Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,556, for John Perkins, Massachusetts
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6726 Honore St 
Chicago. Ill July 
29, 1926. Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Dear Sir 
Will you kindly send me the 1812 Pension of John Perkins Jr. of Woodstock, Vt. 
Killed in 1812 War. 
Also Rev. Pension of John Perkins Sr.
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widow) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
John Perkins S.15556
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT -  LENGTH OF SERVICE -  RANK - OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED -CAPTAIN -COLONEL -STATE.
Apr 75 – 8 mos – Priv – Joshua Benson – John Cotton - Mass
Apr 79 – 4 mos – Marine – on Continental Ship Warren, Dudly Saltonstall  Commander 
June 80 -  3 mos – Pvt – Sparrow – Jacobs – Mass
Jun 80 – 20 days – Amos Washburn 
Battles engaged in:
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middleboro
Date of application for pension, Aug 9-32 
Residence at date of application, Windsor Co Vt. (in Woodstock & Barnard
Age at date of application, born Middleboro, Plymouth Co. Mass Dec. 14, 1748 
Remarks: died Feb. 10, 1835 in Barnard, VT&, left no widow following children sur. him. Gains [72 yrs in 1850], David G., Cyrus and Mary Buckman 
Very respectfully, Repeated Mch. 1. 1906 to H. S. Perkins 
Commissioner.
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Apollas Paddock
Dep. for
John Perkins
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I Apollos Paddock Woodstock in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of lawful age do testify and say that in the year 1776 I was acquainted with Mr. John Perkins then of Middlebrough in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts that he enlisted in the month of April into Capt Joshua Pensons Company in Col. John Cottons Regiment in the Massachusetts Line that I saw him in the service at Roxbury and that he served in said Regiment and the term of Eight months and this And I further testify and say that in the month of April in the year 1779 the said John Perkins entered on board of the Ship Warren in the United State service in the expedition to Penobscot and that he was gone as near as I can recollect the turn of four months and further this despondent saith not  
Apollos Paddock
 State of Vermont, Windsor Count
At Bernard in said County this 2 day of August 1832 Personally appeared Apollos Paddock signer of the above deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me Calvin Greene Justin Peace 
State of Vermont, Windsor County
Woodstock County Clerks Office 14 August 1832 
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court do hereby certify that Calvin Greene is one of the Justices of the Peace within for said County Court Do hereby certify that Calvin Prence is one of the Justice of the peace written for said county, and that the above is his signature.
In Testimony whereof thereto affix the Seal of said County subscribe my name the day year last above Benja Swan
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State of Vermont County of Caledonia at Walden on this 20th day of September A D 1855 personally appeared Sally Perkins and signed and made oath to the truth of the above deposition in one form of law before me and certify that deponent is a person of truth. J
J C Burwell Notary Public
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