Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26515, for John Temple, Massachusetts
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SERVICE
Continental
Mass

Temple, John
Mary

NUMBER 
W26515
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2004
Maine
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Mary Temple
widow of John Temple
who was a Lieut of [ineligible]
in the Mass line
for 2 years
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Inscribed of the Roll at the rate of
400 Dollars ___________
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
16th day of Sept 1843
and sent to 
Geo. W. Morton
Augusta Maine
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[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1  Page 10
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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To the Honorable, the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.

I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec, and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, the John Temple, a citizen of the United States, now resident in [ineligible], in the said County of Lincoln, in the District of Maine on the twenty-seventh day of April, A.D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon to your Honor; that he might be place on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A.D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.

And I 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 
commissioned officer, 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 support.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which
I preside, to be hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which
I preside to be hereunto affixed this twenty first day of May
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Nathan Werton [ineligible]
ccc.Phase 2 East Circuit
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Kennebec, ss.

The Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable Nathan Weston, Junior Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of
Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec, and Sommerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand; 
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth
day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight 
hundred and eighteen

John Davis [signature]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I John Temple, aged sixty one years, a citizen of the U. States, born in Concord, Massachusetts, now resident in Bowdoinham in the District of Maine upon oath testify and declare that in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment I served as a private through the first eight months service, and as Sergeant through the first years service. In January 1777 I was appointed a Lieut by the Continental Congress, in Phinehas Parker's company and Col. Jeduthan Baldwin's regiment of the Massachusetts line. I went home in the [ ] service [ ]  twenty five [mar] and rejoined in May 1777. My commission which I received from Congress soon after my appointment has since been burnt in [ ] with my house. I continued to serve from the time of my appointment in said company and regiment until May 1781 when by permission of my superior officers, my regiment being disbanded, I left the service in the time at NewBurgh. 
I immediately entered the department of the Quarter Master Genl. T. Pickering and served six months and when no longer wanted Decr. 1781 was honorably discharged by him. The accompanying papers are all additional evidence of my service now in my person to furnish. From my reduced circumstances, I need the assistance of my country for support. And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the U. States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge [ ] on any pension list whatever. I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine. 
John Temple

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Know all men by these Presents that I Abijah Temple of Bowdoinham in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine, believing that my father John Temple and my mother Mary Temple deceased, did not receive the full amount of pension to which they were entitled by law, on account of the services of said John Temple as an officer of artificer in the revolutionary war. I therefore for myself and on behalf of my surviving sister Betsey Whitmore, hereby authorize constitute and appoint Lyman Mason Esquire, of Boston to be our true and lawful attorney for the purpose of prosecuting our claim on the Government of the United States for the arrearages due on account of said services.
And the said Lyman Mason is hereby authorized to take all necessary and proper steps for this purpose on our behalf in the same manner as we might do for ourselves. 
Witness my hand and seal this fifth day of December 1851
Abijah Temple

Signed & Sealed in 
presence of
Samuel [Dinslon]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston:
December 10th 1851

I hereby Certify, that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Temple is borne on Army books, as Sergt. Ensign and Lieutenant in Col. J. Baldwin's Regt of Artificers, credited by service from January 1777 to Decr 31, 1780. enlisted for the war. 

The wages paid him for said service was, to Apr. 1. 1778 15 mo. at Pound 5.4. or 17 1/3 dollars per mo. - to Oct. 1 1778. 6 mo. at Pound 10. or 33 1/3 dollars pr mo. & to Dec. 31. 1779 15 mo. at Pound 15 or 50 dollars per month. his wages is not made up as an artificer in 1780. -

From a memorandum on his account it appears that a part of the time from Octr. 1. 1778 he commanded Capt Clark's Co.
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John Temple late of Bowdoinham in said County was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of four hundred dollars per annum that he died on the 18th day of January 1842 that he left a widow Mary Temple who was also a pensioner on account of her said husband's services at the rate of four hundred dollars per annum & that the said Mary died on the 23d day of November 1846 having remained the widow of said John Temple till her death, that she left her children & no more viz Abijah Temple & Betsey Whitmore who are now living -

In testimony where of I have herewith
affixed the seal of said Court of Probate
and subscribe my name this third
day of November AD 1851

Arnold Maney Judge
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Mary Daughter of Jobiah Parlin & Mary his wife born Decr 6th 1765

Josiah Parlin Born May 5th 1730
Sarah Hutchins Born Octobr 5th 1734

John Son of John & Sarah Temple born Octr 7th 1756
John Temple Died Decr 13th 1756
His Widow Sarah Temple Married. Feby 4 [ ] Day 1765
To Josiah Parlin. Their first son born Feby 15th & died 19th 17[ ]
Sarah Born 28th Decembr. 1766
Josiah son of Josiah Parlin & Sarah his wife born March 24th 1769
Elijah son of Josiah Parlin & Sarah
his wife born November the 28th 1771
Abijah son of Josiah Parlin & Sarah his wife born August the 23 1775
the widdow Sarah Parlin Died September the 12d 1808
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John Temple Born January 23 = 1787
John Temple Died [ ] 7d 1802
Betsy Temple Born May 23 1790
Abijah temple Born May 26 1792



John Tempel Married to Mary Mason
His wife Apriel the 25d 1786
John TEmple Died Jan 13th 1842
aged 85 years 3/ months and 6 days
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on the twenty seventh day of April 1818..
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The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: two cows of the value of thirty dollars, six sheep and four lambs of the value of twelve dollars
Two swine of the value of eight dollars, old house hold stuff, besides necessary beding not exceeding thirty dollars in value
Debts due to me that can be collected not exceeding fifty dollars and I owe as much as thirty dollars. 
My occupation is that of a farmer, but from age and infirmity and having a weakness in my right knee am able to do very little. My income from the above property does not exceed nine dollars a year. My family at home consists of myself, my wife Mary aged sixty four, who is very infirm and can do very little, and Charity Coombs aged seventeen a girl I took to bring up who is now out of health and under the Doctor's hands. Except the [foregoing] and my necessary clothing & beding, I have no property or income whatever. 
John Temple
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It further appears that Lt John Temple is now on the pension list of the Maine agency, and has been since the 3d March 1826 at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, and [ ] received $1560. 

It appears from the Book of final settlement certificates, that John Temple, received one [hearing] in [ Perest ] from the 1st June 1781, presumed to be the Termination of his service - By the Resolve of the 29th March 1781, Baldwin's Regt. was dissolved - Officers of the Artificers were not entitled to Commutation - 
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Dept. of War, Bounty Land Office
Jany. 4th 1833

The name of John Temple does not appear on the list of officers of the Revolutionary Army, on file in this Department, among those entitled to, or who have received bounty lands from the U. States

Nm. Gordon
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James E Health Esqr.
Commander of Pensions

Sir
I sometime since forwarded to your office a claim in behalf of the children of John Temple deceased who was a Lieutenant of Artifices for arrears of his pension.
I had testimony of his son, that the pension had during his life, frequently stated that his pension, though liberal, was not so much as he was entitled to receive and I supposed such an officer was entitled to receive $480 per annum.
I have however learned that the soldier and his widow have already been paid the full amount usually paid for such services.
I therefore beg leave to withdraw the claim I then made on behalf of said children and relieve you from any further consideration of the same. 
Respectfully Yours
Lyman Mason 
2 Court Pl
Boston Feb 12. 1852