Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32324, John Holbrook, Mass.
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(3-1776)

Service Mass.
Holbrook, John
Number S 32324

Contents
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Maine N.26.024
John Holbrook of Lincoln Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Patton of the Regt. commanded by Col. McCobb in the Massachusetts line for 13 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Dec. 1833 and sent to Hon. E. Kavanagh H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 108.33 1/3
Semi-anl. allowance ending 6 March 34 21.66 2/3

[total] $130.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book: E. Vol. 1 Page 21

[written vertically on right side of paper] Aug 6 - 1838
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State of Maine
Lincoln, ss
I Nathaniel Coffin, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the ["two" inserted] annexed papers signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contain the original proceedings of the             Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Bath in said County, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the eleventh day of August A D. 1832 in the matter of the application of John Holbrook for a Pension.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14th day of August A. D. 1832.
Nathl. Coffin Clerk
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STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Bath
in said County on the 11 day of August
A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two personally
appeared in open Court, before JOHN RUGGLES,
one of the Judges thereof, John Holbrook a resident of Bath in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. 

That he entered the service of United States in the militia as a volunteer, about the last of May, or the first of June, 1779 under Captain Actor Patten of Topsham in the County of Lincoln.
That before that time he belonged to a Company of militia in Georgetown Commanded by Capt Benjamin Lemont, that at that time he entered, Capt Patten's company, which was designed to march against Bagaduce on Penobscot Bay, then in possession of the British, Capt Patten's Company was numbered eight, in the Regiment of Militia in the County of Lincoln as will appear by return annexed to William Lus. application,-
In this expedition David Reed of Topsham was first Lieutenant & George Thomas of Bowdinham was second Lieutenant who were [attached] from  [companyies for the service].- 
This applicant says that on or about the first of June 1779 he marched from that part of Georgetown, now Bath to Townsend in Boothbay, at [   ---  ]
and was there mustered under Capt Patten & soon afterwards went on board a transport and sailed for Penobscot, and [arrived] there before Bagaduce and was among the first troops that landed on Bagaduce neck. 
This was in July 1779, upon landing the whole American force was attacked by the British, and many of our men were killed as they kept up a counter fire from the hights, and many of the [marines] that belonged to the fleet were also killed in landing- 
This applicant remained there, the whole of the siege untill the Americans were driven up the Penobscot river by the British fleet- he proceeded up with the fleet and retreated with them troops thro' the wilderness to Kennebec river and [   ]
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Mr Silas Stearns a clergyman residing in Bath and Parsons Smith one of the selectmen of said town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with john Holbrook who has subscribed and proven to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy years of age; [  ] he is a reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and thay we concur in that opinion. 

Silas Stevens 
Parsons Smith

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Americans were driven up the Penobscot river by the British fleet - he proceeded up with the fleet and retreated with the troops thro' the wilderness to Kennebec river and arrived at Fort Western as he believes sometime in Septembr 1779.
On arriving at Fort Western he was met by Colonel Mc Cobb who had preceded him from Bagaduce & by him ordered to go immediately on duty to the mouth of the Kennebec River, to guard the Coast from invasions of the British & tories.- This applicant then proceeded down the Kennebec river & went on duty at a place called Cox's Head - where he was under Capt Patten, and he assisted in building the fort at that place, and remained there on duty to the end of the year 1779, making a tour of actual service of seven months in the year 1779. 
He further says that in the year 1780, he was in actual service in the militia three months, under the command of Benjamin Lemont in Col Mc Cobb's Regiment of New Meadows and Kennebec Rivers & in 1781 he was again in actual service three months in the same company and in 1782 he was again in service at different times in scouting parties & in guarding the coast against the British and tories- 
This applicant on oath further declares that the whole time of his actual service from May 1779 to the end of the year 1782 was one year in addition to scouting parties-
This applicant further says, that he was born in that part of Georgetown, now called Bath in the County of Lincoln, & now State of Maine, on the fourteenth day of June AD. 1762- 
That he has no record of his age, but knows it by tradition That he lived in Georgetown when he entered the service in [    ]
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That he lived in Georgetown, when he entered the service in 1779. & that he has lived in that part of Georgetown now called Bath ever since the revolutionary war & that he now resides there-
He further testifies that he was always a volunteer & was never a substitute that Coln Saml Mc Cobb commanded the Regiment to which he belonged & Dammer Sewall was Lieutenant Colonel- That General Lovell commanded the forces at Bagaduce & Brigadier General Peleg Wadsworth was second in command & that commadore Lattinstoll commanded the fleet

This applicant recd a written discharge from the service from Capt Actor Patten in 1779 but has lost it. He is known in Bath to the Revd Silas Steams, Philip Higgins, Parsons Smith one of the Selectmen of the town who can testify to his character for truth and that the person whose affidavit is annexed in the only living witness who has [reserved] knowledge of his service that can now be provided
John Holbrook
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid
J. Ruggles [ J C C P]
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2699
John Holbrook
13 Mo P 43.33
Selina
No
John Holbrook did relinquish
[illegible] his rig [illegible] in dosible
nation in double orginally [illegible]
Nathl Coffin, Esq
Miscapit [illegible]
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Oct 8, 1833
Sir

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).
You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of John Holbrook
Period when the
service was
rendered
1770
1780
1781
1782
Duration of the
claimant's service
Years.  Months.  Days
Rank of
the claimant.
Names and rank of the Field Officers
under whom he served.
7 or 8  Capt Patton
   Col McCoble
3  B S[illegible] Capt
13 months
not [illegible]
Age at present, 
and place of abode
when he entered 
the service.
70
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Application should be made to the
 Secy of the State of Mass for evidence
of the claimants service
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions

Capt.
1780.  3 mos   B. Lemont
See Dept of Philip Higgins
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms “Contintental Line,” “State troops,” “militia,” and “volunteers,” all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops.
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4.  Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [sic] or privates, will, in the first instance make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of [brace symbol] ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] [name left blank] personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:
[bracket added]Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rand and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.[end bracket]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.      A.B.
[bracket added] And then will follow the certificate of the Court.[end bracket]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in not (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k)  We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[bracket added] And then will follow the certificate of the Court.[end bracket]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that  A. B. and C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge of commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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March 31, 1939
BA-J/AWF
John Holbrook
S. 32324
Mr. Lloyd K. Towle
Gardiner, R.F.D. 7
Maine
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of John
Holbrook, born about 1760 in Massachusetts, died
in Bath, Maine, in 1838, wife, Sarah Higgins.
The data furnished herein were obtained
from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 32324,
based upon service of John Holbrook in the War of
the Revolution.
John Holbrook was born June 14, 1762 in
Georgetown, Massachusetts; that part later called Bath, Lincoln County, Maine. The names of his
parents are not given.
While residing in said Georgetown, John
Holbrook volunteered last of May or first of June,
1779, served as a private in Captain Acter Patten's
company, Colonel Samuel McCobb's Massachusetts
regiment, went on the expedition to Bagaduce, and
assisted in building a fort at Cox's Head at the
mouth of the Kennebec River, length of service
seven months. He served in 1780, three months in
Captain Benjamin Lemont's company, Colonel Samuel
McCobb's regiment; served in 1781, three months in
same company and regiment; and served in 1782 at
different times in scouting parties and guarding
the coast, names of officers in 1782 were not stated.
John Holbrook was allowed pension on his
Holbrook
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application executed August 11, 1832, at which time
he was living in Bath, Lincoln County, Maine.
The soldier, John Holbrook, died August 6,
1838.
The papers on file in this claim make no
reference to wife or children of the soldier.
Phillip Higgens (as he signed ) of Bath, Maine
stated on August 11, 1832, that he was seventy-two
years and ten months old, that he was born near the
farm of John Holbrook's father, and had been well
acquainted with said John Holbrook since childhood,
and served in the Revolution with him.
In order to obtain the name and address of the
person who received the last payment of this pension,
you should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and
furnish the following data-
John Holbrook
Certificate #26024
Issued December 19, 1833
Rate $43.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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32324
Reiy INVALID.
June 13, 1904
[ illegible]  A. R. Small
[ illegible]Thos S Hupkins
1939 March 31 - [ illegible]to Lloyd K Teale
File No  32,324
John Holbrook
Prv Rev War
Act: June 1 39
Index: - Vol. 2  Page 194
[Arrangement of 1870]
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32324
3-068.
(Old No. 3-649.)

Bureau of Pensions.
Jno Holbrook
_________
Aug 11, 1832 - 70
Bath ME
_________
["May or" crossed through] June 1 Bath Me - Mass
79
Capt Actor Patton
Col McCobb
Pvt. 1779 - 7 mos
______________
and 80 in service 3
mos. under Capt Bej
Lemont & Col McCobb
& in 81 3 mos same
officers - all[?] in 82
["in scouting parties" crossed through]
["at different times." crossed through]
______________
Bat Baggaduce
______________
Born June 14, 1762
Georgetown, now Bath
Maine
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I John Mathews of Bath, in the
County of Lincoln  
State of Maine
about sixty nine years on
oath declare that I have known 
John Holbrook of Bath, ever
since I can remember, during the
year 1779 in the Revolutionay
war John Holbrook, went as a
soldier to Bagaduce on Penobst
& was gone till the defeat when
he came back & joined Capt Pattins
Company in June Mobbs regiment 
at Cox's head on Kinnear
I believe he served the
rest of the year 1779 - and was gone
about six months
I was not
a soldier but  that lived a neighbor
to John Holbrooks father
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and then knows that John
was out in the service as
I have stated. John Mathews

State of Maine
Lincoln County Ss
October 18, 1833

Personally appeared before me
the subscriber in Justice of the Peace in
said County duly commissioned known
John Matthews above named and made
oath that the foregoing statement by
him subscribed was true. I further
certify that the said Matthews is a 
man of truth & veracity and entitled
to full credit under oath
In Witness Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand the
day & year aforesaid.
Nathl Groton
Justice of the Peace.
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State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, SS-I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County
of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Nathl. Groton
Esq. whose name is affixed. to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE
duely qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper
signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the Court of Common Please this 26th
day of October A.D. 1832.
Nathl Coffin CLERK.
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I Phillip Higgins of Bath in the 
County of Lincoln & State of Maine aged
about seventy four years on oath testify
& declare, that I am well acquainted
with John Holbrook now living 
in Bath, he is about seventy one years
of age. I have known him ever since
I can remember, he was born near me
and has always lived a neighbor to me.
In the in the month of May as I now
believe, in the year 1779 Said Holbrook
was a soldier in Capt Benj Lemonts[?] company,
this was the year of the Bagaduce 
expedition I was a soldier in
the same company. they said Holbrook 
& myself volunteered from Lemonts[?] company
& were mustered at Townsend
under Capt Actor Patten of Sammll
Coble's regiment. We embarked there 
in a transport with the fleet and
arrived before Bagaduce, as I now
believe the last of June or early in
July 1779 - John Holbrook was
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there during the siege and until the retreat, the same across the woods with me to [illegible]now & then we went down to Cox's head & helped build a fort there. We both joined Capt. Axtor Pattin's company again, and did duty as soldiers, constantly the rest of the year 1779 -- [illegible] that year a term of constant service of John Hobbrook of at least seven months. In the summer and fall of the year 1780 - John Holbrook served, as a soldier under Capt. Benj. Lemont three months. I was a soldier with him, this service was guarding the [illegible] at Cox's head, & new meadow's river -Again in 1781 - during the campaign months, said Holbrook
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served again three months under Capt. Benja. Lemont, in Sam.Mel. Cobb's regiment I was a soldier with him this year. He was out on many other occasions on [illegible] in 1783 and till the peace - I have always known said John Holbrook and now know him. he is a man of truth & to be depended on.
Phillip Higgens

State of Maine
County of Lincoln ss. Oct. 18th 1833. Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in said County of Lincoln duly commissioned & sworn Phillip Higgins above named & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him signed was true - I further certify that said Higgins is a man of truth and veracity, and entitled to full credit [illegible] under oath. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day [illegible] aforesaid.
Nath. Groton Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss-I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Nath. Groton Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTIC3 OF THE OEACE is legally commissioned and duely qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed in his own proper signature, to me well known.  IN TESTIMONY whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of the  Court of Common Pleas this 26th day of October A.D. 1832
Nath. Coffin CLERK.
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Personally appeared before me the undersigned a
Justice of the Peace for and within the County
of Lincoln, John Holbrook of Bath in said
county aged Seventy one years, being the same
person who applies for a pension in the annexed
application, who being duly sworn deposeth
& saith, that by reason of old age and
the consigned 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 seven months I served as a private in
1779 in Captain Actor Pattens company in
Col. Samuel McCobbs Regiments
For Three months I served as a private
in 1780 in Captain Benjamin Lemonts company
in Colonel Samuel McCobbs Regiment
For Three months in 1781 I served as 
a private in Captain Benjamin Lemonts
company in Col. Samuel McCobbs Regiment
and for such service being thirteen months
I claim a pension. John Holbrook

State of Maine, Lincoln County Ss. On this twenty fifth
day of October A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County
duly commissioned and sworn, the above named John
Holbrook and made oath that the foregoing deposition
by him subscribed in my presence is true and
I further certify that the said John Holbrook is
a person of truth and veracity, and his statements
are entitled to credit and belief.
Joseph Sewall Just. Peace
In his declaration he swears to active service
of one year in this one mth more.
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State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss - I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, so hereby certify that Joseph Sewall Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duely qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed in his own proper signature, to me well known. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the COURT OF COMMON PLEAS this 26th day of October A.D. 1832
Nath. Coffin CLERK.
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Ph. Higgins [illegible] for Mr Holbrook
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I Philip Higgins of Bath, in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy two years + ten months, on oath do testify and declare that I am well acquainted with John Holbrook of Bath. I was born neat his fathers farm and have been personally acquainted with him from his childhood, and now live a neighbor to him. In the month of May al I believe, in the year 1779 he and myself were both privates in the company of Militia under Capt. Bejamin Lemont and in that month I volunteered with said Holbrook to go against Bagaduce  said Holbrook marched with me to Towns and Boothbay, and there he was mustered in the command of Capt. Actor Patten of Topsham. I was in the same company and went from Townsend in a transport to Bagaduce said Holbrook and myself both landed and were attacked by the British as he states in his application, I returned with sad Holbrook and was in service with him during the remainder of the year 1779. He served that year from May til January which service after his return from Bagaduce was at the mouth of Kennebec river of a place called Coxs' head. - In the year of 1780 I was in service with him under Capt. Benj. Lemont, the service that year was on the sea coast to guard against invasions
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of the tories + British this servicer was performed from Townsend harbor to Casco Bay. In 1781 I was again in service with me under Capt. Benjamin Lemont and on the same tour of duty. - The service he rendered in 1780 and 1781. was at least three months each year making six months - said Holbrook served with me in addition to the regular periods here stated at different times in scouting parties - I know that he served in all at least one year if not longer. I have known Mr Holbrook from his infancy he has always sustained a fair character and is a man of truth and veracity. 
Phillip Higgins
Signed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid, in open Court + further certify that the said Higgins is a credible person + his statement [illegible]
Attest Coffin Clerk
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E D Bang's

Certificate [?]
widow for
Jno Holbrook

John Holbrook
answers all the points
in his application
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 4th 1833.
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 Holbrooks is found, as a
private, on a Pay Roll of Capt. Acter Patten's Company in Col. Saml. McCobb's Regt. where he is allowed from July 6th to the 25th of Sept 1779, for services and travel, two months and nineteen days.
John Holbrook claims for services under Capt.
Acter Patten in 1779, and Capt. Benjm. Lemont in 1781,-the rolls of which are found in part but the name of John Holbrook is not borne on them.
Edward D Bangs Secy
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Gardiner, Maine
RFD 7
February 15, 1939

Veterans Administration Bureau
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:

Will you please send what material you have
relative to one John Holbrook who was born 1760 in Mass.(which is one year out of the way, I think) and died in Bath, Maine in 1838, aged 78 yrs. His wife was Sarah Higgins and they had one child named Elisha. There were other children.

Yours very truly,
Lloyd K. Towle
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JRW
No. 32,324, Inv.,
Revolutionary War.
June 13, 1904.

Sir:

Replying to your inquiry addressed to Thos. S. Hopkins, you are advised that John Holbrook, residing at Bath, Maine, made an application for pension August 11, 1832, alleging that he was
born June 14, 1762, at Georgetown, Maine, now called Bath, and there enlisted in the Massachusetts Line as a private under Captain Acter Patten and Colonel Samuel McCobb, June 1, 1779, and served seven months, during which he participated in the action at
Baggaduce; that in 1780 he served three months under Captain Benjamin Lamont in same regiment; and in 1781 three months under same officers. No service in war of 1812 mentioned. His claim was allowed.
A careful search fails to show a record of service of (E)bi(n)ezer Holbrook, James Webber, Jedidiah Wakefield, or Thomas Randall.
This Bureau is unable to furnish a history of the service of any soldier of the Revolutionary war or of the war of 1812 unless he or his widow was a pensioner or an applicant for pension or
bounty land.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Maj. A. R. Small,
Care of Mr. Thos. S. Hopkins,
27-32 Washington Loan and Trust Bldg.,
City.