Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 19737, Loammi Harrington, Mass.
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Service     Harrington, Loammi     Number
Mass-       Sarah                            W19737
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11.308 R
Massachusetts
Laommi Harrington, 
of Middlesex co, in the state of Massachusetts
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Marshall, of the Massachusetts 
line, for the term of six years. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 1 of April, 1818. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of June, 1819,
and sent to Samuel Dana, judge
Grooton, Middlesex Co. Massachusetts

Arreasrs to 4th of March, 1819 . . .   89.03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819  48
                                                     $137.03

Revoluntionary claim,
Act of 18th March, 1818.
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4523
Massachusetts
Sarah Harrington
widow of Loammi Harrington
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private

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

Certificate of pension issued the 14 day of March 1849
and sent to Geo. Boutwell
Groton
Massachusetts

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 58 vol 2
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Loammi Harrington

'Ami Harrington [illegible]. If he
is the same man, the Judge
is requested to certify to his 
indigence.
Admitted
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To the Honorable John C. Calhoun, Secretary of the Depart-
ment of War of the United States.

I, the undersigned Samuel Dana, Chief Justice of the
Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the Counties of Essex and Middlesex) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Court of Record, duly established by Law, Do hereby certify, that on the first day of April, in the year of our Lorn, one thousand one hundred and eighteen Personally appeared Loammi Harrington and made and subscribed the declaration which is hereto annexed. 

from which it appears to me, that the said Loammi Harrington did serve in the War of the Revolution, against the common Enemy upwards of nine months. 

Wherefore, in pursuance of the directions of an Act of Congress, made and passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," I have transmitted the said Declaration to you the said Secretary, that such further proceeedings may be had in the premises, as the said Act may require.

In testimony of all which, I have caused the Seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed. 

Given under my hand within the said Circuit, the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 

/s Saml. Dana

I Samuel Dana, Chief Justice above described, do certify that Loammi Harrington who subscribes the above declaration is a poor man in indigent circumstances and [illegible] to the benefit of the Act of Congress aforesaid that [illegible] that he is the same Loammi Harrington, who served in the War of the Revolution, as he has above stated,
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Be it remembered, that on this first day of April in the year of our Lord onethousand eight Hundred and eighteen before me, Samuel Dana Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the counties of Essex and Middlesex, in the Commonwealth aforesaid) comes Loammi Harrington of Pepperell in said county of Middlesex and on oath declares, that he served in the war of the Revolution in the Continental Establishment for more than seven years; that at the commencement of the war he entered the service for the State of Massachusetts, and served one year. That afterwards in the month of March 1777 he enlisted as a private soldier under Captain Warned in Col. Marshall's Regiment, and served the whole of said three years in said company and Regiment, at the end of said three years he enlisted during the war and was under the command of Capt. Taylor in Col. Tupper's Regt. of the Massachusetts line where he served till he was transferred to the company of Capt. Jackson and served in said Jackson's company till the end of the war, and was discharged therefrom honorably the ninth day of June 1783 his discharge he has lost.

He is now fifty eight years of age and has no property whatsoever, and on account of his age and infirmity is unable to provide himself, and that - 

by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for his support. Thus made, subscribed, and sworn to, at Groton in said county of Middlesex the day and year aforesaid. 

Signature of Saml. Dana
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To whom it may concern

We the Subscribers, Select Men and overseers of the poor for the town of Pepperell in Massachusetts, do certify that Loammi Harrington of Pepperell, who it is said was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution is now a poor man indigent in circumstances. 

Pepperell May 10th 1819

Signature of John Walton
     Abel Jewett
    Wm. Buttrick
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118 
Loammi Harrington 
Residence 
Town or !.308
June 1819
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June   A.D. 1820
Before the Hon. Samuel Dana, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
William Wetmore and Stephen Minot, Esquires, Associate Justices of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for sair Circuit, proceeding to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Laommi Harrington resident in Pepperell in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 11,308 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit, 
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....Revolutionary Claim. 
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, Loammi Harrington of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, late a private in the army of the Revolution, in inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this fourth day of June one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J.L. Edwards in the absence and on behalf of the Secretary of War," 
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit, 

SCHEDULE
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit, 
Real estate - none
Personal estate viz. 
1 old chest of the value of .17  1 table 1.00 - - - -      $ 1.17
4 chairs .25 1 pot 1.00  2 Kettles 1.00 tongs .50             2.75
1 spider .50  ?? iron .25  crockery & glassware 2.06    2.81
1 shovel 1.00   1 axe 1.00  one hoe .25     - - - - - - -    2.25
                                                                                           $8.98

In the presence of Augustus Parker

Loammi Harrington's  mark
X

And the said Loammi Harrington having been first duly sworn on oath declares that he enlisted in Capt. Perkins' company of the 12th Regiment in the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Little in January 1776 and served as a private in that
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other corps more than seven years was in the battles at York Island, Bemis; heights, Monmouth, etc. as is more particularly set forth in his original declaration on file in the war office dated April 1 ,1818 - that he is fifty nine years of age a husbandman by occupation but unable to support himself by labour - that he has no family except his wife Sarah aged 63 years - also unable to support herself by labour. 

Signature of Loammi Harrington
In the presence of Augustus Parker

Sworn & Declared to before me
Saml Dana Judge
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and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Samuel Dana, a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit, 

I Loammi Harrington do 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 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. 
So help me GOD. 
Loammi Harrington's mark
X

In the presence of Augustus Parker

Middlesex ss. C.C.C.P. June Term, A.D. 1820

Then the above named Loammi Harrington took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me, 

Saml. Dana, Judge of said Court. 

I, Abraham Bigelow, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said 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 is eight dollars and ninety eight cents. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July, 1820.
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2775
Harrington
Mass
Act 7 July 38
M 85 [illegible]
ampd
2 yrs pri
80$
No deduction

Hon W Parmenter
E. Cambridge Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex Ss - 

On this eighth day of September in the year one thousand and eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Hon. Solomon Strong a justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the State of Massachusetts Sarah Harrington a resident of Pepperell in County and State aforesaid, aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Laommi Harrington late of said Pepperill deceased; that said Loami her late husband served as a Private Soldier in the war of the Revolution as stated in his declaration for a pension under Act of Congress passed March 18th 1818 which pension he the said Loami did receive for some time previous and until his death - All of which will more fully appear on reference to the records in the War Department and to the papers and documents which the said Loami forwarded to the Department in order to establish his claim to a pension under the Act of Congress of March 18th 1818 - 

She further declares that she was married to said Laomi Harrington her late husband on the  fourteenth day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five at Groton, County and State aforesaid by the Rev Daniel Chaplin then the ordained and settled minister of said town of Groton, authorized by law to solemnize marriages - That her name preserved to her marriage with Loami Harrington was Sarah Nutting. That her late husband the aforesaid Loami died on the fourteenth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, that she has not been married since said Loami's decease, having remarried a widow from that period to the present time
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that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to  the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four - viz - at the time above stated - 

That she has no documentary evidence to prove the service of her late husband except what may be found in the War Office, or any other evidence - That the pension Certificate of her late husband is not now in her possession but if she can procure it, she shall annex to the this Declaration-  She further states, that when her husband obtained his pension he resided in the town of Pepperell aforesaid- 

witness Solomon Strong

Sarah Harrington
X
her mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
Middlesex County Ss. on this eighth day of September eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me Solomon Strong a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Middlesex. That same being a court of record Sarah Harrington, aforesaid, and subscribed the above declaration by making her mark in my presence, and I witnessed the same. She also made solemn oath of the truth of the same declaration before me. 

I certify that the aforesaid Sarah Harrington by reason of age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend court, and I took her examination at Groton in said County of Middlesex
Solomon Strong Judge C.C. Pleas
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex  ss. I Elias Phinney Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the County of Middlesex being a Court of record, do certify that Solomon Strong Esquire is a Judge of said Court, and that his name Subscribed to the forgoing certificate hereto annexed is his genuine signature -- I further certify that Bradford Russell Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid county, and that his signature subscribed to the forgoing certificates are genuine -- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the Sixteenth day of October 1838.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Groton Sept. 10. 1838
Extracted from the records of the Town of Groton, County of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid vis.
"A list of Marriages returned by Rev. Daniel Chaplin to the Town Clerk of Groton, one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, April fourteenth; Loammi Harrington to Sarah Nutting both of Groton" I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows "1785 April 14"
John Boynton, Town Clerk of Groton
I John Boynton above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town, County & State aforesaid, and that I have the custody of the records of said town, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me. /s/ John Boynton
Middlesex [illegible Co?] Oct. 6 1838. [illegible] personally John Boynton above mentioned known to me to be the Town Clerk of said Groton + also a credible witness + made solemn oath to the truth of [illegible]
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
 File No. 19734 
Sarah Harrington 
Wid" of Loammi Harrington 
Priv Rev War 
Act: Febry 2nd 1/48
Index : -- Vol. A, Page 314
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Reported
Massachusetts 1141
Sarah Harrington 
widow of Loammi Harrington who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of  80 Dollars per annum to  commence on the 4th day of March 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of July 1863 and sent to Isaac Fiske East Cambridge , Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843. Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 43 1/2
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Massachussetts 2547
Sarah Harrington
widow of Loammi Harrington
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18. Ma. 18
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2775
Mass Oct 26
7 July 1838


J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington D. Columbia
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Groton Middlesex County
Massachusetts October 22n 1838

Dear Sir;
Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of Sarah
Harrington for a pension under Act of 7July 1838. When an examination shall have been made you will please communicate to me.

Respectfully yours
Geo. S. Boutwell

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington D.C.
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Groton Middlesex County
Massachusetts October 22d 1838

Dear Sir;

Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of Sarah Harrington for a pension under Act of 7 July 1838.  When an examination shall have been made you will please communicate to me.

Respectfully yours
Geo. S. Boutwell

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington D. C.
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Middlesex Co.  East Cambridge  May 3d 1843

J L Edwards Esq

At the request of Paul Gerrish I enclose the 
applications of Pininah Robinson
                         Hannah Campbell
                         Anne Seales
                         Hannah Searle
                         Ruth Emery
                         Sarah Harrington
                         Phebe Ball
                         Mary Carly

to be entered as pensioners under the late 
Act of Congress. You will please t make return of said applications (illegible) to Paul Gerrish Esquire, Townsend Harbor, (illegible), County of Middlesex, Mass.

I am very respectfully yours
Isaac Fiske
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Groton, Middlesex Co. Mass
 October 13, 1848

Sir:
I here with enclose the declaration of Sarah Harrington for a pension under the act of Feb 2d, 1848.

Very respectfully
Geo. S. Boutwell
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                                    Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 1nd February, 1848, entitled An act making further provision for surviving Widows and soldiers of the Revolution.

State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex               On this twenty third day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, personally appeared before the subscribed Justice o the Peace for the county of Middlesex aforesaid Sarah Harrington of Pepperell in said county aged ninety one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Loami Harrington who was a private in the army of the Revolution, that the particulars of his service were stated by the said Loami when he applied for a pension under the act of Congress of 1818, that she drew a pension of eighty dollars per annum under the act of 17th of June 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.

Subscribed in presence of                             Sarah 
Betsey Lakin                                                   Harrington
Geo. S. Boutwell                          Her mark    X

Sword to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me.
               Geo. S Boutwell, Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston October 10th 1848

I hereby certify, that at the date of the annexed attestation George S. Boutwell was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
           (illegible signature)

in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
W. B Calhoun
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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900
Declaration
Sarah Harrington
$80 per an
Isaac Fiske
East Cambridge
Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County
SS
Be it known that on this [twentieth?] day of April 1843 personally appear a before me the subscriber a resident of Pepperell in said County and Commonwealth aged eighty six years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d day of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of Persons who [unintelligible] during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of Loami Harrington who was a Private in the Revolutionary War and served as she verily believes as stated by her in her original Declaration for a pension under the Law of the 7th of July 1838 to which Declaration and the  papers accompanying the [unintillegible] now on file in the War Department she would refer for a more particular statement of his services for the proof of her marriage identity and the time of her husband's death.  She further declares that she was pensioned under said Act at the rate of eighty Dollars and [blank] cents per annum as near as she can recollect but the precise amount will fully appear by her original certificate which amount she recd from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 4th day of March 1841 at the agency in Boston Massachusetts and at the time of her receiving her last payment [unintelligible] the pension certificate granted to her under said Act to the pension agent at the [unintelligible] City of Boston arguably to the Rules of the Department
And this Declarant further alleges that she has not intermarried since the decease of her said husband but is now and ever since has been the widow of said Loami Harrington deceased as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed and further she saith not
Subscribed in [unintelligible ] of 
Paul Gurrish
Mary E Lokin
Sarah Harrington her mark
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me
Paul Gurrish
Justice of the Peace
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I James Lakin of Pepperell of lawful age on oath testify, and say that I am well acquainted with Sarah Harrington the foregoing applicant and know that she was  the wife of Loami Harrington  who was reported to have been a soldier in the War of the Revolution said Sarah Harrington was a pensioner under the Law of 1838 at eighty Dollars and [blank] cents [annum?] and I can recollect pr. annum  and she has not intermarried since the expiration  of said Act but is now and ever has been the Widow of said Loami Harrington deceased
James Lakin
State of Massachusetts
Middlesex County
SS
April 8th 1848
Come James Lakin a credible witness and swore oath that the above affidavit by him [unintelligible] is true
Before me
Paul Gurrish Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County
[unintelligible]
I have high [unintelligible] of this [Court?] of [P?] on & for said County of Middlesex [unintelligible] that Paul Gurrish [Esq?} is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly [unintelligible] & qualified & that his signatures written on this Paper are his genuine signatures
In [unintelligible] what I have hereunto  set my hand  & offered the seal of the Court of [unintelligible] this [unintelligible] day of May in the year Eighteen hundred & [fifty?] three
Isaac Fiske [unintelligible]
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James Lakins Depositions
Loami Harringtons Case
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Count of Middlesex
I James Lakin of Pepperell County
State aforesaid, ages sixty three years after being duly sworn according to law, as upon oath depose and say that I was  formerly well acquainted with Loami Harrington late of Pepperell County and state aforesaid deceased, that he was a Pensionist of the United States that he died about twelve years ago that his widow Sarah Harrington is still living, was always reputed his lawful  wife.  I also further depose and say that his widow the aforesaid Sarah Harrington has never been married since the decease of her late husband, Loami Harrington deceased.

Signature of 
James Lakin

1838 July 30th
sworn before me
[illegible] Justice of the Peace   & known in  & for said county of Middlesex