Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16726, Daniel Collins, Navy. R.I.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Navy
R.I.
CONTENTS
Collins, Daniel
NUMBER
S. 16726
carded
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27.84
Maine
Daniel Collins
of Industry in the State of Maine
who was a Mariner in the Comp. commanded
by Ship Alfred of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Richmond in the Rh. Island
and Navy line for 10 months mariner
3 " private
$40
10
$50.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Nov.
1833 - " - and sent to R. C. Vose
Augusta
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33 $125
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 M. '34  25
$150
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles
Book E. Vol. 1. Page 8.
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See letter to Hon P Sqrague
29th January 1834
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE,
KENNEBEC COUNTY,} ss.
On this thirteenth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared
before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said
State, Daniel Collins a resident of Industry
in the County of Somerset 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed
June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with
Captain Manchester and served in Col. Richmond's regiment of
the Rhode Island line or troops under the following named officers: Manchester
Captain, Richmond Colonel, that in September 1775 he enlisted in
that company and regiment for the term of three months as a
private. That this period he served out and was fully discharged
at Newport in december, and immediately in the same month entered
as a mariner on board the U. States ship Alfred, of thirty two
guns Salterson, commander - Hopkins Commander, for one year
That he sailed from Philadelphia - captured New Providence returned 
to Providence and was honorably discharged at Providence
R.I. in December 1776. But that his discharge is now lost.

That he was on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that
his pension certificate numbered 13,788 and dropped therefrom on account of his
Property. That at that time he resided in Industry in the County of
Somerset and State of Maine, and now resides in the same town.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present,
and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except
as aforesaid.
Daniel Collins
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston Jr
Just. S. J. C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jr
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State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss. - I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within
and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before
whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said
State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the
matter of the application of Daniel Collins for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and the seal of the said Court, this 15th
day of August
A.D. 1832
J.A. Chandler
I Daniel Collins by whom the within declaration was
made do further on oath declare, that I do not know of any
body living who served with me in Capt. Manchester's
company in Col. Richmond's regiment as first within stated
nor do I know of any evidence I can obtain of that service,
Daniel Collins
State of Maine,
Kennebec Ss Subscribed sworn to this 6th day of
September 1833.
Before me, Wm Woart Justice Peace.

Daniel Collins
Private - Rhode Island, -
Manchester's Co. Richmond's Regt.
No 6424
3 months
Mariner
U.S. Ship Alfred
Capt. Patterson
1 year
admd
23 July 1819
Mariner months
Private - 3 "
15 "
See additional declaration
Sept 6th 1833 at end of within
papers.
R.C. Vose,
Augusta,
Me.

I John A. Chandler clerk of the 
Judicial Courts held for & within the County of 
Kennebec hereby certify that Wm Woart
is a magistrate as above stated the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto 
subscribe my name & affix the seal
this day of Sept. 1833. 
J A Chandler Clerk
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Daniel Collins
Declaration Oath
Schedule
Maine Roll No 13.788

mar: '19

This was filed improperly
with the papers of D.
Collins of Comville -
the schedule of D. 
Collins of Industry
J. L. E.
11 Sept. 1828

R. C. Vose
Augusta
Maine
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DECLARATION,
In order to be restored to the Pension List, under the act of the 1st
March, 1823.
State of Maine.
COUNTY Of Somerset ss.
On this tenth day of June 1823 personally appeared
in open Court before the Supreme Judicial Court
being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of Common law, having
original jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping record of their proceedings, and having the power
of fine and imprisonment Daniel Collins, resident in said County, aged
sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the
following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of the eighteenth of March,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, the first of May, eighteen hundred and twenty, and the first of March,
eighteen hundred and twenty-three--that he the said Daniel Collins enlisted for
the term of ten months on the [blank]
day of December in the year
1775 in the State of Rhode Island in the Naval Service on board 
the ship Alfred commanded by Captain Saltonstall
under Com Hopkins on the Continental establishment; that he continued
to serve until October 1776 when he was discharged from the
said service in Providence in the State of Rhode Island that his name
has been placed on the pension list, and dropt there from on account of his property.
AND, in pursuance of the Act of the first May, eighteen hundred
and twenty, I do solemny swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the
eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time,
by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby,
so to diminish it 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 eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that
I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, 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.
(Signed )
"Daniel Collins"
SWORN to and declared, on the tenth day of June 1823
before
Nathan Weston Jr Just. S.J.C.
then presiding in said Court
Total Value $27 --
Attest William Allen Clk
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SCHEDULE of the Real and Personal Estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted)
belonging to me the subscriber, one Cow of the value of twelve Dollars.
Household furniture (exclusive of bedding) - 6 chairs one Dollar
1 Table 50c - 1 old chest drawers $2.00 - 1 Iron Pot 1 Kettle 1 tea
Kettle all worth 3.00 Crockery ware $1-- Brown earthen ware
50c knives & forks & spoons $1 all in value nine Dollars.
(signed)
Daniel Collins
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Daniel Collins who, by
occupation a farmer which I am unable to pursue by reason of the Rheumatism.
Names.
Thankful my wife
Ages.
66 years
Capacity of each to contribute to their support.
who is sick and unable labor
Signed Daniel Collins
That since the exhibition of my first Schedule, the following changes have been made in my property.
The land mentioned in my first schedule I have sold
to Reuben Hatch and the horses cows oxen and all the
other personal property I have also sold to him
Names of the persons to whom sold.
Reuben Hatch
Time of Sale.
6th April 1821
Amount of Money, or description of property received in return.
Who paid debts for me
and the residence & have
received in supplies for the
support of my family -
(signed) Daniel Collins
I, William Allen Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within the said County of Somerset
do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Daniel Collins
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 establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said
Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty seven
dollars.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fourteenth
day of June 1823
William Allen Clerk of the Courts of the County
of Somerset
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6424
BRIEF in the case of Daniel Collins
of Industry in the State of Maine
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge of the S. J. C.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? No
3. How old is he? 76 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
Sept _ In 1775 -
# Decr _ do _
Dischd. in
Decem. 1776
# entered for "one year" -
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days
- 3 -
Rank.
As a
Private
Mariner 
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Colo Richmond's Reg} R. Island
Capt Manchesters Coy} enlisted
Capt Patterson's comy. U States
Ship Alfred
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not stated
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
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.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
COPIED BY ADY
October 3, 1928.
Mrs. Fred B. Saunders,
461 North Main Street,
Brewer, Maine.
Madam;
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 16726, it appears that Daniel Collins
was born in Newport, Rhode Island, date not stated.
He enlisted in September 1775 and served three months
as a private in Captain Manchester's Company, Colonel
Richmond's Rhode Island Regiment.
In December 1775, he went on board the United States
ship Alfred, Captain Saltonstall, they captured the New
Providence Colony. he served until in Oct. 76
He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 22, 1818, at which time he was living in Industry,
Somerset County, Maine, aged sixty-three years.
In 1820, he referred to his wife Thankful, as aged
sixty-six years. There are no further family data.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Invalid
Navy
File No. 16726
Daniel Collins
Mariner
U.S. Navy
Rev War
Act June 7,1832
Index: Vol. 1, Page 8
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1828 O A. 3. Hist to Mrs. Fred B. Saunders
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letter to Hon. S. Putman, 28.
1828
See letters noted on the
back of the papers of
D. Collins of Comville
Apr for restoration
has been rejected

[illegible] July 12 1820
R.G. Vose Esq
Augusta
Maine

13788 R
Maine
Daniel Collins
of Industry in the Dist of Maine
who was a Mariner in the Ship Alfred commanded by
Capt Salterstall
for the term of ten months
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 22 of Apr. 1818.-
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of July, 1819
and sent to R.C. Vose, Esq
Augusta, Maine
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 7 mos. /31 98.32
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 48.00
not entitled
---
$106.32
$131.43
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
22 Apl 1818
●
Court Certificate
made & sent to R.C.V.
Novr 30th 1819
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Daniel Collins
Payable semi-annually. The
first payment on this certificate
will be made on the 4th of
September 1819, in
Portland, by the President
of the Cumberland Bank
Recorded
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
of the 18th of March 1818,
Daniel Collins, late a Mariner in the
Navy of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Maine Agency,
at the rate of Eight dollars per month,
to commence on the 22d day of April one thousand eight
hundred and Eighteen.
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES,
this twenty third day of July
one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun
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Daniel Collins
Mariner
Payable semi-annually. The first
payment on this Certificate will 
be made on the 4th of September
next, in Portland, at the
Cumberland Bank.
This Payment should
have commenced Apr 22 1818
instead 27 July 1818 
R.C.
Recorded
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War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United
States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Daniel Collins late a Mariner 
in the Navy of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension List, Roll of the District of Maine
Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the twenty seventh day of July, one thousand
eight hundred an eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United
States, this twenty third day of
July, one thousand eight
hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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(6424)
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Daniel Collins which require
further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? No
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so? none
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? length of service not stated with
precision-
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? Yes - was stricken from the rolls.
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? no. the judge has -
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none-
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? None produced
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For __ year
__ months and __ days, I served as a __. For __ months 
and __ days, I served as a __; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
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Copy of Decl
Collins & Hatch

Decl
D. Collins & K. Hatch
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State of Maine
County of Somerset ss
I William Allen, Clerk of all
the Judicial Courts of the County of Somerset
do hereby certify that Asa Clark Esq
within named was at the time the within
certificate purports to have been made
the Register of Deeds for said County and that the within
is his signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said County, to serve & avail in
Judication and thereout as occasion may require. Dated
at Nordgework the eleventh day of July Anno Domini 1823
William Allen Jr Clerk
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Know all Men by these Presents.... That I Daniel
Collins of Industry in the County of Somerset State of Maine
[illegible]
In consideration of the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars. -
paid by Reuben Hatch of Farmington in the County of
Kennebec Yeoman. -
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Reuben Hatch, the farm on which I now
live situated in Industry in said County of Somerset to him
his heirs and assigns forever, described as follows, (to wit) being lot No.
five in the Gow (so called) containing one hundred and
thirty five acres on the westerly side of said lot, be
it more or less. Particular refferance being had to
Perham's survey for the boundaries.-
To Have and to Hold the aforegranted and bargained premises, with all
the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Hatch his
heirs and assigns, to his & their use and behoof forever.... And I do covenant with
the said Hatch
his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in
fee of the premises; that they are free from all incumbrances; that I have
good right to sell and convey the same to the said Hatch -
to hold as aforesaid.
And that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Hatch his
heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Daniel Collins
have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth
day of
April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty one -
Daniel Collins
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
IN PRESENCE OF
Cornelius Norton
Love Gower
---
Somerset - ss. May 7. D. - 1823 Personally appeared
the above named Daniel Collins and
acknowledged the above Instrument to be his free Act and Deed. Before me,
C. Norton JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Somerset Ss June 12. 1823 Registry of Deeds
I certify that this is a true Copy of the original on Record in the
County of Somerset
Attest
Asa Clark Register
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Daniel Collins
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I Benjamin Heath of Phillips in the County of Somerset and
District of Maine testify and say, being well acquainted 
with Daniel Collins I knew that he served on board the ship Alfred in the Revolutionary war,
commanded by Capt. Salterson, for the term of
ten months or more, as a sailor or mariner
and was discharged from said service by reason of
sickness - I am sixty eight years and ten months
old and have ever known said Collins from a
child -
Benjamin Heath
Farmington June 17. 1819 -
Kennebec Ss - the above Benjamin Heath personally appeared
and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by
him subscribed before me
Clifford Belcher Justice of the peace
Clifford Belcher Esq is a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Kennebec; and the above deponent
is in my opinion a credible and disinterested
witness.
Nathan Weston in C. J.
C.C.C. Pleas-
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Daniel Collins
Kennebec County. -
Mariner Ship Alfred
Cap.
Salterson,
Decemb. 1775. to
Oct. 1776
10 mo
April 22. 1818
Admd.
Proof B. Heath
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the
United States.
I the subscriber, being a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common
Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the
Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor,
that Daniel Collins, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Industry, in the said County of Somerset, in the District of Maine, on the
twenty second day of April, A.D. 1818,
made application under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to
transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States,
agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other
evidence produced by said applicant are hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration
of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private 
in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as
stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for his
support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed,
this 27th day of July in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen.
Josiah Stebbins

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec
I THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the
Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is a Judge of the Circuit Court
of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and
Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto this certificate bearing his signature, the seal of
the said Court in which he presides.
twenty seventh In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand:- Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this
twenty Seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Davis
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Daniel Collins, a citizen of the United States, aged sixty three
years, born in New Port, Rhode Island, now resident in Industry
Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that in December
1775 I shipped as a mariner for twelve months, in the
war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the
continental naval establishment, on board the continental
Ship Alfred of thirty guns Capt Salterson commander, we
sailed from Philadelphia in February 1776 on a cruise
to the West Indies - we took the Island of New Providence &
took their stores, and then left the Island, took also a number of
prizes, and returned to Providence Rhode Island about
the month of August 1776. I was then sick and put
into the hospital at Providence, and still remaining
sick I was discharged from the service there honorably
in October 1776, after having served in continuation
ten months. From my reduced circumstances, I need
the assistance of my country for support and I also
hereby relinquish all my claim to every pension heretofore
allowed me by the laws of the U. States, if any. I request
to placed on the pension list for the District of Maine.
The discharge I received from the service, I have
since lost.
Daniel Collins
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State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County
of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for
the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec
and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and
the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the
said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I
do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total
amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule,
including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Eight hundred
Fifty two dollars; and deducting therefrom
the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property
in the opinion of said Court, is three hundred ninety two dollars and
[blank] Cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County
of Kennebec
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(Copy)
Pension Certificate No. 13.788
42.
State of Maine.
To the Honorable the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties
of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset.
I, Daniel Collins of Industry in the County
of Somerset aforesaid, a pensioner on the Maine roll, under the law of the
United States, 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 March, 1818, do
hereby exhibit the following schedule of my whole estate and income (my necessary clothing
and bedding excepted,) viz:
one hundred and twenty five acres of land in Industry, with
an old house unfinished and out of repair, and barn thereon,
of the value of five hundred dollars.
Two houses of the value of eighty dollars.
Four cows of the value of sixty dollars.
One yoke of oxen of the value of fifty dollars.
Seven Young cattle and calves of the value of thirty five dollars.
Twenty five sheep of the value of thirty eight dollars
Fir swine of the value of eighteen dollars.
Furniture, exclusive of necessary bedding worth ten dollars.
Farming utensils of the value of fifteen dollars.
One waggon of the value of twenty dollars
Cart wheels and harrow with six dollars.
Debts due to me which may be collected twenty dollars.
and I owe as much as four hundred and sixty dollars.
my income from the above property deducting the interest, I
have to pay, does not exceed sixty dollars a year, and
I have no other income from property, trade or profession.
I am infirm, unable to labor and under the Doctor's hands
much of my time.
Except the above, and my necessary clothing and bedding, I have
no property or income whatsoever.
Daniel Collins
A true Copy
Attest John Davis Clerk
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Daniel Collins
13.788. worth $852
23 July 1819
Resides in Somerset Co
Proceedings, in Kennebec
Not entitled
Sep 1819
F. C. Vose, Augusta,
Maine.
not entitled

Nathan Weston Junr.
Chief Justice of the Circuit
Court of Common Pleas.
A true copy.
Attest John Davis Clerk
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(Copy)
State of Maine.
I, Daniel Collins within named do solemnly swear, that on
the twenty second day of April 1818, I made application, in pursuance
of the within mentioned law of March 18, 1818, before Judge Stebbins
and was
afterwards placed upon the pension list roll of the United States, for the District of Maine
Agency. And I, the said Daniel Collins, do further solemnly swear,
that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner
whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and
that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, 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.
Daniel Collins

KENNEBEC, ss.
ON this sixteenth day of May 1820,
Daniel Collins before named, after being duly cautioned and
examined, exhibited and subscribed the within schedule, and took and subscribed the foregoing
oath, before me,

Nathan Weston Junr.
Chief Justice of the Circuit
Court of Common Pleas.
A true Copy.
Attest John Davis Clerk

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Daniel Collins
13,488 [illegible] $852
23 Aug 1819
Resided in Somerset Coy
Proceeding in Kennebec
not entitled
Sep 1819
H. C. Vose, Augusta
Maine
not entitled
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Brewer,Maine,
Dec. 7, 1927.

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.

May I trouble you for the military history of one Daniel Collins, a soldier of the Revolutionary War
He was born in Providence
R.I. Nov. 1755- He served 3 yrs. under Gen. George Washington.
He was pensioned in his declining years. At that time he was a citizen
of the town of Industry, Maine.
Thanking you.
Very truly yours,
Edna C. Saunders
Mrs. Fred B, Saunders,
461 North Main ST.,
Brewer, Maine.

[Stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
DEC 10 1927