Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,462, Micah Harrington, Mass.
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Service Mass

Harrington, Michah

S.30.462
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Massachusetts 30498
Micah Harrington
Worcester in the State of Massa who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Green of the Regt commanded by Col. Wood in the Mass line for


Increased from $46

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 62 Dollars 67 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of April 1837 and sent Willard Snow Paxton Massa

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837             $374.02
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept, " [1837] 31.33
                                                                    ______
                                                                  $405.35

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by DD Addison, Clerk,
Book E, Vol 2, page 36
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DECLARATION in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. 

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

County of Worcester, ss

On this Eighth day of September in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Honorable Nathaniel Paine, Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting, Micah Harrington, a resident of Paxton, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy four  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 act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.

THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  

That he was born 18 June 1758, at Weston, County of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid, and removed to that part of Holden now Paxton when six years of age where he has resided ever since.  That during the war of the Revolution he served four campaigns, the first for five months the second six months, the third eight months the fourth three months, and enlisted for each term at Holden.  The first term, under Captain Loring Lincoln, Lieutenants Green and Grout, Regiment of Colonel Holman.  He proceeded, in July 1776, to New York City, remained there until the retreat, when he marched with his company to Fort Washington, remained there a few days, then retired back into the country fifty or sixty miles, where he was verbally dismissed at the expiration of the five months, together with the whole Regiment.  The second term was in the next year, in July and the following months of that year, under Captain Ralph Earle, Lieutenants Cunningham and Pamenter, Regiment of Colonel Danforth Keyes and was served in Rhode Island in defense of the shores  He was dismissed verbally at Providence.  John Pike of Paxton served in the same company with him during both the preceding terms. and Saml Heywood, of Holden, the second term. 

The third campaign was performed in 1778-9 under Captain Joel Green, Lieutenants Whitcomb and Porter, Regiment of Colonel Ezra Wood, Brigade of General Nixon, at Peekskill and other places on North River where he was verbally dismissed after faithfully serving out his time.

The fourth of three months, was in the fall of 1779 under Captain Belknap, Lieutenan Knight-Sprague, Regiment of Colonel Sam Denny and he faithfully served it out near Albany, and was verbally dismissed.  He received a pension under the act of 1818, and was stricken from the roll on account of a new construction being given to said act.  He refers  to Isaac Chadwick as evidence of the third term and to Lieutenant Sprague and Lieutenant Harrington for the fourth.  He also refers to Colonel Willard Snow for his reputation.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year as aforesaid.   [signature]:  Micah Harrington

Before Nathaniel Paine
Judge of Probate
for the County of Worcester
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We, Moses Winch, a clergyman residing in Paxton, & Willard Snow, also residing in the town of Paxton, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Micah Harrington, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 

Snow Sworn.

Before Nathn Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester.

[Signatures]:  Willard Snow
Moses Winch


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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Col. Willard Snow, who signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the town of Paxton, and that Rev. Moses Winch who has also signed the same is a clergyman residing in the same town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Nath Paine Judge Probate for the County of Worcester.

I, Theophilus Wheeler Regor [Register?], Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Micah Harrington for a pension, & that Nath Crocker &  [illegible] Paine before whom the affidavits were made are Justices of the Peace in aforesaid county in good [illegible]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 4th day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.

Theophilus Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts.
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30462
Rev INVALID
 File No 30, 462
Micah Harrington

Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7 32"

Index:- Vol S page 17

[Arrangement of 1870]
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[transcription of left half of page]:

30:498
Massachusetts
Micah Harrington of Worcester in the State of Massa. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Green of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wood in the Massa line for 13 months and 24 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 46 Dollars ----cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of March 1836 and sent to the Hon John Davis, Senate U.S.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1836:  $230.00
Semi-anl allowance ending Sept 4 1836 $23.00 $253.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book E, Vol 2, Page 36.

[Transcription of right side of page]:

See let to Hon J. Davis March 21 '36
Hon John Davis 
May 9, 1836 [illegible]
June 28 Feb 1837
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There are two separate documents on this page.

DOCUMENT ONE

Micah Harrington
Mass
Act 7 June 1832

Senator (?) wrote letters 27 March 1833 to Geo Folsom

[illegible] to Hon J. Davis

H.R. 10 Jan 1834

DOCUMENT TWO

July 76 Lincoln Col. Holman   5 mos.
July 77 Earle Dansforth   5.2        6
78 or 79  Green Wood    7.16
Fall 79  Belknap  Denny   1.06
                                        13.24
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Supplementary Declaration

I, Micah Harrington, of Paxton, County of Worcester, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Pension Claimant under the Act of Congress assed June 7, 1832, on oath declare that I applied for the benefit of the Act of 1818, & was placed on the Pension List.  The late June Bangs of Worcester, drew my application, & obtained my certificate.  After the law of 1820 was passed, I was stricken off from the Roll, and having a little property , I made no effort to be replaced.  Supposing my certificate to be of no value, I took no care of it, & it is now lost.  I am unable to account for my papers not being on file in the Pension Office;  I only know that evidence of my revolutionary services was forwarded & a return duly received.

Micah Harrington.

[the date and attestation of this Supplementary Declaration are on page 9]
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Worcester, ss  Worcester, Feby 19, 1833

Personally appeared the aforenamed Micah Harrington, and made solemn oath that the foregoing Supplementary Declaration, subscribed by him, is true.

Before me.  Geo.  Folsom, Justice Peace

Worcester, ss   Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I Theophilus Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify that George Folsom Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Worcester, duly Commissioned and sworn and that the signature purporting to be his signature is genuine in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this nineteenth day of February in year of our lord eighteen hundred and thirty three.

Theophl Wheeler Reg of Said County
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House of Representatives January 5 1834

Sir

The very prompt and obliging manner in which you have attended to many of my requests in behalf of the old soldiers induces me to trouble you again.  I understand the proof or certificate of Micah Harrington of Worcester County has been refused.  Will you state to me the reasons as I cannot gather them from the letters to me and you will greatly oblige me.  Please to do it on Monday.

Very respectfully your obedient Servant  J Davis.
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Immediate Attention

Massachusetts

43.33
  2.67
______________
46.00

5) 3.33
66. 2/5

Paxton Massachusetts March 17 Free
Honorable John Davis
Washington

230
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John Davis Esq.

Sir. I have sent you Micah Harrington claim for a pension which I think they can't dispute. From the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts they have found on the  pay roll thirteen months and twenty four days and they cant find one pay roll which they say is lost and I have got John Pike's deposition you will see by the paper one which I think it will answer as well as the rest for they don't deny that he was out the five months at the secretary office.

Sir please to attend to this and I will satisfy you for this trouble Mr. Harrington is as poor as any man can be If you should get his pension send it to me.  John Pike wishes you would send him his claim for fifty dollars which they pay now in lieu of land  He told me that he had never drawn any land from government he has served  Five years or more and he is intitled (sic) to fifty dollars as they tell me in the secretary office. You will see his name in the secretary of War office.  Send Pike clame [sic] to me if you please.
Paxton, March 8, 1836 With respect, your, etc.
Willard Snow.
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[This is a transcript of the horizontal words at the top of the page:]

Harrington, Apl 7
Mass
Pension Act 1836
Pet for increase

This is a transcript of the words along the right margin of the page]:

Paxton, Mass   Free

April 3

Mr. J. L. Edwards
War Department-Pension Office
Washington
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Mr. J. L. Edwards

Sir I received your letter stating that if I sent  back Micah Harrington Pension which you would send a pension for sixty two dollars and sixty six cents in lieu of forty six dollars.  Willard Snow

Paxton March 23, 1837  

Very respectfully Your obet Servant.
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Payment to be made at Boston Mass by Pres'dt Commonwealth Bank Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Massachusetts

Issue new certificate for 62.66 [illegible] agreeably to letter of 28 Feb 37 to Hon. J. Davis & send to Willard Snow, Esq. Paxton, Mass.

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Vol 2 page 26 by DD Addison
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WAR DEPARTMENT

REVOLUTIONARY WAR CLAIM

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th of June 1832 Micah Harrington of the State of Massachusettts who was  private in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive  Forty Six dollars and ------cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States this twenty second day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six
[signature] Lew Cass 
Secretary of War

Examined and countersigned

J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office, February 20,th, 1836

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 "Micha (sic) Herinton" (sic) as a private is borne on a payroll of Captain Ralph Earle's Company in Colonel Danforth Keyes' Regiment where he is allowed from August 2nd, 1777 to January 3rd 1778, five months and two days.

Micah Harrington's name is borne on a payroll of Captain Joel Greens' Company in Colonel Ezra Woods Regiment where he is allowed from June 1st 1778 to January 31st 1779, seven months and sixteen days

Micah Harrington's name is borne on a payroll of Captain Francis Wilsons' Company in Colonel Samuel Dennys' Regiment of Militia from the Massachusetts state, raised by a resolve of the General Court in October  last for to reinforce the Continental 'army for three months  in the State of New York where 

Margin notes:  M 5 D 2
7-16

12-18
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Amount brought over-12 months 18 days.

he is allowed from October 2th to Nov  23 1779, one month and six days. 1=6/13=24

Micah Harrington claims for services under Captain Loring Lincoln, in Colonel Holman's Regiment in 1776, but the roll is not found in this office.

John P. Bigelow, Secretary
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[words written horizontally]:

May 4

Mass

MIcah Harrington

Hon. J Davis
Senate United States

[words written vertically]

H.L. Edwards, Esquire

Pension Office
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Sir

I transmit the enclosed and will only observe that the certificate is not returned.  Yours respectfully

J Davis
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18 Feb
Honorable J. Davis
Respecting Micah Harrington


[illegible]

Pension Office
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If I remember right the claim of Micah Harrington of Paxton Worcester County was defered (sic) to examine the notes when recd from Massachusetts to see whether he is not entitled to further allowance.  As nearly as I can understand the enclosed is related to that matter.  Be pleased to examine into the matter and oblige.

Your obt servt

J Davis

Feb 16, 1837
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addl evi

for services not included in the certificate

Paxton MA  April 29

Free

Hon. John Davis

Washington City


Hon. J. Davis
Senate US
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Hon. John Davis

Dear Sir  I have sent you John Pike deposition once more and I want you should tend to it and you oblige your [illegible]

Willard Snow

Paxton April 29 1836
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I John Pike of Paxton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that I was a private in the Revolutionary army, that I enlisted on or about the tenth day of June A.D. 1776 into a company commanded by Capt. Loring Lincoln in Col Holmans Regiment and served for the term of five months, that Micah Harrington of said Paxton an applicant for a pension, was also a private in said company with me and I well recollect his continuing to serve time during five months of said year 1776 to wit from fifteenth  of June to the 15 of Nov. of that year being all the time well acquainted with him, both of us enlisting from adjoining towns, and doing duty together.  I am now a pentioner (sic) under the laws of the United States and receiving pay for the service I rendered during the above five months.  John Pike.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss

Paxton April 27th AD 1836.  Personally appeared the above named John Pike and made solemn oath that the foregoing certificate by him subscribed is true.  and I further certify that the said John Pike is a man of respected veracity and a perfectly credible witness.

Before me Jona (sic) P. Grosvenor, Justice of the Peace for said County


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester ss

I Joseph G. Kendall, Clerk of the Judicial courts for said County of Worcester, do certify that Jonathan P. Grosvenor , Esquire , is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that his signature  as above appears is in his own proper hand writing.  In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the county seal at Worcester this twenty seventh day of April, in the year 1836.  Jos. G. Kendall, Cler. (sic)
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John Pikes Declaration
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I John Pike of Paxton in the county of Worcester do testify and declare that I was knowing to MIcah Harrington serving as a private soldier in the Revolutionary War in two campains [sic] (viz) at Providence and vicinity in the state of Rhode Island six months in a company of militia commanded by Captain Ralph Earle in Colonel Danforth Keyes Regiment in the year 1777 and in the year 1776 he served five months in said War in New York in Captain  Loring Lincoln's company and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Holman, and I served both campains [sic] with him in the same companies that he was in.

John Pike

Worcester ss September 7th 1832.  Then John PIke above named made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him signed, before me Nathaniel Crocker Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John Pike and that his declaration is entitled to full credit.

Nathaniel Crocker
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Saml Haywood
Declaration
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I Samuel Heywood of Holden in the County of Worcester, do testify and declare Micah Harrington now of Paxton in said county served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the year 1777 in the Company of Militia commanded by Cpt Ralph Earle.  the service was performed in the State of Rhode Island in the town of Providence and vicinity he entered the service the first day of July of said year and was discharged the first day of January following

[signature]  Samuel Heywood

Worcester ss Paxton Sept 7th 1832.  Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Heywood and made oath to the truth of the above Declaration by him signed; before me Nathl Crocker Jus of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Samuel Heywood and that his Declaration is intiled (sic) to full credit. Nathl Crocker
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[illegible] Harrington's Deposition

[writtten at right angles below the above]:

MIcah Harrington
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I Lemuel Harrington of Hardwick in the County of Worcester do testify and declare that [crossed out word] in the year AD 1777 and in the month of October of that year, Micah Harrington then of Holden now of Paxton enlisted as a private soldier into the Revolutionary War together with myself for the term of three months and march'd (sic) to Springfield and from there to Albany in the state of New York and in that vicinity he served the three months in Capt Francis Wilson's Company in Coll Samuel Denny's Regiment and I serv'd the same term and in the same company and regiment with him the lieutenants of said company were Belnap & Knight Sprague.

[signature]:  Lemuell Harrington

Worcester ss Paxton Sept, 11th 1832, then personally appears Lemuel Harrington above named and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him signed before me--Nathl Crocker, Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I have long been acquainted with the above deponent and know him to be a man of veracity and that his deposition is entitled to full credit.

Nath'l Crocker
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Micah Harrington
22775
Admd
13  mos 24 ds pri

Hon J. Davis
Senate
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I, Isaac Chadwick, of Worcester, in the County of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being seventy three years of age, testify & say that I am well acquainted with Mr. Micah Harrington, of Paxton, in said County, and that I served with him in the army of the Revolution a term of eight months.  We enlisted in June, 1778, in the company of Capt. Joel Green, Lieuts John Potter & _________ (sic) Whitcomb, Regt of Col Seth Wood, and proceeded to White Plains were we joined the main army.  We weredismissed together at the expiration of eight month, at a place called Soldiers Fortune, near Peakskill, when he returned to Paxton and I came home to Worcester.  Said Harrington with my knowledge served faithfully the term of eight months for which we were enlisted.

Isaac X Chadwick

Worcester ss Worcester, Oct 3, 1832

Personally appeared the above named Isaac Chadwick, and made solemn oath that the foregoing statement by him signed with his make, is true.  And I further certify that said Chadwick is a man of veracity & his statement is entitled to full credit.  Henry Paine Justice Peace