Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15938, for Jesse Perkins, Massachusetts
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16,335.
New Hampshire.
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Jesse Perkins, m '81
                       d 1 Jun '37
of Hillsboro' Co. in the state of N. Hamps'e
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Nixon, of the Massach'tts
line, for the term of one year.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampsh'e
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 27. of May, 1818. 1776-77
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15. of Jan'y, 1820 
and sent to J. K. Smith,  judge,
Amherst, New Hampshire.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept'r 1819.                 $122.35
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820        
15 mos. 5/31 & 4/30                              48.00
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$170.35
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{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

Continued.

[right side, on edge]
Notice sent June 9th, 1824 to F [illegible]     
Amhers N. Hampshire [illegible]
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Jesse Perkins, 63
of Hillsborough, N.H.
1 year Nixon's Regt.
Mass. Line  1776
one year. 
from to 27th May 1818.

[illegible very faint writing]

J.K. Smith, judge,
Amherst, N.H.
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the owner of any real estate and scarcely the owner of any personal estate except my clothing I have no further evidence now in my power that I can offer in support of my claim for a pension under the late act of Congress.  
[signed]  Jesse Perkins

Sworn to this 27th day of May AD 1818 Before me 
[signed] J.K. Smith  Apostate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. }
On the 27thday of May AD 1818  Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough personally appeared Jesse Perkins Resident in Brookline in said County of the age of sixty three years and being duly cautioned made solemn oath agreeably to law in order to obtain a pension under the late act of Congress. Entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval  service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that he enlisted a private soldier the fore part of January AD 1776 for the term of one year in the Continental Establishment & served faithfully in Capt. Adam Wheeler's Company in Col John Nixon's Regiment in the Massachusetts line from said fore part of Jan'y AD 1776 untill some time into Jan'y AD 1777 when he returned home from Morristown in the State of New Jersey that he had
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Jesse Perkins
No. 16,335. Mar. 20

Con. J. L. E.
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One old loom                                                 2.00
two sleighs & harness for weaving                2.00
two old chests & 1 old table                          2.75
four iron pots and kettles                               4.25
one fire shovel and tongs                               2.00
two old spinning wheels                                 1.25
five old chairs                                                  1.20
one flax comb & one flat iron                           .75
one looking glass                                              .75
Wooden ware                                                  1.25
Some old pewter and 1 tea pot                       1.25
one lot of crockery ware                                  1.40
Earthen ware                                                      .60
one draught chain                                            1.25
two pairs old cards                                             .67
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Total                                                                 35.37
A schedule of the property of Jesse Perkins being all of which I am possessed. 
[signed] Jesse Perkins
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7989
Col numb
Christopher
NY Eliz Perkins
see let to Hon Jno G Floyd, Sept. 9. 1841
see let to Hon Jno G Floyd, Decr 22nd 1841
[crossed out] Same Dec. 28' 1841
read His letter 11-27 I Gr 46
Act 7. July 38
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.3203 R2
New Hampshire
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Elizabeth Perkins
widow of Jesse Perkins, Dec'd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18th Mar: '18.
and who died on the 1st :January, 1837--
of Hillsboro Co in the State of N. Hampshire
who was a private in the Compy :-commanded
by Captain Wheeler of the Regt: -commanded 
by Col. Nixon in the Massachusetts
line for 12 Months.--
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Inscribed on the Roll of Concord -
at the rate of 40 Dollars --- cents per annum,
to commence on the 2nd January, 1837.
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Certificate of Pension Issued the 15th day of June
1839 and sent to B. M. Farley, Hollis, N.H. --
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839               $86.67
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept.      20.00
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$106.67
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{ Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by Wm. Steuart - Clerk,
Book A, Vol. 1, Page 50

(Opposite page)
let. B. M. Farley
Aug. 32, 1843
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Elizabeth Perkins
Payment to be made at Concord
by
Isaac Hill Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners in the
Agency of New Hampshire.

Payable on the 4th September and 4th 
March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the 
Roll of Pensioners under act February
24, 1848, Page 118, Vol. 7.
[signed] Leo Jenkins , Clerk
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Amherst  May 9, 1821
The Honorable John C. Calhoun
The enclosed applications are forwarded at the request of the applicants.
I am Sir with great Respect
Your humble Servant
[signed] F. French
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I Randel McDonald of lawful age do testify and say that Jesse Pirkens hath lived as a Neighbour for almost forty years; and has been lame about twenty years last past, and is possessed of little property and further saith not.
[signed] Randel McDonald

I John Daniels of lawfull age testify and say that I have been acquainted with Jesse Perkins for eighteen or twenty years and consider him of little or no property and he has a number of years been lame and infirm and an account of his indigent circumstances and disability of body has not been taxed for a number of years and further saith not.
[signed] John Daniels

Hillsborough ss. Brookline May 26, 1818
then the above named Randel McDonald and John Daniels personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above writing by them Subscribed contained the truth and nothing but the truth.
Before me 
[signed] Saml T. Boynton Jus. Peace

This certifies that the signature of J H Smith on thispaper is in his own hand writing & that he is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough.
In testimony whereof I have put the seal of said Court.
[signed] Moses Eastman Clerk

[illegible Court Seal affixed at left]
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I Andrew Wallace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Benjamin M. Farley is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hillsborough as before mentioned and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name at Amherst this
fourth day of December A.D. 1838.
[signed] A. Wallace Clerk

[illegible Court Seal affixed at left]

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough County } Sct.
I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benjamin M. Farley is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty seventh day of June 1835, and will expire on the twenty seventh day of June 1840, and that his signatures, herein before written are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County, this twenty third day of May 1839.
[signed] A. Wallace Clerk

[illegible Court Seal affixed at left]