Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33455, for Akerman Pettingill, Massachusetts
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(3 - 1776)
SERVE
Mass.
Pettingill, Akerman
NUMBER
S. 33455
CONTENTS
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Jany 11 1834 a copy
of the within discharge 
sent Hen W Bailies 
this day. 
5560
Massachusetts
Akerman Pettingill, private
Capt Allen
Massachusetts line .81 War
the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Janu 1819
and sent to [ } Mitchell 
Judge East Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 - 5 4/30
41.06
Semi-anl. all'cc ending 4 March 1819.  48
$89.06
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Bridgwater
Continued
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Akerman Pettingill
Bridgewater Ms
1st  Apr 1818 - private
7 [ ] 
Massachusetts
.81 War
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss before me 
On this first day of April AD. 1818, before me
the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas,
for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared  Akerman Pettengill of  
Bridgewater aged fifty four years, resident in
the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on
his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, 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, vir. (said Declaration
is enclosed)
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And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction.
that the said Akerman Pettingill did
serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common
enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment;
and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me,
to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of
the aforementioned act of Congress, & he is poor and needs
the assistance of his country for support-
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss 1818
I THEREBY CERTIFY, That
is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern
Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable,
Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth that the same Circuit Court
of Common Pleas is a Court of record that the signature to the above certificate
is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto
affixed is the seal of the said Court.
Clerk of the Judicial
Court for the County
of
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I the within named Akerman Pettingill do further
set forth and declare on oath that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support.
Signature Akerman Pettingill
The above additional oath and declaration was
made and sworn to May 6. Dom. 1818 before me
Nahum Mitchell
Judge Kern
Akerman Pettingill
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Akerman Pettingill
5560
March 1819
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SCHEDULE. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. County of Plymouth ss. 
On this twentieth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment and keeping record of the proceeding personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Akerman Pettingill aged fifty seven years, resident in Bridgewater in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of three years in the in Company of Capt Allen & Col. Jackson's Regiment & in the Company commanded by Capt Stannard and Regiment by Col John Brooks, Massachusetts Line and that he has received a pension certificate dated and numbered 5560 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 1st day of April AD 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 20th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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. 
I have no Real Estate - 
I have two old chairs, one Table, some Iron & Crockery war & one wooden pail.- 
I am a Common Laborer by occupation, but in consequence of ill health am able to do but little towards my own support- 
I have no family & must depend on public or private charity for support 
Akerman Pettingill 

Sworn to, and declared, on the 20th day of July AD 1820 before Nahum Mitchell C. Justice of Court 

I John B. Thomas Clerk of sd Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, on 75c are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibit ed in the aforesaid schedule is dollars and 75 cents. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty third day of July Decr 1820 John B Thomas
Clerk of the Court of the County of Plymouth
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33455
Revy INVALID.
File No. 33455
Akerman Pettingill
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index -- Vol. 2
Page 320
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR GENERAL KNOX, - Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River. 
Akerman Pettingill, a soldier in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States. 

Given in the State of New York, the thirty first Day of December 1783
By the General's Command, 
Knox M. Genl
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, - Jno H. Condy Adjt Ph
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free
Hon. William Baylies
Member Congress
Washington D.C.
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Boston Jany 2d 1833,
Hon. Wm Baylis
sent
Sir
Under a resolve of the Legislature
of Mass of the 27th March 1833. Akerman
Pettingill of North Bridgewater is entitled to certain County Land of this State. To establish his title it is
required that he produce a certificate of his
having been honourably discharged. Judge Mitchell
sent Pettingill's discharge to Washington in 1818, where
it is now probably on file, and this is to request you
to obtain of the proper officer, a copy of said discharge
and transmit the same to me at Boston.
The discharge,
I might have said, was from the Army
of the Revolution, after three year's service, ending in 1783
Pettingill's pension certificate is dated Jany 21. 1819 and numbered 5560
Respectfully yours,
Jesse Perkins
Hon. Wm Baylies