The company was raised and enlisted for six months - Shibuel Boston enlisted for that period, he entered the company at the time its was first raised, and was with us at Portland then Falmouth at the time of the Burning of that place by the British and I think must have served something more that six months as the company were not discharged until the middle or last of December 1775, it was raised as early as the first of June of that year. Said Boston was a soldier in the company during the whole service - I know these facts from having been a soldier in the same company during said service & from an acquaintance with said Boston before and since the time aluded to -
Jonathan Winn     X his mark

State of Maine York ss. August 29 - 1832 Personally appeared the above named Jonathan Winn and made oath that the truth of the above deposition by him signed & I certify said Winn is a credible witness. Before me. Barnabas Palmer Justice of the Peace
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Maine District ss.
District Clerk's Office August 26. 1833
In testimony that Barnabas Palmer is a Magistrate as within and that signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine I have hereto set my hand and seal of office the day & year above written.
John Mussey Clerk U. S. Courts
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Shibuel Boston
Declaration &c.

27049

Private 6 Months
Capt Littlefield May,
20

Barnabas Palmer Esq
Kennebunk
Maine
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United States of America
District Maine ss.
On this twenty first day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the first of the District Court of the United States now sitting at Portland in the District of Maine Shibuel Boston a resident of Kennebunkport in the county of York and State of Maine aged Seventy six 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In June 1775 - I entered the company commanded by Capt Noah M Littlefield of Wells for six months and was stationed at Wells part of said time - I marched with him to Portland then Falmouth at the time it was turned any the British, where we remained but a short time and returned to Wells - I served six months and was discharged in December of the same year. I know no person living belonging to the same company - except Jonathan Winn - I was born in Wells in the year 1757 - and always resided there until I removed to Kennebunkport - about forty years ago - I was stationed principally at Wells - we marched once to Portsmouth NH when to British fleet appeared off that place - 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension of annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Shibuel Boston
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Arthur [illegible] Judge of the United States in the District of Maine
We,Levi Smith-, a clergyman residing in the town of Kennebunkport and James Osborne of Prob register, residing in the town of Kennebunk hereby certify, that we are well acquainted by report with Shubel Boston, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy Six years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Levi Smith
James Osborn Jr
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. 
Barnabas Palmer Justice of the Peace
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Levi Smith, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Kennebunkport, and that James Osborn Jun'r, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Kennebunk and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, John Mussey, clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Shubuel Boston for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty first day of August A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty three.
John Mussey Clerk D. C. Maine
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Maine District ss.
District Clerk's Office August 21. 1833
In testimony that Barnabas Palmer is a Magistrate as within and that the signature to the within purporting to be his is genuine. I have hereto set my hand and seal of office the day & year last above written.
John Mussey Clerk D. C. Main
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Maine 21.824
Shibuel Boston
of York Co in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Capt Littlefield of the Regt commanded by Col  ------- in the Mass line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Nov 1833 and sent Barnabas Palmer Kennebunk Maine 

Arrears to the 4th Sept 1830    $50.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34    $10.00
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$60.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by D D Addison Cl
Book E Vol. 1st Page 5
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[postmark] Kennebunk  Aug 28 M
[stamped] FREE

September 2. 1833
Maine
27049

Hon. J. L. Edwoods
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Kennebunk Aug't 27 - 1833
Hon J. L. Edwoods
Sir.
Inclosed I forward the declaration of Shibuel Boston a revolutionary soldier and applicant for a pension under the law of the 7th of June 1832  - Mr. Boston applied to me more than a year ago to do his business and stated his service, but as I was not then fully satisfied with the character and services of Capt Littlefield's company and I advised a postponement to which he consented - The services of the company has been inquired into and very fully established as to time and character - Capt Littlefield's company was raised by authority of the State of Massachusetts and served as stated by the within declaration, and testimony Capt L -- was himself afterwards Lieut Col of the Regiment Commanded by the late Gov. Brooks of Massachusetts in the Regular service - And as captain of one of the companies in defense of Falmouth, now Portland, at the time it was burned by the British, he was selected as one of the committee to board the British Fleet, and treat with the enemy -
Your obdt svt
Barnabas Palmer
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12 Reservoir Street
Lawrence Mass.,
May 9, 1926
Bureau of Pensions
Dept. of the Interior
Washington D. C.

Dear Sirs: -
Will you kindly tell me whether your records show service or family names of either an Abraham Baston or Shubael Baston of Wells, Maine who I believe served in the Revolutionary War?
Very truly yours,
Edith W. Mank
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16.654
INVALID.
File No. 16,654
Shibuel Boston
Pvt Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol 1 Page 40
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1926 July 16 Hist to E. W. Mank
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

July 18, 1926
Edith W. Mank
12 Reservoir St.
Lawrence, Mass.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16654, it appears that Shibuel Boston was born at Wells, Maine, in 1757, and while living there enlisted in June 1775 and served six months as a private in Captain Noah M. Littlefield's Company, which was stationed at Wells most of the time.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 21, 1833, while living at Kennebunkport, Me. There is no data on file as to family.
The Revolutionary War records of the Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Shubael Baston, or Abraham Baston, or Boston.
Respectfully, Winfield Scott Commissioner