Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2852, for Nathaniel Porter, Massachusetts
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DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of New-Hampshire,
County of Coos } ss.

On this ninth day of November 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Nathaniel Porter, a resident of Shelburne in the County of Coos and State of N.H. aged 70 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 —

He enlisted into the St ate troops of the Massachusetts line in May or June 1777 or 1778 for three Months under Lieutenant Green at Hawley, Mass but resided previous to his enlistment at Andover Mass marched by Hadley Mass & over the Green Mountains in the State of Vermont to Greenbush in the State of New York, when the company to which he belonged & which had never been an [illegible] to any Regiment was stationed for a few weeks & then were dismissed before their term of service expired having served but two months which term he faithfully served; said Lieutenant Green was the only commissioned officer in said Company; 

Also

In May or June 1780 the said Nathaniel Porter enlisted into the Continental service at Andover Massachusetts & [illegible] at Springfield Mass then marched to West Point in the State of New York where he was attached to Captain Stephen Abbots Company in Colonel Tuppers Regiment General Poors Brigade of light infantry & after a short time said company was attached to Colonel Gemant's Regiment in General La Fayette Division, which Division soon marched to a station near New York City which was then in the possession of the British when Gen Washington & Gen La Fayette were contemplating an expedition against Staten Island which failed — soon afterward he marched back to West Point on his way

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[stamp as follows:]
CHIEF CLERK.
DEC 12, 1895
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.



MEMORANDA.

Please supply as much as possible of the 
data called for below.

Full name of soldier.
Nathaniel Porter

Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Andover, Opswich and 
Winham, Mass.

Date of death (as near as possible):
1842

Christian name of widow:
Sarah (Ingalls) Porter

Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He drew a pension about 12 years 
before he died

Remarks: 
Was with Washington
on Hudson River — Under Lafayette
Saw Arnold & Major Ander
Lafayette furnished his men a suit
of Clothes He wore it on certain
occasions often the R. War - I was
10 years old when he died - Can remember him

Your name and address:
Geo W Emery - Sea-View
Plymouth Co. Mass,



6—870
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{ Commissioner 
of Pensions

Otisfield, Me
Decr. 25th

J. E. Heath Esq
Washington
D.C.


[illegible]

Rel. to case
Sarah Porter

Saml. P. Andersono
Otisfield Me.
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Hon Chas Andrews
H of R
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I, James M. Rix, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the county of Coos, State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Abner Davis is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county, as within, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this first day of March A.D. 1852.

James M Rix Clerk