Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20279, William Allen, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass

Allen, William 

NUMBER
s 20279
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Duplicate No. 11.183
Maine
William Allen
of Poland in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Boston of the Regt commanded
by Col. French in the Mass. troops
line for 8 months Private $26.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of April
1833 and sent to John Massey
Portland Me

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833
33.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 13.33

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832 }

Recorded by D. Brown

Book E  Vol. 1  Page 1
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No. 5107
William Allen's
Application for a pension
Aug 1832
A private
P.C
Admitted
8 mos
$26.66

John Mussey Esq.
Portland
Maine
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
On this there

AT a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at
Portland, within and for said District, on the third
day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirt two before
the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court. day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open
Court before said District Judge William Allen
a resident of Poland in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District,
aged Seventy five
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

entered the service of the United States
under the following named Officers
and served as herein stated; viz. That
in February 1776 he enlisted as a private
soldier for two months in a company
commanded by Capt Boston in Colonel French's Regt and was stationed at Cambridge & Roxbury, and see thee till
into april of the same year & was discharged
That in July 1778 he enlisted again for
the term of six months in a company of
Militia commanded by Capt. Lemont
in a Regt commanded by Col. Wade
and marched to Providence & from there
to Rhode Island, where he was stationed
and served for six months, and served
part of the time on the picket guard
he was discharged at Providence, but had
no written discharge - That he resided in
New Gloucester when he was first called
into the service soon - after the Revolutionary War he removed to Poland aforesaid, blue
he has resided ever since, & where he now resides

he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the Stte of 

William (his X mark) Allen

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Arthur Ware
U. S. Judge for the
District of Maine.
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The said William Allen farther
States that he was born in Cape Ann
Massachusetts  Oct 12, 1756 - that he
has no record of his age. That he has no record of his age - That he 
enlisted each time as a volunteer and
served as a private
his
William (his X mark)  Allen

Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
before
Ashur War
U.S. Judge for the
District of Maine

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states,

I, John Mussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine
District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of William Allen
for a pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court, on this third day of August 
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two

John Mussey 
Clerk of the U. States District
Court for Maine District.
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December 10, 1935.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

December 10, 1935.

Miss Sybil Noyes
Maine Historical Socy, Library
Portland, Maine

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to
William Allen, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from
the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim
for pension, S. 20279, based upon the military
service of William Allen in that war.
are not stated.

William Allen was born October 12, 1756 in
Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The names of his parents are not stated.

While a resident of New Gloucester, William
Allen enlisted in February 1776 and served two months
as private in Captain Baston's Company, Colonel
French's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in July
1778 and served six months as private in Captain
Lemont's Company, Colonel Wade's Massachusetts Regiment.
.
Soon after the Revolutionary War he moved to
Poland, Maine.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 3, 1832 at which time he was a resident of Poland, Cumberland County, Maine.

There are no family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date
of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records
Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C.,
and cite the following data:
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[Handwritten text]
Date of death
not on AB.

"William Allen, Certificate No. 11183, issued April 
9, 1833, rate $26.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1838, Maine Agency"

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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20279
INVALID.

FIle No. 20,279
William Allen
Pri Rev War
Mas Regt

Act June 8"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 5

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Handwritten text to right]
Oct 9/97 H.N. Fairbanks
Bangor Me
Oct. 20"97 Statement to Mr. H.N. Fairbanks, Bangor, Me
1935 Dec 10 Hist. to Sybil Noyes A.D.Y.
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I Joel Stevens of Norway in the County of
Oxford and State of Maine, of the age of seventy
seven years on oath testify and say that I was a
soldier in the revolutionary army, and served in
the two
months service in the year seventeen
hundred and seventy six in the company of
Capt Boston of North Yarmouth in Colonel
French's Regiment, we were stationed at
Cambridge and Roxbury in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, and that William Allen of
then of 
Newgloucester served during said term of
two months in the same company as
Good and 
faithful soldier
Joel his (X mark) Stevens

Cumberland ss  State of Maine
on the
twenty eight day of July in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two the
aforesaid deponent
was examined, cautioned and
sworn to the truth of the foregoing deposition by
him subscribed taken at the request of William
Allen, and to be used in an application for
pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 A.D. 1832- The great age and infirm health of the
deponent is the causes taking this deposition
Eleazer Burbank Justice
of the Peace
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State of Maine
Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughn, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Ebenezer Burbank is a magistrate as within, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his I believe to be genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have herein to subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this third day of August A.D. 1832. 

Signature of Wm T Vaughan
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Wm. Allen's 
Declarations
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I Charles Thomas of Gorham in the County of Cumberland
and State of Maine aged Eighty years on oath do testify
and say that I was a revolutionary soldier and served in Capt
Lemants Company and served six months in seventy Eight- 
That I well knew William Allen now living in the town of
Poland & that the said William Allen served six months
in the year seventeen hundred & seventy Eight in the army
of our Revolution and was a good soldier and in Col Wades Regiment
and that the above named Wm Allen is the same man that served 
in our revolution and was stationed at Road Island
Charles (his X mark) Thomas

August 1. 1832 personly appeared Charles Thomas above named
being a man well known for truth and veracoty
and made solemn oath that the above Deposition is entirely  true
before me
Daniel Baker Justice of the peace

State of Maine
Cumberland County ss 
I William S. Vaughan, Clerk of the
Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Daniel Baker is a
magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to
be his I believe to be genuine.-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed my seal of office this
third day of August, A.D. 1832.
Wm J Vaughan
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The Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
-
H. N. FAIRBANKS, - General Agent,
21 MAIN STREET.

Bangor, Me., October 1, 1897. [Imprint of stamp can be seen to right]

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-
Is there any record on the Revolutionary Pension rolls of one
William Allan, said to have been born October 12, 1756 at Cape Ann, Mass. and
whose residence was afterward New Gloucester, Maine
Yours truly,
H. N. Fairbanks

If the matter can be made certain I desire a
copy of his affidavit on application for a pension. 
H. N. F.
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Old War & Navy

Imprint of stamp can be seen:  Old War Navy October  1887  FILES
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Assets, Jan. 1, 1896, $62,759,765.95. Surplus, $7,096,256.48.

THE
Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company,
H. N. FAIRBANKS, -- General Agent,
47 MAIN STREET.

Bangor, Me., October 14, 1897.

Hon. H. Olney Evans,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -
I am in receipt of your esteemed favor of October 9th, with reference
to William Allen, of New Gloucester, Me., a soldier of the Revolutionary War
, who was born October 12, 1756, according to our records.

Will you kindly give me a copy of his affidavit for application for pension
, as that will doubtless give the year of his birth, and may confirm the
above date. This, with a certificate from the Massachusetts rolls will settle
the question beyond a doubt, as the same is very much to be desired to make
the connection satisfactory.

Yours truly,

H. N. Fairbanks

#Residing at Poland, Me. Aug. 3, 1832
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Maine Historical Socy, Library,
Portland, Maine.
Bureau of Pensions (Rev.)
Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

William Allen, aged 83, a pensioner, living in the
family of Reuben Allen at Poland, Maine -- Census of
Pensioners 1840.
May I have a copy of his pension application please?
And can you tell me also when and to whom the last pension payment was made. He died I understand in
1842,

Yours truly,
Signature of 
(Miss) Sybil Noyes

November 26, 1935

[an imprint of a RECEIVED stamp can be seen]
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[This text appears in a box to the left.]Then were Bureau can furnish the military
such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of of the original muster and pay
the Revolutionary War and the
is as are now in the possession
Government are on file in the
Record and Pension Office, War Depart-
Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary
War may also be found on file in the
archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B.
I, 20279,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
October 20th, 1897.

Sir: - 
Replying to your communication of a recent date you are advised
that William Allen, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, was born in
Cape Ann, Mass., October 12th, 1756.

In view of the fact that there is no appropriation by Congress for
carrying on work of this character, and owing to a pressure of other
and more important work, this Bureau must decline to comply with requests
for copies of papers on file in the pension claims of Revolutionary War soldiers.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Mr. H. N. Fairbanks,
47 Main Street,
Bangor, Maine.
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[This text appears in a box to the left.]Then were Bureau can furnish the military
such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of of the original muster and pay
the Revolutionary War and the
is as are now in the possession
Government are on file in the
Record and Pension Office, War Depart-
Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary
War may also be found on file in the
archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B.
I, 20279,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,

October 9, 1897.
Sir: 
Replying to your request for information concerning William Allen, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on Augugt 3, 1832, at which time he was seventy-five years of age and residing at Poland, Maine, and his pension was allowed for eight months' actual service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Boston and Col. French. He enlisted at New Gloucester, Maine. 

Ver respectfully, 

Commissioner. 

Mr. H.N. Fairbanks, 
31 Main Street, 
Bangor, Maine.