Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37071, Samuel Harmon, Continental Mass.
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Service Number
Continental Mass
Harmon, Samuel or Harman
Number S37071
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Maine 14.426
Samuel Harman
of Dixmont in the dist [crossed out: state] of Maine who was a corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel H Jackson of the Massachusetts ine, for the term of Three years Continental
inscribed on the roll of Maine at the rate of
8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Sept 1819 and sent to M Kinsley
Penobscot Maine-
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 137.57
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mch 1820 48
$185:57
Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818

[A series of numbers is written by hand: 
"17 2 6/
31 30
68 -20
Kennellee"]
Continued

Dead
Paid at the treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to June 1837 the day of his death 
Age hob fied 4 Jany 18[illegible]9.


ion sent December 20 1820 to
Jose, Augusta, Maine
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37071
INVALID
File No. 37071
Samuel Harman
Corp Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 2, Page 177
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Treasury Department.
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 26th 1838.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the Untied States," The children of Samuel Harman, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Portland, Maine, Agency, at the rate of eight      ____ Dollars [crossed out: and _____ Cents] per [crossed out: annum] month, under the law of the 18th March, 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the  4th of March, 1837, to the 3d day of June, 1837, the day of his death.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, July 23d 1819

BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Samuel Herman served as a Soldier in Capt. North's Company, and Col. H. Jackson'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 August 15th 1777 to August 14th 1780, being three years [crossed out: and _____ months], the term for which he enlisted ----

Alden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Herman was a corporal the latter part of the time - 

Alden Bradford 
Secy. of Commth
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Samuel Harmon
[Illegible] Col. H. Jackson
Mass. Reg. 1777

3 years
March 30th. 1818

Proof
A. Bradford
Certif.-
Admitted
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Samuel Herman

G.
Private
Col Jacksons Regiment
Massachusetts Line
1777--  3 years

[illegible - very faint writing]
[illegible - very faint writing]
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I. Samuel Harmon of Dixmont in the County of Pendescot [Penobscot?] & State of Massachusetts yeoman aged Sixty Six, so hereby testify & say, that soon after the Lexinton [Lexington?] battle I inlisted into the service of the United States for the time of Eight months, (belonging there to the town of Sanford in the State of [crossed out: illegible] Massachusetts.) in Capt. Joshua Bragdons Company (of Wells) & Col James Scammans Regiment (of Saco [?]), I was in the Bunker Hill battle and continued in the service during the eight months & was then honorably discharged. Soon after this I enlisted for two months & was stationed at Roxbury: But cannot now recollect the name of my Captain or any of the Officers: At the expiration of this term I was honorably discharged
In the fourpart of the year 1777. I inlisted for three years in Capt. Wm.. North's Company & Col. H. Jacksons Regiment. I continued in the service, during the said term: was in Monmouth & Brandywine battles: and at the expiration the three years I was honorably discharged.
[March 80'?]  I hereby relinquish all claims to any previous Pension. _____
My said Discharges are now lost: & I am under reduced circumstances  & have need of assistance from my Country for support: ________
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

[separate paper stamped MASS pasted over some text]  OBSCOT, ss. [Penobscot?]
ON the 30th day of March ---- A.D. 1818, 
e [first part of word covered by stamp] me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot : Personally appeared Samuel Harmon who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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."

And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Samuel Harmon -- did serve in the revolutionary was, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to  me, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed           M.. Kinsley  Esquire,
Judge of the Court aforesaid.
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263
State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County
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 Forty seven dollars and fifty cents; and deducting therefrom [illegible] what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is nothing [crossed out: dollars and [illegible]]
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed these 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 263
State of Maine.
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
On this First day of June, 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Pen. Chief, 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, Samuel Harman aged Sixty eight years, resident in Dixmont in the County of Penobscot now at Augusta in the county of Kennebec 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 North and Regiment commanded by Colonel Harry Jaeson of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of
Three years, and was in the battle of Monmouth and in battle on Rhode Island under Gen. Sullivan
that his original declaration was made before Judge Kinsley on the thirtieth day of March 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 14426. And I, the said Samuel Harman 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.
Samuel Harmon

The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: 
A small hut in which I live, of the value of twenty dollar, One cow of the value of fifteen dollars - Two swine of the value of
eight dollars - Old household stuff, besides necessary bedding not exceeding three dollars in value, one old axe worth one dollar and twenty five cents. One hoe worth thirty three cents. I have no debts due to me that can be collected and I owe as much as seventy five dollars, My income from the above property does not exceed the interest
of the money I owe - I have no trade, but from age and infirmity I am unable to labor, and I am almost constantly under the doctor's
hands. My family at home consists of my self, my wife Betsey aged sixty three, who is very infirm and rheumatic, and my daughter Patty aged twenty five years, who is delirious, and there appears no hope of her being better. Except the foregoing, and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no property or income whatever.
Samuel Harmon Sol.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
CONTINENTAL HARMON, SAMUEL S. 37071
MASS.               or HARMAN
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