Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,904, for John Merrill, New Hampshire
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John Merrill

Witnesses not [?] to be credible
Dec 8 1832

Hon. H. Hubbard
H of Reps
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State of New-Hampshire,
County of Sullivan

On this second day of August personally appeared before the Judges of the Court
of Probate John Merrill
Sullivan
a resident of Grantham in the County of
and State of New-Hampshire, aged 75
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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the
year 1775
under the following named officers:

First entered for eight months the last of April or form of
May 1775 in Captain Whitcombs Company of Col Reads
New Hampshen Regiment. our Lieutenants name was
Clayes Ensign Carter at the time of the above enlistment
he was a resident of Chesterfield New Hampshire
the company at a place then called but now
Medford near Boston and served in the vicinity of Boston
and was during said service in the Battle of Bunker Hill
and was discharged at Winter Hill. After being discharged
as above stated he volunteered and served one month
in the same company and under the same officers -
He afterwards again volunteered he thinks in the month
October 1776 and went to Mount Independence & there service
one month under the command of Captain Davis of
Col Hunts New Hamphen Regiment

He hereby relinquishes every claim 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,

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Signature of John Merrill
John Merrill

Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier,
and served as he states.
Frederick A Sumner Judge of Robert

I, Aaron Nettleton Register of the Court of Probate
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Merrill for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
Second
day of August AD 1832
Aaron Nettleton Register of Probate