Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35245, Jabez Delano, Mass.
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SERVICE  Mass.
Delano, Jabez
NUMBER  S 35245
CONTENTS
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13.138
Maine  R
Jabez Delano of Oxford Co in the district. of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wesson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dust. of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 12th of May, 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of July 1819 and sent to Albion K. Parris, Esqr Portland, Maine. 
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 9 - 24/31 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819. 
78.19 
48. 00 
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126.19
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Discontinued - Oxford County Atty Genl open July 6. 1811 [illegible]

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Application sent to R.C. Vose Esq. 29 July 1820
Augusta Maine
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John Delano
Mass line
Col James Wesson
1 Feb y 77
1 Feb y 80
3 yrs
12th May 1818

Correct by Roll

Admitted
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, June 9th 1819 BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public official documents remaining in this Department that Jabez Delano served as a Soldier in the Major's Company, and Col. Wesson's Regiment, being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution from February first 1777 to Feby - first 1780, being three years the time for which he enlisted 
Alden Bradford Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
We the Subscribers Selectmen of the town of Livermore in the County of Oxford & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that Mr. Jabez Delano late of said Livermore, & now of an unincorporated area in said County called number one in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life is in our opinion, in need of assistance from his country for support
Given under our hands this second day May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen 
[illegible]ert Washburn 
Aaron Barton 
Zebulon Norton 
Selectmen of Livermore
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I, Jabez Delano, a resident citizen of the United States of America an inhabitants of an unincorporded plantation called Number one in the County of Oxford and State of Massachusetts, on oath declare, that on the first of November in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy eight, I enlisted into and joined the army of said United States on the continental establishment at West Point, and took the place of a three year man named Jesse Walker, as a private soldier in Captain Pettengill's company, Col. James Weston's regiment and Gen Learned's brigade in the Massachusetts line in which company I continued to serve as aforesaid 
from said date until February in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred & eighty, when my time of service having expired I received, at West Point, from said Col. Weston, an honourable discharge, which has since been burned with my house. I served said term in the State of New York & chiefly at West Point, Fishkill & Peekskill. I further testify, that I am fifty seven years of age, am not borne on any pension list of the United States, &, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support. therefore I pray that this declaration may be transmitted to the Secretary at War, to the end that I may be placed on the pension list of the United States agreeably to the provisions of the act of Congress passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war."
Jabez Delano (signature)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. MALNE DISTRICT, ss. 
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the Twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Jabez Delano the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true. And the said applicant further offered in evidence the certificate of Alden Bradford, Secritary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereunto annexed and the certificate of Israel Washburn & others, municipal officers of the corporation to which said applicant lately belonged, relating to his circumstances in life, also annexed 

And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Jabez Delano the applicant, served as a in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled " An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my official Seal to be affixed the day and year [illegible]
Albion H. Parris Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.
And I do further certify that it has been proved to my satisfaction that the said Delano in consequent of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of the assistance of his country for support A. K. Parris U.S. Judge
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State of Maine. 
I Nathl. Coffin  Clerk, for the County of Lincoln 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 one hundred & Seven dollars and cents[crossed out]; 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 Nothing dollars and Cents [crossed out]: 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of July 1820.

Nathl. Coffin Clerk of said Court for the County of [blank]
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State of Maine. 
Lincoln COUNTY, ss. 
On this Sixth day of July, 1820, personally appeared before Josiah Stebbins a Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jabez Delano aged sixty one years, resident in Plan, No.1. in the County of Oxford, now at Alna within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Pettingell and Regiment commanded by Colonel Wesson of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of fifteen months, being part of the three years service 
that his original declaration was made before Judge Parris on the twelfth day of May 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 13138. And I, the said Jabaz Delano 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. 
Jabez Delano (signature)

The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding except, viz: 
Fifty acres of land mostly unimproved with a hut, and frame of a barn partly covered thereon of the value of seventy five dollars. one cow of the value of fifteen dollars three sheep, & two lambs six dollars two juine four dollars. old house hold stuff worth five dollars-- a few old farming tools of the value of two dollars. I have no debts due me, and I owe as much as two hundred and Eighty dollars besides interest and cost on four judgments for parts of said sum. The income of the above property does not exceed the interest of the money I owe. My family at home consists of myself, my wife Grace aged fifty four a weakly person and unable to labor, my daughter Sally of feeble mind capable of some labour but not to take care of herself, aged thirty four years: my daughter  Sophia aged Sixteen, healthy, and my son Daniel aged thirteen a well boy. My occupation has been that of farmer but from age and infirmity am able to labor but little. Except
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the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no estate or income whatever. Jabez Delano
Lincoln & Subscribed, sworn to, and declared both Oath and schedule this sixth day of July A. D. 1820 
Before me Lonie S. Before me Jonah Stebbins a Judge of the  C.C.C.P. & E Circuit

Lincoln os. Circuit Court of Common Pleas July 11, 1820 
Recd Filed Attest Nat. Coffin [illegible]

Copy Attest Nat. Coffin [illegible]

Jabez Delano 
Oxford
13.138
Sept. 1819

age 61 in fam
Wife 54 - feeble
Sally  34 -care of herself
Sophia 16- healthy. 
Daniel 13. Well Boy 

worth $107
He propy marked 
Served 15 months
not entitled 
Robert Vore 
Augusta Maine
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Application of John Delano

Act 1818 
To see papers

F E Hassler 
Present
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State of Maine
County of Oxford} ss,

Be it Known, that on this twenty ninth day of June A. D. 1853 before me, the signed, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Delano a resident of Carthage Franklin County, and made oath according to have that he is the child of the identical Jabez Delano whose name, under Act of [blank] has been placed on the State of Maine Pension Roll the rate ninety six Dollars per annum.
That he is credibly informed that the said Pension may and ought to be increased from its commencement and during its continuance; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said increase, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim. 

Countermanding and revoking all Power of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint F. E. Hassler of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of Jabez Delano for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or INCREASE OF PENSION that may be due; and for the purpose of establishing additional service by the soldier, for whose military duty in the Revolution the aforesaid Pension was granted, I hereby authorize my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources, certified proofs of such service. To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service, on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my benefit the Certificate for INCREASE which may be issued in satisfaction of said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of this State, to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were said Agent and Attorney shall lawfully so in the premises. 
John Delano (signature)

Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify the said John Delano to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged, in whose claim I am in no wise interested.
John B. Marrow Jus of the Peace (signature)

State of Maine
Cunty of Oxford} ss.

It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Oxford County aforesaid, that Jabez Delano was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the 
United States, at the rate of $96. per annum, and that he died on the twenty fourth day of August, Eighteen Hundred and forty eight leaving surviving the following named children and none other, to wit:
Zebadee Delano, Abial Delano, Rhoda Delano, William Delano, John Delano Jabez Delano Junior, Abigail Delano, Sophia Delano & Daniel Delano. 
It is further certified that John B. Marrow Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine; and further, that in the within claim for Increase of Pension I am in no degree interested
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my of Office, this Fourth day of July 1853
Elisha Winter Clerk (signature)

Seal cuts off some of the below:

1. -- 2. Post Office address.
is the" or "that she is the widow of," or "that he, she, or they are the child or children of" &c. to the Act if known. 6. Give the State where pensioned. Name the yearly amount received.-- 8. "He is," "she is," or they are." magistrate's signature. If the Pensioner be living, this part of the Clerk's certificate should be omitted. survivors. -- 12, Magistrate's name. -- 13. Clerk's signature. B. -- Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular.
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Mrs. Ralph H. Conant
10 High Street
Augusta, Maine.

BA-j/ILL
Ichabod Benson
W.23554
Jabez Delano
S.35245

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in the Revolutionary War records of Ichabod Benson and Jabez Dolan, both of whom died in Livermore, Maine.
The records of these two soldiers are furnished herein as found in the papers on file in pension claims upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

ICHABOD BENSON, W26554
Ichabod Benson was born in the year 1757, in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; the day of his birth and name of his parents are not shown. 

While a resident of Middleboro,  Massachusetts, he enlisted April 19, 1775, served as private in Captain Joshua Benson's company, Colonel Theophilus Cotton's Massachusetts regiment at Roxbury, and just before the expiration of eight months, re-enlisted and served in the same company until March 8, 1776. Not long after this, he enlisted and served three months as private in Captain A. Pierce's company Colonel Nelson's regiment, stationed at Dorchester. He enlisted in 1778 and served six weeks as private in Captain Peres Churchill's on part, Colonel Sparrow's Massachusetts regiment, stationed at Fogland Ferry, Rhode Island. (No relationship between Captain Benson and Ichabod was shown).

The soldier moved from Middleboro, Massachusetts, to Minot, Maine, thence to Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, from there to Vasselboro in that same county, thence to Livermore, Oxford County, Maine, and from there to the adjoining town, Chandler's Gore.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 17, 1822, at which time he resided in Chandler's Gore, Maine. He died there
August 1, 1838. This town Chandler's Gore was called Livermore in 1835.
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Ichabod Benson, the soldier, married February 12, 13, 1777, in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Abigail Griffith.

Abigail Benson, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed October 11, 1838; she was then a resident of Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, aged seventy-eight years. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.

Asa Benson, a resident of Middleboro,  Massachusetts, in 1832, stated the he was then aged seventy-eight years, and that he was in the service with Ichabod Benson early in the Revolutionary War, but he did not state any relationship between them.

JABEZ DELANO - S.38948.
Jabez Delano enlisted February 1, 1777 and served three years as private in Captain Pettingill's company, Colonel James Wesson's Massachusetts regiment. The place of his residence at enlistment is not shown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 12, 1818, at which time he resided in Plantation Number One, Oxford County, Massachusetts (later Maine). He was then aged fifty-seven years; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.

In 1820, the soldier's family living at home consisted of the following: his wife, Grace, aged fifty-four years; his daughter, Sally, aged thirty-four years; his daughter, Sophia, aged sixteen years; and his son, Daniel, aged thirteen years. The maiden name of said wife, or date of their marriage are not shown.

Jabez Delano died August 24, 1848.

The names of the soldier's children who survived him were shown as follow: Zebedee Delano, Abial Delano, Rhoda Delano, William Delano, John Delano, Jabez Delano, Junior, Abigail Delano, Sophia Delano and Daniel Delano. The son, John Delano, resided in Carthage, Franklin County, Maine, in 1853. There are no further data regarding soldier's family.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLIER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
2.
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O. W. and N. Division. 3 -- 525.
V.S.U.
Sur. File 35-24-5

Revolutionary War
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., Oct. 10, 1907

Madam:
In reply to your request of Sept. 12th, received Sept 14th for a statement of the military history of Jabez Delano a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[there follows a chart of service with the following headings: }
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.┃LENGTH OF
SERVICE.┃OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. ┃ State

Nov. 1. 1778- Feby 1780 as a private under Captain Pettingill and Colonel James Wesson for the state of Mass. 
*The Mass book shows soldier's enl Feb 1-1777- Jabez Delleano - [see also comment on this page]

Battles engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [blank]
Date of application, May 2 1818 his claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Plantation Number One Oxford Co. Mass. (Me)
Age at date of application, 57 years; died Aug. 24. 1848
Remarks: In 1820 soldier states that his wife, Grace is 54 years old, his children, Sally, 34 years; Sophia 15 years, Daniel 13 Years, the last son and Zebadee, Abial, Rhoda, William, Jabez, Abigail and John who lived at Carthage Franklin Co. Maine in 1853 were the surviving children of Soldier at that date, No further family data,
Very respectfully, 

Commissioner


Mrs. Martha J. Russell
Bryant Pond, Oxford Co. Me.
R.F.D. #1

27225b3m1-07
.
*The Report of being of Mass. as to date of enlistment not used, because nothing can be found in Mass book confirming same.

[Editor's note: Mass book refers to the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War; see comment on this page.]
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Rev. War Section.
May 18, 1915.

Mrs. Martha Jane Russell,
R.F.D. #1.
Bryant Pond, Maine.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 12 instant, you are advised that there is no provision of law which would entitle the grandchildren of Jabez Delano, Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary War pensioner, Sur. File No. 35,245, to bounty land.
Very respectfully,
GW Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Mrs Martha Jane Russell
Bryants Pond R F D 1     Rev Ser
Oxford Co Maine
May 12th 1915

To the Pension Bureau
My Grandfather was Jabez Delano he was a
Revolutionary Pensioner and did he draw any land or did he not if he did not is there any for the ayres as some in Maine have received some
concerning land I wish to know if there is any
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for his ayers I am an own grandchild I am
his son William Daughter Please let me know
yours truly
Martha Jane Russell
Bryants Pond R.F.D. 1
Oxford Co. Maine
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1430 Washington Avenue
Parsons, Kansas
Oct. 29, 1907
Bureau of Pensions. (Rev War)
Washington D.C.

In behalf of Mrs. W.C. Dunaway of Oswego, Kansas who desires to become a member of
the D.A.R. I am writing you to ask if you have a record of a pension granted to one Jabez Delano, or Dilano, or Delano, or Delano of Maine, who fought in the Revolutionary War.
If you have a record of this pension, will you kindly send me a copy of it?
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy,
Sincerely yours,
Floy L. Nowels
Registrar D.A.R.
Hannah Jameson
Chapter.
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File inatc 1290407
{stamp}
Adjutant General's Service
19022205
WAR DEPARTMENT
Nov. 1 1907

Parsons, Kansas,
Oct. 29, 1907.
Jabez DeLano or Delano or Dileno
of Maine Rev. War
Copy of Record of pension

Requested, by
Floy L. Nowels
Registrar D.A.R.
Hannah Jameson Chapter

Date stamp: RECORD DIVISION NOV 4 1907

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Address: " The Adjutant General,
War Department, Washington, D. C."
1298280
WAR DEPARTMENT.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL' S OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 1907.

Respectfully transmitted to the Commissioner of Pensions.

Postmark: US Pension Office
Nov 4 1907 

FC Ainsworth (signature)
The Adjutant General.

(A. G. O. 72-1)
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Sep the 12th 1907
To the Pension Department I wish you to inform me about the
daughters of the Revlution my
Grand Father was in the War of the Revlution his name was Jabez Delano Please rite me what I must do and what papers must be had for me to join the Daughters of the Revlution and
Oblige
Mrs Martha J Russell
Bryants Pond R F D #1
Oxford County Maine

{postmark] G W & N DIV.
Sep 18 1907 FLES
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35245
Revy INVALID.
File No. 35,245
Jabez Delano
Pri Rev War
Act : 18 March 18
Index:-- Vol.2 Page 100

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1907 Oct. 10, Hist. to Martha J
1915 May 18. Martha J. Russell
advised his title to County land. AW
1905- Sept. 5. Hist. to Mrs. Ralph H. Conant. See letter in Rev. Ichabod Benson - W23556-ILL.
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Reinstated Feby
7. 1822 pention
Hon  E. Lincoln HR

L. J. Edwards, Esq.
War Dep
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Washington Decr 18. 1821
Dear Sir
I send to you for adjudications the
papers in support of an application for a pension. I also trouble you with the accompanying letter because it contains some explanatory statements
Very Respectfully

Your Obt Servt
Enoch Lincoln


J.L. Edwards Esq.
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State of Maine

I the Subscriber Town Clerk of peru [Peru] in the County of Oxford do hereby certify that I well know James Dilano of said peru a United States pensioner   said Dilano  has no real estate in said town or any where else to my knowledge he lives in a poor old log house on a new tract of land which he has no title to and he has no personal estate except one cow and one swine he is very poor and infirm and has a helpless family depending on him for support
this pension is his whole Dependance and if he is
deprived of it must depend on public or private charity for his support 
Hezekiah Walker } Town Clerk (signature)

Oxford: ss
October twelfth 1821 Subscribed and Sworn to before me
Henry Farwell  Just. of Peace (signature)
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Jabez Delano
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I Reuel Washburn of Livermore in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, do hereby certify that I have in my office
for collection against Mr. Jabez Delano of Peru in said County lately an unincorporated place called Number one the following demand to wit

One note dated April 9. 1821 in favor of John Thorpe for the sum of $11.29
one to ___ for the sum of 10.24
one to ____ ____ for the sum of 11.29
one note dated Sept. 21. 1819 in favor of Aaron Barton for the sum of 5.02
one note dated Oct 20 1819 in favor to ___ for the sum of 10.16
Amounting in the whole to $40.20
The above described demand have not been put in suit on account of Mr. Delano's extreme poverty. 

I do further testify & say that Judgment was recorded against said Delano in favor of Nathan Soule for the sum of seven dollars & 37 cents including debt cost in Feb. 1820 before James Harper Esq. That several E___s have been issued on said judgment, but the officer to whom I delivered the same to collect has always returned that he could find no property wherewith to satisfy said [illegible]  Judgment was also recorded at the same time in favor of William Launders for the sum of four dollars & 20 cents, which Judgment is wholly unsatisfied as Mr Delano has no property able to attachment.
I do further testify & say judgement was rendered before John Thore Esq on twenty xx day of March last on a demand left with me to collect in favor of Ara  Barton against said Delano - for the sum of $20.74 including debt cost
That Exon. find thereupon & the said Delano was committed to gaol for want of property to satisfy it.
But the [illegible] having ascertained that Mr Delano was entitled to the Rov Letters so they released him from prison.

Reuel Washburn (signature) 

Oxford Sept 24, 1821
Personally appeared Reuel Washburn & made oath that the foregoing Instrument by him 
subscribed is the truth 
before me
Jesse Stone Justice of the Peace (signature)
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Jabez Delano
29 July 1819
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War Department,
PENSION OFFICE,
No 13.13
29 July 1820.


SIR,
You are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your property, consider you entitled to a Pension under the Acts of
the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820; and has, therefore, directed your name to be stricken from the Pension List.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards

To Mr. Jabez Delano
Oxford Coy
Maine


L
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Augusta Me  Dec 3
Free
Hon. Enoch Lincoln
House of Representatives
Washington City
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Augusta Dec 3. 1821.

Dear Sir, 
I enclose you a certificates in the case Jabez Dellano, of your County, who has been taken from the Pension Roll.  He is very poor and infirm and has a helpless family depending upon him for support.

In his schedule he gave in 50 acres of land which he had purchased at 1$ per acre and never paid for it, has since given it up to man he had it of & He owed upwards of two hundred dollars against him at the time he made his schedule tho, since been committed to your jail at Paris, & been discharged as will appear by Mr. Washburns certificate 
as you must be acquainted with the deponent and the magistrate before whom the depositions were taken. I have at the request of Delano, enclosed the papers to you, that you may present them at the Pension office- Delano said to me that Gen Hubbard would write or State his case to you. I know that he is poor man, as there is in the county,  I cannot believe but the secretary at war will after being made acquainted with the facts in this case  reinstate him on the Pension list. - please to write me the result.
I am very respectfully your friend & obt sevt
Robert C. Vose (signature)
⎬
Hon. Enoch Lincoln
House of Representatives
Washington
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Real & Personal property
$107
age of Wife - 54
2 Daughters 34 & 16
son - 13
Served 3 years
from 1777
Hon E. Lincoln