Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,861, for Nathaniel Perkins, New Hampshire
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11.611
Nathaniel Perkins of Caledonia Co in the State of Vermont was a Pri [PRIVATE] in the Company commanded by Captain Hutchins of the [crossed out] by ---- [crossed out] New Hampshire Troops-
2 Mos [MONTHS] 14 dz [DAYS] Private 31.53

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont --- at the rate of 31 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of May
1833 and Sent to Amos Paul Danville, Vt

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 63.06
Semi-anl. [ANNUAL] allowance ending 4 Sept " [1833] 15.76 
_______
$78.82
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J.T. Sprague Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 83
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Nathaniel Perkins
Declaration
10,985.
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State of Vermont
District and County of Caledonia} ss.
On this 16th day of July A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon [HONORABLE] Benj [BENJAMIN] F Deming Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia now sitting Nathaniel Perkins a resident of Walden in the County and District
aforesaid aged seventy eight 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 of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That at the commencement of the American revolution he resided at Northfield in the State of New Hampshire and that at Canterbury adjoining said Northfield in the fore part of May 1775 he enlisted in the New Hampshire troops for the term of eight months in the Company of Capt [CAPTAIN] Hutchins, and
in the Regt [REGIMENT] of Col. [COLONEL] John Stark Lt [LIEUTENANT] Soper - Ensign Livermore was stationed at Mystic near Boston until after the Battle of Bunkerhill [sic] - on the day of that battle stood guard at Temples wharf on Mystic river-- after the battle was stationed at Winterhill [sic] where he continued to serve until the last day of Decr [DECEMBER] 1775 when he was discharged
That in the month of March and he believes in the year 1777 there was a call for men to guard the northern frontier for the term of six weeks - the town of Northfield his then residence was required to furnish two, and he volunteered marched to Haverhill N.H. where the Company assembled in the Company of Capt [CAPTAIN] Kimball marched to Peacham Vt then retd [RETURNED] to Newbury Vert [VERMONT] where he remained until the close of his term of service
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
Nathl [NATHANIEL] Perkins
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The foregoing Declaration of Nathl [NATHANIEL] Perkins sworn to and subscribed the day and year last aforesaid Before Benj [BENJAMIN] F Deming Judge of Probate
I John Perkins of Walden in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont aged Seventy three years, depose and say That I resided at Northfield in the State of New Hampshire
in the time of the revolutionary war That I well recollect that my brother Nathl [NATHANIEL] Perkins who has made the foregoing
declaration enlisted for the term of eight months in the New Hampshire troops about the month of May 1775 and immediately went into the service and was stationed as I
understood and believe in the vicinity of Boston-- I had another brother in the same service by the name of William Perkins since deceased. In the course of the summer 1775 my brother William was out of health and
sent for me to come and take his place which I did for five or six weeks. I found my brother Nathaniel in the service in Capt [CAPTAIN] Hutchins [sic] Company in Col. [COLONEL] Starks [sic] Regt [REGIMENT] I know he served while I was there and I left him in the service when I returned home I have always understood and now believe that he served his
time out. On his return home he was taken sick at Hampstead N.H. and I went down and saw him there which was about January 1776
I also recollect that in 1777 my said brother, Nathl [NATHANIEL] was in the service up at Haverhill and Newbury for six weeks
John Perkins
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before
Benj [BENJAMIN] F Deming Judge of Probate
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that John Perkins who has made the foregoing affidavit is a credible witness and that his statement is entitled to belief.
I Amos Paul Register of the Court of Probate
for the District of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Perkins for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 18th day of July
A.D. 1832
Amos Paul Register

On this fifth day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Probate Court aforesaid now sitting the aforesd [AFORESAID] Nathaniel Perkins who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following addition to the foregoing declaration in answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
That he was born at Canterbury in the State of New Hampshire and was seventy eight years of age in February last and has no record of his age. Lived at Northfield N.H. when he entered the service - removed from sd [SAID] 
Northfield to Walden Vermont about forty three years since where he has ever since resided. When he entered the service enlisted voluntarily and was not a substitute for any person. He recollects Major McClary who was
killed at the time of the retreat from Bunkerhill [sic] thinks he was Major of his Regt. Recollects that Col. [COLONEL] Poors [sic] Regt. came on soon after Bunkerhill [sic] fight and was stationed a little to the east of Stark's Regt. He thinks there were no other New Hampshire Regiments there at the time. Recollects that Capt [CAPTAIN] Dearborn afterwards Col. Dearborn had
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the command of one of the Companies in Stark's Regt. [REGIMENT] Never had a written discharge. That there is no Clergyman residing in his immediate vicinity. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services, except the foregoing affidavit of John Perkins 
Nathaniel Perkins
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before Benj [BENJAMIN] F Deming Judge of Probate
We Enoch Foster and Merrill Foster residing in the town of Walden aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Perkins who has made the foregoing
declaration, that we believe him to be seventy eight 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 fully believe that he served as he
has stated in the foregoing declaration and that he is a man of truth and veracity.
Enoch Foster
Merrill Foster
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before Benj [BENJAMIN] F Deming
Judge of Probate
[sideways]  Nathl Perkins Declaration Pd July 27, 1832

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 Enoch Foster and Merrill Foster who have subscribed and sworn to the foregoing certificate are residents in said town of Walden and are credible and respectable
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persons whose statement is entitled to credit
I Amos Paul Register of the Court of Probate
for the District of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Perkins for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of September A.D. 1832
Amos Paul
Register
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Nath [NATHANIEL] Perkins
on Gordon Hutchins roll 
20 years of age
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Let [LETTER] to J. A Page Mch [MARCH] 27/[18]49
repo

6819 Montpelier Vermont
Mercy Perkins widow of Nathaniel Perkins
who was a Private in the N H Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
31 Dollars 13 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of April 1845. and sent to John A. Page, Danville, Vt
[Act of March 3, 1843] June 17th 1844.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 66
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Danl [DANIEL] Wooster
Dep [DEPOSITION] & Copy of town record
of Births of children
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Walden Jany [JANUARY] - 8th - 1845
I Daniel Wooster of Walden County of
Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and
say that I hold the office of town Clerk of
the town of Walden in the County and State
aforesaid, and have the custody of the records
of said town, that among the records of sd [SAID] town remaining in my office I find the record of
the births of the children of Nathaniel and
Mercy Perkins of which I certify the following
is a true copy, Daniel Wooster Town Clerk
Jonathan Perkins born August 11th 1786
Betsy Perkins " [BORN] September 18th 1788
Jesse Perkins " [BORN] November 19th 1790
Hannah Perkins " [BORN] April 30th 1792
Matilda Perkins " [BORN] June 14th 1794
Augusta Perkins " [BORN] May 10th 1796
Patty Perkins " [BORN] January 26th 1799
Nathl [NATHANIEL] Perkins Junr [JUNIOR] " [BORN] May 16th 1801
George Perkins " [BORN] June 28th 1803
Sarah Perkins " [BORN] September 21st 1805
Urbans Perkins " [BORN] October 16th 1808
Susan Perkins " [BORN] June 17th 1810

Attest Nathaniel Perkins
Walden June 5th 1821 - Recd [RECORDED] in town clerk's office the foregoing record of births and the same recorded - by me
Daniel Wooster Town Clerk

Walden Vt. January 8th 1845
Appeared the above named Daniel Wooster
Town Clerk of Walden and made oath that the
above by him subscribed is true.
Before me Nathaniel Perkins
Just. [JUSTICE] Peace
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State of Vermont Caledonia County Ss}
I Samuel B Mattocks Clerk of the County Court
of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Nathaniel Perkins Esq [ESQUIRE] of Walden is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified, that his commission was dated on the 31st day of October 1844
and will expire on the last day of November 1845 and that his signature within written is genuine- Given under my hand and the Seal of said County at Danville this 8th day of January AD 1845
Saml [SAMUEL] B. Mattocks Clerk
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7012
Mercy Perkins
Rd Feb. 3 1845.
widow of Nathaniel
Vermont
Act 3 March 1843
(Original)
M. 85042
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State of Vermont Caledonia District Ss}
I Charles J Davis Register of the Court of Probate in and for said district do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Mercy Perkins for a Pension.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
Court at Danville in said district the 8th day of January AD 1845.

Chas [CHARLES] J. Davis
Register
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On Rolls
Capt. [CAPTAIN] Hutchins Compy
August 1775
8 Mo - [MONTHS]
Admitted 8 mos. 14 ds $31.52-
Amos Paul Esqr [ESQUIRE] 
Danville Vermont
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Revy [REVOLUTIONARY] WIDOW, &c. [ETC]
File No. 26861
Mercy Perkins  wid [WIDOW] of Nathaniel Perkins
Priv [PRIVATE] N.H. Line
Act Mar [MARCH] 3rd 1843 June 17th 1844
Index: Vol. P. Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1915, Mch. [MARCH] 15. Hist. [HISTORY] to
Charles A. Plumley. FW
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State of Vermont, Caledonia County Ss Jany [JANUARY] 7th AD 1845
I John Heath of Cabot in said County of lawful age to testify being first duly sworn according to law do depose and say that I was personally acquainted with Nathaniel Perkins late of Walden in said County of Caledonia & State of Vermont, now deceased, and that I am the Brother of Mercy Perkins who is the widow of the said Nathaniel Perkins, and that I was present when the said Nathaniel Perkins asked of the parents of said Mercy Perkins their consent for his marriage with said Mercy Perkins, and that I have often heard those who were present at the time said Nathaniel & Mercy were married speak of
the wedding, and of the circumstance of their crossing the river from Northfield to Salisbury in a boat at the time they were married in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and eighty five
John Heath

State of Vermont
Caledonia County Ss. On this Seventh day of Jany [JANUARY] AD Eighteen hundred & forty five personally appeared before me Marcus Fisher a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, the above named John Heath to me personally known to be a respectable citizen of good character for truth and veracity, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true-
Marcus O Fisher
Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont Caledonia County Ss Jany [JANUARY] 7th AD 1840
I Fieffield [FIFIELD] Lyford of Cabot in said County of Caledonia & State of Vermont of lawful age to testify being first duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that I was personally acquainted with Nathaniel Perkins late of Walden in said County of Caledonia & State of Vermont now deceased, and that I am personally acquainted with Mercy Perkins who is now the Widow of said Nathaniel Perkins and that I have been acquainted with both of them for Seventy years, and it was the common report that the said Nathaniel & Mercy Perkins were married in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and eighty five and
I know the said Nathaniel and Mercy to have lived together as Husband and wife ever since that time until the death of said Nathaniel Perkins -
Fifield Lyford

State of Vermont Caledonia County Ss. On this Seventh day of January A D Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared
before me Marcus O Fisher a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, Fiffield [FIFIELD] Lyford to me personally known to be a respectable citizen of good character for truth and veracity and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true
Marcus O Fisher
Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County Ss ⎬ I Samuel B Mattocks Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Marcus O. Fisher Esq [ESQUIRE] of Cabot is a justice of the Peace on and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 31st day of October 1844 and will expire on the last day of November AD 1845 and that his several Signatures to the annexed certificates are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Danville this 8th day of January AD 1845
Saml. [SAMUEL] B Mattocks
Clerk
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Danville, Vermont, Sep. 10. 1832
Sir I herewith return to you the declarations
of Nathaniel Perkins, Jonathan Randall
Joel Roberts and William Strobridge made to obtain pensions under the act of June 7, 1832
Mess. [MESSRS. plural of Mr.] Perkins and Randall have made additional declarations and in support of their character they have obtained certificates which accompany their declarations.
Enclosed in the declaration of Joel Roberts
are affidavits in support of his services which he had obtained before the return of
his declaration
In the case of William Strobridge I am
instructed to say that in consideration of
the difficulty of obtaining proof in support
of his two months service in 1778 the uncertainty whether, those with whom he served are now living he prefers to waive that
service and accept a certificate for the other services named in his declaration
Respectfully yrs [YOURS]
Amos Paul
Hon [HONORABLE] Lewis Cass Secretary of War
[in margin] 
10.984
10985
10986
10.987
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State of New Hampshire
Merrimack County SS
I Stephen C. Badger Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nathaniel Bean is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 14th day of December 1840 and will expire on the 14th day of December 1845, and that his signature within written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this fourteenth day of January A.D. 1845.
S. C. Badger Clerk
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To all whom it may concern This [illegible]
That having examined the Town records of Salisbury I find no recd [RECORD] of the marriage of said Nathaniel Perkins with Miss Mercy Heath
Attest John Broden Town Clerk of Salisbury Nov. 16 AD 1844

Attest the above named John Broden Town clerk of Salisbury and that the oath by him Subscribed is true before me
Nathaniel Beun Jus. [JUSTICE] Peace
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CHARLES A. PLUMLEY
COMMISSIONER OF TAXES

VERMONT TAX DEPARTMENT
NORTHFIELD March 2 1915
Dear Sir:
Can you ascertain and advise me from information on file in your office as to the date and place of birth of Iaachar Mayo of Capt. J. Ballard's Co. [COMPANY] Col. D. Wells, Regt [REGIMENT] (N.H. Rolls) Senate Doc. [DOCATE] 1st sess. [SESSION] 23rd Cong. [CONGRESS] who enlisted May 10 1777. ? (No 3)
Also as to the date & place of birth of Nathaniel Perkins of Canterbury N. H. Gordon Hutchins Co., [COMPANY] Stark's Regiment (page 4 vol 4 NH Rev [REVOLUTIONARY] Rolls)?
Also as to date & place of birth of Ebenezer
Stevens (N H Rolls) Capt. [CAPTAIN] Jacob Webster Co [COMPANY] -- & of Capt [CAPTAIN] Enoch Nobles Co [COMPANY] Major Wm [WILLIAM] Goodrich Regt. [REGIMENT].
I think this was a mass [MASSACHUSETTS] enrollment.
Your favor in this matter will be
appreciated by the department as I am
anxious to trace certain matters to their source
Very truly
Charles A. Plumley
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Payments to be made
at Burlington. Vt
by [illegible] U.S A. Bk [BANK]
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Vt.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Vol. 3 -
Page 83 by 
John T. Sprague Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Nathaniel Perkins of the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive. Thirty one --- dollars and Fifty-three 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 27th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty= three
Lew Cass
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned}
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
31.53
15.76

Sep 24th moved from Northfield N.H. to Walden 45 [illegible] Service

Died the 5th day Sept 1892
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Bank of Caledonia
March 19, 1849
On the 5 Sept last the pension vouchers of the Adml of Mercy Perkins were forwarded with others to the pension Office for the purpose of proving a certificate under act of Feb 2d 1848
I have recd [RECEIVED] returns from all the others-- but hear nothing in relation to that of Mrs Perkins- and fearing it may have been overlooked or miscarried I write for information on the subject -
Yours for J.A. Page
Saml [SAMUEL] B Mattocks

J.L. Edwards
Comr {COMMISSIONER] Pensions
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Hon [HONORABLE] J.L. Edwards
Comr. [COMMISSIONER] Pension
Washington City
D C
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Danville Vt January 29, 1845
Hon [HONORABLE] J.L. Edwards
Dear Sir
In order to procure a pension for Mrs
Mercy Perkins of Walden Vt under the act of Congress of March 3. 1843 I forward the accompanying papers as proof of her being the widow of Nathaniel Perkins late of Walden deceased, to wit, Mercy Perkins declaration before the Hon [HONORABLE] Court of Probate, Hannah Cross deposition, John Heaths deposition Fifield Lyford's deposition, Jonathan Perkins deposition, affidavit of John Barker Town Clerk of Salisbury N. H.
deposition & copy of town record by D Wooster Town Clerk of Walden and the original pension certificate of her late Husband Nathl [NATHANIEL] Perkins - I will thank you to acknowledge the receipt of the packet (that I may know they are in your custody,) and
as early as a decision can be made on the application to communicate the result to me-
Very respectfully
Yr Obt Servt [YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANT]
John A. Page
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State of New York Franklin County Ss. Decr [DECEMBER] 16th AD 1844
I Hannah Cross of Bombay in said Franklin County in the State of New York of lawful age to testify being first duly sworn according to
law do depose and say that I was personally acquainted with Nathaniel Perkins late of Walden in the County of Caledonia &
State of Vermont, now deceased that I am the sister of Mercy Perkins of said Walden the widow of said Nathaniel Perkins and that I was present at the marriage of the said
Nathaniel Perkins & Mercy Perkins and that said marriage was solemnized at (New) Salisbury in the State of New Hampshire, and as near as I can recollect in the year Seventeen
hundred and eighty five
Hannah Cross
State of New York, Franklin County Ss
On this Sixteenth day of December AD One thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before me Person Rolfe
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Hannah Cross to me personally well known to be a woman of respectability and of good
character for truth and veracity and made oath that the above deposition by her subscribed is true-
Person Rolfe
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Franklin County} Ss. I, Henry S. Brewster Deputy Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify, that Person Rolfe before whom the within deposition was sworn to, and whose name is subscribed to the within certificate, was at the date of said
certificate a Justice of the Peace of said
County, duly elected and qualified. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that his signature to the said certificate is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of the said County the 17th day of December 1844
H. S. Brewster Dep. Clk [DEPUTY CLERK]
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Jona [JONATHAN] Perkins
dep [DEPOSITION]