Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1437, Elijah Burbank, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                          NUMBER
Mass   Burbank, Elijah       R. 1437
              Mehitable         B.L. Wt. 84,016-160-55
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232.622. Act March 3, 1855.
Jan. 24, 1866.
Mehitable Burbank, widow of
Elijah Burbank - private.
Revolutionary War
Original brief enclosed
Foster Freeland
Sutton Worcester Co
Mass
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Elijah Burbank
VR
Vol 17. 10. 3mo . 12dy
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STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS.
On this 7th day of June A. D. 1837 personally appeared
in open Court before the Judge of the Probate
Court of Hartford District
now sitting, Elijah Burbank a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged 74 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 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 in the year 1778 he lived in
the town of Sutton in the State of Massachusetts
that some time the fore part of December in said
year he inlisted into Capt. Abijah Burbank Company in Col. Tyler Regiment the said Abijah Burbank
was his father & he inlisted as waiter to his said father
marched to Providence Rhode Island staid three or four
weeks then went to Greenwich staid a short time then
went to a place called [Obdike,] Newtown a short time
then went to South Kingston staid there until he was
discharged having served two months & eight or ten
days during which time he did duty as waiter to his
father who was their captain, He then returned home.
Some time the fore part of June in the year 1780
he inlited into Capt Elton Company in Col. Rand Regt &
for three months, marched to Hudson staid five or
six weeks, then went to West Point & there joined the
Regiment staid there & did duty in said Regiment until
he was discharged, which was the last of October in said
year, making that term of service four months he
then returned home making his service in the whole
not less than six month as a private, for which he
claims a pension, He was born in Sutton in the State of
Massachusetts the 18th day of December AD 1763
where there is a record of his age as he thinks & there is a record of his age then as he thinks & he has a record 
of the same in his Bible he lived in said Sutton until he was thirty five years of age then removed to the town of
Worcester Mass staid there until the year 1835 he
removed to the town of Sharon in the State of
Vermont where he now lives he has no documentary
evidence never having had a written discharge not having needed but a few years in
the town of Sharon he is acquainted with but
for people in said place but he is acquainted with but few people in said place but he is acquainted with
one Abijah Burbank who can testify
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present,
and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn and the
day and year aforesaid. }  Elijah Burbank
John S. Marcy Judge of Probate
I Abijah Burbank residing in Sharon VT
hereby certify, that 
I am well acquainted with Elijah Burbank
who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration; that I 
 believe him to be 74 years of age;
that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a
soldier of the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid }Abijah Burbank
Before - - Oel Billings Register
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 it appears to them that Abijah Burbank
who has signed the preceding certificate
is a resident in Sharon and is a credible person, and that his statement is
entitled to credit
Oel Billings Register
I, Oel Billings Register the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford
do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Burbank
for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
Seventh day of June
A. D. 1837
Oel Billings Register
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C
232, 622,
Mehitable Burbank
Bounty Land Act March 3d
1855
War of Revolution
-
S. R. Carter
Paris Oxford Co
Me
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STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF OXFORD, SS.
On this 16th day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and fifty six before me, the undersigned, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, duly authorized by
law to administer OATHS, within and for the County aforesaid,
Personally appeared Mehitable Burbank aged Seventy Two years
a resident of Paris in the County of Oxford
and State of Maine who being duly sworn, according to law declares that she is the
widow of Elijah Burbank deceased, who was a private in the
company commanded by Captain Benjamin Allton in the
Regiment of Mass. Militia commanded by Colonel John Rand War of the Revolution
That her said husband enlisted at Worcester on or about the Ninth day of July 1780, for the term of during pleasure
and was honorably discharged at on the Tenth
day of October 1780, as will appear by the Muster
Rolls of said Company & Regiment, and by the certificate
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereunto
annexed
She further declares that she was married to the said Elijah Burbank at Paris in the State of Maine on or about the Fifteenth day of October 1838, by one Joseph G Cole at Paris Maine and that her name before her said marriage was Mehitable Marble that her husband died at Brooklyn
on the day of April 1847 and that she is now a
widow.
She makes this Declaration, for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to
which she may be entitled, on account of said service, by virtue of the late Act of
Congress, approved March 3d, A. D. 1855; and she further declares that she has not
applied for or received, and believes she is not entitled to a Warrant for Bounty Land
under any other Act of Congress, except
stated; and she hereby appoints
S. R. Carter of Paris Me her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution,
to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the certificate or Warrant when issued,
and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Mehitable Burbank
WITNESS:
Martha G. Cole
Nancy J Hubbard
Sworn to and Subscribed before. On the day and year first above written, and
in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, for the purposes
mentioned; and I hereby certify that I know said Mehitable Burbank and believe
her to be the widow of the identical man who served as above stated; and that she is of
the age stated; and that I am not interested in this his claim as Attorney or otherwise.
Wm R. Kimball Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF OXFORD, SS.
On this 16th day of January A. D. 1856 personally appeared before me, the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, Nancy I Hubbard
and Mehitable M. Cole who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses,
and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each well acquainted with
Mrs. Mehitable Burbank
the above applicant for bounty land--that they
have known her for twenty years last past. That they were acquainted with Elijah Burbank
her late husband, having known him for eight
years previous to his death; that they, the said Elijah Burbank and
Mehitable Burbank lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so
to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned.
That the said Elijah Burbank died on the day of April 1847; and the said Mehitable has been since that
day, and still is reputed to be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That the
following are the names and ages of all her children, viz:
That she has never married since her said husband's death, and still is his widow, and
her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier
or declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw Mehitable Burbank
sign her name & execute the foregoing affidavit by her made to the
foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that
they, deponents, do reside in the County aforesaid.
Nancy J Hubbard
Mehitable M Cole,
Sworn to Subscribed Before Me This
Sixteenth day of
January A.D. 1856
Wm H. Kimball Justice of the Peace
STATE OF MAINE
OXFORD COUNTY, SS.
---
CLERK'S OFFICE, SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
I Alvah Black, Clerk of the Supreme
Judicial Court of Maine, within and for the
COUNTY OF OXFORD, and Keeper of the
Seal thereof, hereby certify that
William K. Kimball Esquire,
was on the Sixteenth day of January
1856, ever since has been, and
now is, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly authorized to administer
OATHS, and take the acknowledgment of DEEDS and other Instruments; and that I
believe that the signature to the instrument hereunto annexed, purporting to be his, is
his genuine, official signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of our
said Court, this Eighteenth day of January 1856.
Alvah Black Clerk
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To Simeon Walton Town Clerk of the Town of Paris
I hereby certify that on the Fifteenth day of October 1. 1833
Elijah Burbank of Worcester Massachusetts and Mehitable
Marble of Paris Maine was duly joined in marriage by me
Joseph G. Cole Justice of the Peace
recorded by Simeon Walton, Town Clerk
January 17th 1856. I hereby certify that I hold
the Office of Town Clerk in the Town of Paris and that the
above is a true copy from the Records of said Town
Charles J. Mellon Town Clerk
State of Maine
Oxford County SS.
Jany 18. 1856 -
Personally appeared Charles T. Miller to me well known and made oath that the foregoing certificate by him
subscribed is wholly true.
[  ] me
Mr. K. Kimball, Justice of the Peace
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232,622.
Mehitable Burbank  Jany. 29/56
Mehitable Burbank
widow of Elijah Burbank
der. Pri,
Elijah Burbank Prs;
Capt Benjamin Allton
Col. John Rand
29th July 1780
10th Oct. 1780
Revolutionary War,
Rev. War
Jus
32
Sept. 13/58
Foster Freeland
Sutton Worcester Co.
W. K. Kimball
S.R . Carter
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March, 1873.
1437
P. O. Elijah Burbank
Service:
Enlisted:      , 18
Discharged:  , 18
Application filed:    ,   18
Alleges: List of rejected claims
printed in 1852 gives cause
Re-enlisted: of rejection as follows:
He did not serve six months.
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized     Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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Additional Evidence
Claim of Widow of
Elijah Burbank
War of Revolution

Mr. Geo. C. Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington  City
D.C.
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Mehitable Burbank
[postmark: PARIS ME FEB 11]

Boyntons

Additional Evidence 
Mr. Geo. C. Whiting FREE
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City, D.C.
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232.622, 
[postmark: PARIS MAIS JAN 19]

Official business
FREE

Hon J. Minot Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
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Elijah Burbank 
Rejected 
see let to W. Palmer 
Sept. 5, 1837 
1437 

232622
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84.016. 
160 acres
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1858
Sutton Worcester Co. Mass. 5th Sept
Mr. Whiting
You doubtless remember
my calling at your office in May last, to inquire
for the name of James Freeland as a
Surgeon in the War of the Revolution
Which, after examination, you remarked was
not in the records-
& casually spoke
of the application of Mehitable Burbank
(His Daughter) for a Land Warrant, on account
of Services of her husband, Elijah Burbank in
the War-
In the month of July my
Aunt, the aforesaid Mehitable, came to our Town
from Maine, & showed to me, the acting Commissioner, Mr. Robbs request for more particular
statements on the part of Samuel Waters in
his testimony concerning Elijah Burbank
Mr Robb's letter of July 3rd is to S. R. Carter Esq of Paris Me,. the Law Partner of Mr. Kimball
The occurrence of the Death of Samuel Waters
of Millbury in May last precludes any further
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testimony from him I send you the Massachusetts
Spy announcing his death at the age of 84
His affidavit on file in your office is
probably the only reliable evidence that
can be relied on the matter
When I procured his affidavit in 1857 he
pointed out to me his Fathers homestead as it
was in the time of the War (still owned by
his son) and the home or domicil of
Capt Abijah Burbank, the Father of
Elijah - The two ancient homes of the two
families were within a stones throw-
Therefore, what he, Samuel Waters Know
of his neighbors family, as to the sons
Caleb & Elijah Burbank being out the war
with their Father Capt. Abijah
Burbank, was, as might be termed
"Household Words"  I may add
Mr. Samuel Waters & his family are esteemed among
the first people of the County or State
over
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Mr. Waters was of the opinion that Col. Holman
commanded the regiment - Col. H. was from
the same Town, Millbury, formerly constituting
a part of Sutton
Mrs. Burbank tells me that somewhere
between 1835 1837 Mr. Burbank applied for
a pension, & agreeable to her recollection he
only lacked ten days of service to have obtained
a pension under the then existing Laws
They lived at Sharon Vermont at that time
Mr Burbank died eleven years ago at the age
of 84. Mrs Burbank is 78 in age & in
needy circumstances besides being afflicted
with blindness - If any further evidence be
absolutely requisite please address me -
Please ask Hon Juc, Thompson with regard to the[   ] us in matters of Veracity
Yours [  ] Foster Freeland
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Oxford Co. Maine
Paris May 12th 1858 -
Hon Geo E Whiting -
Commissioner of Pensions
Enclosed
I forward "additional Evidence" upon
application of Mehitable Burbank
for Bounty Land as the widows of a
Revolutionary Soldier
Unfortunately
I cannot give the No of the application
as the Notice from the Department is last
But the claim is for the services of her
Husband Elizah Burbank in the
War of the Revolution. He went from
Worcester County Mass, and the evidence
of his service from the Secy of State of
of Mass is on file with the papers in
the case and the only evidence desired
to establish the claim was to the identity
of the Widow - The No of
Revolutionary claimants being
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comparatively small. you will probably
have no difficulty in finding the No
and I doubt not the enclosed evidence
of identity will be found sufficient.
I have the honor to be
your most obt Sevt
S. R. Carter
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Elisha Towne of Alstead in the County of Cheshire
and State of New Hampshire now in the seventy fifth
year of my age do hereby testify and say to my
certain knowledge Elijah Burbank formerly of
Worcester in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts
but now of Sharon in the County Windsor and State of
Vermont was a soldier at the same time and in the same company with myself in Capt. Abijah Burbank's
Company of Massachusetts Militia in the service of the
United States of America. And that he served in
said Company in the service of the United States
during the war of the Revolution for the space
and during the time of two months in the Town of
South Kingston in the State of Rhode Island
and to the best of my recollection in the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy seven
Elisha Towne
State of New Hampshire Cheshire Co July 17th 1837
Then
the above named Elisha Towne made solemn oath
to the truth of the above affadivit by him subscribed
Before me
Ansel Glover Justice of the Peace
This certifies
. I have been personally acquainted with
the above named Elisha Town of this Town for the last
fifteen years and is to the best of my knowledge a
person of sober life and conversation and of good
moral charter and of sound mind
Alstead Chisher
July 17th 1837
Ansel Glover Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire Cheshire County SS 

I Henry Coolidge, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of of Cheshire, certify that Ansel Glover is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cheshire duly commissioned and qualified; and that his name subscribed to the within certificate is his genuine signature.- 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Superior Court of Judicature at Pine this seventeenth day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven 
H. Coolidge Clerk
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I James Hayward of Worcester in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that I am of the age of seventy eight years and that Served in Capt Alton's Company belonging to Col Bonds Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia which was then in the service of the United States and that Elijah Burbank then of Sutton and County now of Sharon County of Winsor State of Vermont served with me and was a member of sd Company while in the reserve of the United States for the term four months it was the year that Arnold attempted  to give up West Point to Enemy
James Hayward 

Worcester ss June 27th 1837 
Then the above named James Hayward personally appeared and made that the above statement by him subscribed is true before me.  I also certify that the above named Hayward is a credible witness 
William M Benedict justice of Peace 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester SS
I Jos G. Kendall Clerk of the Court Common Pleas within and for said County, being a Court of Record, Certify that William M. Benedict whose name is above written also on the annexed Certificate of Joshua Carter is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and that his signature to said instrument is in his own handwriting. 

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Worcester this twenty seventh day of June A.D. 1837- 
Jos G. Kendall Clerk
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I Joshua Carter of Millbury in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of the age of Seventy eight years do hereby certify that Elijah Burbank then of Sutton in the County and State aforesaid now of the Town of Sharon County of Winsor State of Vermont served as a soldier in the service of the United States in Capt Altons Company Col Rows Regiment of Massachusetts Militia during the year 1780 for the term of four months of which company I was then a member 
Joshua Carter 

Worcester SS June 26 1837 
Then the above named Joshua Carter personally appeared before me and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true 
William M Benedict Justice of Peace
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Woodstock Vt July 21st 1837

Sir
Enclosed with this is the Declaration of Elijah Burbank claiming a pensions under the Act of 1832-

When an examination is made I wish the return directed to me 
Respectfully yours
Walter Palmer

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office, Boston, December 22nd 1855 

I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Elijah Burbank is borne on pay roll of Capt. Benjamin Alton's Comp. Col. John Hands Regt from July 9. to Oct. 10, 1780, 3 mos 12 days and included , as private 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Set of the Commonwealth, the date above written 
E M Wingler
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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State of Maine County of Oxford Town of Paris ss: ⎬ 
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of Elijah Burbank in the War - 

He was a native of the Town of Worcester in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts 

He enlisted from the town of Sutton County and State aforesaid, as a private in the company commanded by his Father Captain Abijah Burbank, and I am unable to describe his services, or the name of his Colonel. He served nearly six months as he invariably stated in his life time - 

I am his lawful Widow and desire the evidence of his service in order to procure the Bounty Land to which I am entitled by virtue of said services under the Act of March 3d 1855- 
Witness my hand this fifteenth day of December 1855 - 
Mehitable Burbank 

Signed by said Mehitable Burbank in my presence 
J. C. Marble 
M. G. Cole 1
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Pension Office 
September 26" 1856 

Sir
The claim for bounty land of Mehitable Burbank as the widow of Elijah Burbank has been examined & Suspended 

Proof should be filed which will identify the husband of the applicant as the soldier whose services are described in the Certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts. 
Yours Respectfully 
B. Stove. for Commissioner 

I Sarah Merrill of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy four on oath depose and say that I was born in the town of Sutton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and there resided for many years that I was well acquainted with Elijah Burbank, who then resided at said Sutton that he was reputed to have served in the Revolutionary War under his father Captain Abijah Burbank who was reputed to have served in said War, that in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty said Elijah Burbank was married to Mehitable and subsequently died and that said Mehitable has never married since his decease, and is still his widow . - - Sarah Merrill

State of Maine County of Cumberland ss 
November 5 AD 1856
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I Sarah Merrill of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy four on oath depose and say that I was born in the town of in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and there resided for many years that I was well acquainted with Elijah Burbank, who then resided at said Sutton that he was reputed to have served in the Revolutionary War under his father Captain Abijah Burbank who was reputed to have served in said War, that in the year Eighteen Hundred and thirty the said Elijah Burbank was married to Mehitable Marble and subsequently died and that said Mehitable has never married since his decease, and is still his widow 
Sarah Merrill 

State of Maine County of Cumberland SS⎬ November 5 A.D. 1856 
Then personally appeared the above named Sarah Merrill well known to me as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed 
Before me
John M Keen Justice of the Peace 

I Petra Rawson of Paris County of Oxford and State of Maine aged Seventy Eight years on oath
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I Polla Rawson of Paris County of Oxford and State of Maine aged Seventy Eight years on oath depose and say that I was born in the Town of Sutton in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, and there resided for many years. That I was well acquainted with Elijah Burbank who then resided at Worcester and Sutton in said County, and that the said Elijah was reputed to have served in the Revolutionary War , and further that in the year 1833 said Elijah Burbank married my sister Mehitable Marble and subsequently died, and that said Mehitable was never married since the death of the said Elijah and is still his widow, and I have no doubts that the said Elijah Burbank, husband of my said Sister Mehitable Burbank is the identical person who served in the Revolutionary war
Polla Rawson 

State of Maine Oxford County SS Jany 27 1857
then personally appeared Polla Ranson to me well knows as a creditable witness & made oath to the truth of the above before Me Wm H. Kimball Jus of the Peace
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STATE OF MAINE. COUNTY OF OXFORD. Clerk's Offce Supreme Judicial Court , 

I ALVAH BLACK, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, within and for the COUNTY OF OXFORD, the same being a Court of Record, hereby certify, that John M Keen was at the dates of the certificates hereunto annexed, ever since has been, and now is, a Justice of the Peace within and for County duly authorized to administer Oaths, and take the acknowledgement of Deeds and other Instruments; and that I believe that the signature to the Instrument hereunto annexed, purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of our said Court, at Paris, in said County, this Twenty First day of January 1857 Alvah Black Clerk.
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Walter Palmer Sept. 5, 1837  O. C
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War Dep Pen: off Sep 5, '37 

Sir
the claim of Elijah Burbank has been disallowed his papers placed on file 

the first term of alleged service made under his father Capt Burbank as his waiter is clearly not a military service in the contemplation of the act of 7 June 1832 or his name would have appeared upon the pay rolls. But if that term was allowed to the extent claimed, yet as the rolls prove the other term under Capt Alton have been 2 mo 12 days on the aggregate would be less than to the minimum provision of the act 
Walter Palmer Esq 
Woodstock
Vermont
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I Nancy J Hubbard of Paris, County of Oxford & State of Maine on oath depose and say, that for many years I have been acquainted with Elijah Burbank of Sharon, County of Windsor and State of Vermont, and with Mehitable Burbank his reputed wife. That I lived in his family for the period of Two years and personally know that the said Elizah Burbank and Mehitable Burbank who now makes application for Bounty Land, lived together during all that time as man and wife, and were so reputed be be - I further depose & say that said Elijah died in May AD 1847. and that said Mehitable is now and ever since has been reputed to be his Widow - and that she has never married since the decease of the said Elijah Burbank 
Nancy J Hubbard 

State of Maine County of Oxford of March 22nd 1858.
Then personally appeared Nancy Hubbard to me well known as a creditable witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by her subscribed 
Before me S. R. Carter Justice of the Peace
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I Mehitable Cole of Paris, County of Oxford and State of Maine on oath depose and say that I well knew Elijah Burbank, then of Sharon in the County of Windsor State of Vermont, that I was present when he was married to Mehitable Burbank who now applies for Bounty Land as his widow, that they afterward lived together as man and wife, and were so reputed to be, and that said Elijah Burbank died in May AD. 1847. and that said Mehitable Burbank has  never intermarried since the decease of the said Elijah Burbank, and that she is still reputed to be his widow, which said deponent believes to be true 
Mehitable M. Cole

State of Maine County of Oreford ⎬ SS March 22d 1808. Then personally appeared Mehitable Cole, to me well known as a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by her subscribed - 
Before me S. R. Carter Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF MAINE. COUNTY OF OXFORD. SS
Clerk's Office Supreme Judicial Court 

I ALVAH BLACK, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, within and for the COUNTY OF OXFORD, the same being a Court of Record, hereby certify that S. R. Carter was at the dates of the certificates hereunto annexed, ever since has been and now is, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County. duly authorized to administer Oaths, and take the acknowledgement of Deeds and other Instruments; and that I believe that the signature to the Instrument hereunto annexed, purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of our said Court at 1858 
Alvah Black Clerk.
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Additional evidence
Clm of Mehitable Burbank 
Bounty Land War Revolution 

S. R. Carter Atty 
Paris Maine
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I Samuel Waters of Millbury County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty four years, on oath depose & say that my father Asa Waters was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War , that I was acquainted with will know Elijah Burbank who was the son of Capt Abijah Burbank a Captain of the War of the Revolution, that to my personal knowledge Elijah Burbank served in the War of the Revolution. That my father lived as a neighbour of Capt Butbank & I was well acquainted with Elijah Burbank, his son and knew that he served in the War of the Revolution. --- 

I further depose and say that the identical Elijah Burbank, who served in the War of the Revolution, afterward married Mehitable Marble then of Paris in the County of Oxford & State of Maine and that they the said Elijah & Mehitable lived together as man & wife, and were so reputed to be, and that said Elijah died on the Thirtieth day of May A.D. 1847. and that said Mehitable has never married since the decease of the said Elijah and is still reported to be his Widow - 
Samuel Waters 
Witness 
Foster Freeland 
Martha A Bancroft 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Worcester SS June 20th AD. 1857. 
Then personally appeared Samuel Waters, to me well known as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed 
Ethan Harris Justice of the Peace Worcester,
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as man & wife, and were so reputed to be, and that said Elijah, died on the Thirtieth day of May A.D. 1847. (Thirtieth day of May A. D. 1847 is underlined twice.)
[the rest of this document is covered by the following document]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester County, ss.
I, William A. Smith, Assistant Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, which is a court of record for the County and Commonwealth  aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ithran Harris Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the Certificate on the paper hereunto annexed, was at the date thereof  a Justice of the Peace and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and authorized by the laws ofthis Commonwealth to take the acknowledgement of deeds and administer oaths, that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity, and that his signature to said CERTIFICATE is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, this twenty seventh day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.
Wm. A. Smith 
Asst.  Clerk.
[the image of a sunburst shaped seal with ribbons and almost legible printing is visible on bottom left.]
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STATE OF MAINE.}
COUNTY OF OXFORD,}
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court.
I, ALVAH BLACK, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, within and for the COUNTY OF OXFORD, the same being a Court of Record, hereby certify, that William T. Timball was at the dates of the certificates hereunto annexed, ever since has been, and now is, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly authorized to administer Oaths, and take the acknowledgement of Deeds and other Instruments; and that I believe that the signature to the Instrument hereunto annexed, purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of our said Court, at Paris, in said County, this Twenty-First day of January 1857
Alvah Black  Clerk.
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Paris Maine Feby 13, 1857 - 
Hon Commissioner of Pensions- 

Herewith I forward Additional evidence in clm of Mehitable Burbank for Bounty Land, Revolutionary services - 

The No. I cannot State, as it is not stated in "circular" annexed the evidence is not so conclusive as desireable, but it is all that can be obtained without great trouble - Elijah Burbank was much older than his widow the claimant, and there are no living witnesses, by whom we can prove directly, that he actually served other than by "common repute. I hope however that the evidence furnished will be considered sufficient upon the point of identity. 
I have the honor
Wm K Kimball