Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,878, for Enoch Perkins, Massachusetts
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SERVICE Mass
Perkins, Enoch
Susanna
NUMBER W. 26,878
CONTENTS
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Maine 4948
Susanna Perkins 
widow of Enoch Perkins
who was a Musician
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. day of Feb. 1844 and sent to Freeman. Bradford Portland, Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 8.
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Rep?
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11.266.
Maine
Enoch Perkins
of Cumberland Co in the State of Maine who was a Musician in the Company commanded by Captain Keith - of the Reg commanded by Col Williams in the Massachusetts Troops-
8 Mo Musician - 29.33
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine - at the rate of 29. Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of April 1832 and Sent to F. Bradford. Portland. Nne
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 58.66 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833. 14.66
$73.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recored by John. T. Sprague Clerk,
Book E vol. 1 Page 42
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Dead
Letter to Hon A Smith and & [illegible] & Feb 1840
Paid at the treasury under the Act of the 11th April 1838 from 4th Sept 1838 to 31. Dead 1838, the day of his death. Agt Notified 2 March 1840
[illegible] to F. Bradford-
April 18, 1840
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Declaration of Enoch Perkins-
No. 3233
Admitted 8 moi Musician
[$88 crossed out]
29.33
F. Bradford Esq
Portland
Me
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"United States of America, Maine district SS. At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Minot [crossed out "Portland"] within and for said District, on the fourteenth day of August AD eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the honorable Judge Asher Ware. Judge of said Court.

On this 14th day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Enoch Perkins, a resident of Minot in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged seventy seven 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 the said Perkins enlisted sometime in the first part of (the season?) of 1776 and served [underlined]eight 
months in the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Keith in the regiment commanded by Col. Willard and was stationed on Lake George all of said times to guard the provisions. The he has positive proof of his service on a Deposition of Nathaniel Thomas of Buckfield which is hereunto annexed, That George Ricker a clergyman can testify for him and others of my neighbors. That his present place of residence is Minot where he has resided for many years. 
[typed] 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 State of [this part of the form was not filled in, but in this space is the signature of  Enoch Perkins]
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before [signature:] Asher Ware } U.S. Judge for the District of Main
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[handwritten]
That he the said Perkins was born in Bridgwater in the County of Plymouth state of Mass. in 1755 and has in [illegible] of his age in a piece of paper given to him by his father. That he was living at Bridgewater when called into service. Enoch Perkins[illegible][illegible]
Judge of the [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
The certificate of Nathaniel Shaw's [illegible three words] in the attention of the Justice Samuel F. Brown who took the annexed [illegible]
[printed]
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 Enoch Perkins - for a pension. And that Freeman Bradford & Asaph Howard Esquires who took the annexed definitions of Benj. Thorn & Nath. Shaw are Justices of Peace duly qualified & that their official attentions are untitled to full faith & credit-
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighteenth day of August A.D. on thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
hn Mussey {Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.
[seal]
[handwritten]
Maine Vicinity
District-Clerks office November 24. 1832 
In testimony that Samuel F. Brown Esquire who took the annexed document is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified & that his official attentions are entitled to full faith & credit at the other annexed papers were [illegible] with the proceeding seal & certificate I have the day & year [illegible] above written office my official seal and signature
John Mussey Clerk U.S. Court
[seal]
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This certifies whom it may concern that having been personally acquainted with Mr. Enoch Perkins of Minot and county of Cumberland for twenty eight years [crossed out] have found him to be a man of veracity and his character good for truth.
Benjamin Thorn
Lewiston August 4. 1832
I hereby certify that Benjamin Thorn is a Clergyman and from my personal knowledge of the above said Enoch Perkins, the state much [illegible] by him is entitled & full credit
Freeman Bradford for [illegible]
I hereby certify that Enoch Perkins was a soldier in the revolutionary war and served at Ticonderoga in Capt. Joseph Keith's Company and Colonel Willard's regiment in which Company I was a soldier & served with him in the year 1776 and 7. the term of eight months
Nathanial Shaw
July 20th1832
Cumberland ss. July 20th 1832 Nathaniel Shaw makes oath of the truth of the above statement signed by him before me
Enoch Howard Justice peace
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WE George Ricker a Clergyman residing in the town of Minot and Johnathan Nash of the same town
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Enoch Perkins who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be 77 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. George Ricker Johnathan Nash
Before Allen Ware U.S. Judge for Maine District
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that George Ricker who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident of the town of Minot and that Johnathan Nash
who has signed the same is a resident of the same town and am creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Allen Ware
Judge
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H6822
Susanna Perkins
Mo.
Act 7. July 38
m 83d Dec. 38.
[illegible]
8 mo.  Musicsian
29.33
Hon J. Herrick
H.R.
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6822
Declaration of Susanna Perkins

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Freeman Bradford
Portland
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STATE OF MAINE
CUMBERLAND, SS.
I Charles Cobb-Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that, Ether Shepley is a Judge of the Sup: Jud: Court for said State and Freeman Bradford is a magistrate as appears by the papers hereto annexed; that they are duly qualified to act as such; that the commission of the Said Bradford is dated February 14th 1846.-
and that the -several-signatures purporting to be theirs are - genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Sup: Judicial- Court for the said State, this thirteenth day of January, Anno Domini 1840.
[seal]
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STATE OF MAINE.
County of Cumberland, ss.
On this nineteenth day of November AD 1839 personally appeared before Ether Shepley Judge of the Supreme [illegible] Court Susanna Perkins a resident of Minot in the County of Cumberland and State or District of Maine, aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay, and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Enoch Perkins who was a Soldier in the Revolution. and received a Pension therefor at the rate of Twenty Nine dollars Thirty Three cents as by certificate granted to him under date of April Sixteenth A. D. 1833. That her said Husband Enoch Perkins service in Capt. Joseph Keeth's Company in Col. Williams Regiment in the Revolutionary War
[illegible]
SHE FURTHER DECLARES, that she was married to the said Enoch Perkins on the Twenty sixth day of March in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty three and that her husband, the aforesaid Enoch Perkins died on the thirty first day of December 1838- that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz. at the time above stated.
Susanna Perkins
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
BEFORE
Ether Shepley
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 30th 1839
I hereby Certify, That at the date his attestation Philo Leach was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
[illegible seal on left side of page and a black horizontal mark on the top of the seal and a diagonal black mark in the middle of seal] Testimony whereof, I have Commonwealth, the date above written.
John [illegible]
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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The following copy is from the Book of Records of
Marriages belonging to the Town of Bridgewater in the Common
wealth of Massachusetts-
March twenty sixth seventeen hundred and eighty three
Enoch Perkins and Susanna Perkins by Daniel Johnson Just. Peace
I certify that the above is a true Copy of the Records, with
the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in
fair, legible figures as follows - Mar. 26 - 1783
Mitchell Keith Town Clerk
Mitchell [illegible] above named, depose and say that I have
the office of Town Clerk of Bridgewater in the County of
Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the
above is a true extract from the records of said Town,
with the exception above named, as certified by me -
Mitchell Keith Town Clerk
of Bridgewater Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County, Ss}
July 29-- 1839-
Sworn to before me Philo Leach Jus of the Peace
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I Thomas Perkins of Minot in the County of Cumberland on oath depose testify and say that I have always lived with my father Enoch Perkins late of Minot deceased, Said Enock died on the twenty
first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight. I was present when he died. I further testify that my mother Susanna
Perkins is his widow and is still alive. Thomas Perkins
State of Maine
Cumberland SS. November 19, 1839. Then personally appeared Thomas Perkins above named known to me as a man of truth and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him
Subscribed Before me Freeman Bradford Just. Peace
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[handwritten] Rev'y
WIDOW, &c.
File Bo. 26878
Susanna Perkins
Wid of
Enoch Perkins
Musician Rev War
Act: Mar 3rd 1843
Index: - Vol. P., Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870]
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6822
Me
Rejected
[illegible] [illegible] to F Bradford
April 15, 1840
same Sept 5. 1843
Act 7. July 38
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TREASURY DEPARTMENTS
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 5th 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, T
The widow of Enoch Perkins,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maine Agency, at
the rate of Twenty nine Dollars and thirty three cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838.
to the 31st Dec. 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours
Milton K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Portland Feby 17th 1840
To J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Enclosed I forward to you the declaration of
Widow Susanna Perkins of the County
of Cumberland State of Maine who has
entrusted her papers to me in order
to procure for her a pension under the
act of Congress July 7th 1838. You
will confer a favor by making
all communication to her through me, and
to forward to me her pension Certificate
if awarded.
Very Respectfully
Your Obd svt
F Bradford
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Revolutionary Claim          Free
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington D. C.

Nov. 29
Maine
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Portland Nov. 24, 1832
Sir I herewith send the papers of Enoch
Perkins which were returned for the
purpose of being authenticated and also
to procure more details as to his service.
His pension certificate may be returned
to the subscriber.

Freeman Bradford
Portland
Maine
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5318
Declaration of
Susanna Perkins
J Perkins
$29.33 per an

Freeman Bradford
Portland Maine
F. Bradford
Portland Maine
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State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, certify that
Freeman Bradford Esq is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his commission bears date Feby 14 A.D. 1839 and will expire Feby 14 A.D. 1846
and that the annexed signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme
Judicial Court for said State, this Ninth day of February
Anno Domini 1844
Charles Cobb
CLERK.
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State of Maine
Cumberland SS.
On this Eighth day of February in the
year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before me Freeman Bradford a Justice of the peace in said County Susanna Perkins of Auburn formerly Minot in said County aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed on the 3d of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served in the Revolutionary War-
That she is the widow of Enoch Perkins, who
was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States and received a pension under the
Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 of twenty nine dollars & thirty three cents. she believes
that her said husband served as a musician about Eight months in the Revolutionary war and that she has received the benefit of the
provision of the Act of Congress July 7th1838 - as per Certificate No. 8059 returned to
the Agent for paying pensions Portland Maine.
She further declares that she is still a
widow and that her late husband
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Enoch Perkins died on the 31st of December 1838 and that she was married to the said
Enoch Perkins on the 26th of March 1783
as per Record thereof now on file in
the Pension department.
Susanna Perkins
Cumberland SS Subscribed and sworn to
by Susanna Perkins before me the day +
year above written F Bradford Jus [illegible]
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Portland 9th February 1844
J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Sir
I herewith forward to your Department the declaration of Susanna Perkins widow of Enoch Perkins late of Auburn formerly Minot, for the benefit of the Provisions of the Act of 3d of March 1843. The evidence of her marriage with Enoch Perkins is contained in her application for the benefit of the act of July 7th 1838 on
which application a certificate was issued
to her on the 31st of January last which
certificate was "Recorded in Pension Office, in
Book D Vol. 1 Page 13 by [blank] Clerk"
When the certificate is issued please direct
it to me at Portland Maine
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Svt
Freeman Bradford
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I Enoch Perkins, now resident in the town of Minot, in the County of Cumberland, State of Maine, aged seventy eight years, now make this declaration additional & subsidiary
to my former declaration made on preparing
my application for a pension, pursuant to the Act of Congress, of June 7, 1882, before the District Court of the United States, for the State of Maine, August 14th 1832 & say, that I enlisted into the American Army, as a soldier
to do the duty of a musician, into a company commanded by Captain Joseph Keith, belonging to Col. Willard Regiment at
Bridgewater, in the State of Massachusetts, in the latter part of April 1776 for eight months, to go to the Northward; and marched with said company to Lake George and was stationed there & at Ticondaga & there about, for said
term of eight months, doing duty as musician, while guarding provisions that were transported [illegible] the carrying place, between Lake George & Ticonderoga. We
were engaged in this service chiefly during said term of eight months, which I served fully  through and at the close thereof, was discharged at the Landing at Lake George, verbally and not in writing. At the time of my said enlistment, I was a resident
in said Bridgewater, where I continued to reside till I removed to said Minot, 29 years ago, where I have resided ever since. I
entered said service as a volunteer. I was engaged in no battles, but while I was in said service the battle for the Lake, between
General Arnold & the Brittish, took place; during which, we were called to the lines. The Major of our Regiment was Major Howard. One Lieutenant was Joseph Tupper & Tisdale Winston & one Ensign, [illegible] Keith. These names are all the officers, [illegible] names I now recollect. On our way to Lake George we marched first to Roxbury, thence through Concord, Westminster, Keen, Walpole, [illegible], with the [illegible]. I have no
documents whatever to prove my said service. The time when I was discharge was the latter part of December 1776.
Enoch Perkins
State of Maine
Enoch Perkins
County of Oxford SS November 21. 1832
Then the above named Enoch Perkins
personally appeared and made oath to the
truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed before me Samuel F Brown Justice of the Peace
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I Nathaniel Shaw now residing in Buckfield in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, aged eighty seven years testify & say that I was a soldier in the American Army during the revolutionary war for several period of service, one of which was under
Captain Joseph Keith of Ridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts for eight months at Ticondaroga & there abouts. I enlisted at Roxbury near Boston under Lieutenant Tupper & was afterward
put under Captain Keith. This was in the spring of the year 1776. I further say that Enoch Pickins who now lives in the town of Minot in the County of Cumberland, State of Maine, enlisted into the same Company
about the same time at said Bridgewater for the same term of eight months and marched with us as one of the same company as a fifer and served through said term and was discharged with us Lake George Landing.
I then knew said Perkins will be living in the town adjoining Middleboro in which I resided; and I have continued my acquantance with him ever since that time & will know him to be the same Enoch Perkins who served with me as above mentioned.
Our duty while in this service was principally in guarding provisions that past the carrying place from Lake George to Ticonderoga. Col. Willard was commander of our Regiment but we were not often mustered with
the Regiment,  being on guard duty as above named.
Nathaniel Shaw
State of Maine
County of Oxford SS November 21. 1832 Then the above named Nath Shaw, to me known as a credible witness, personally appeared &
made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed before me Samuel F. Brown Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine
Cumberland County SS
On this eighteenth day of September A.D. 1843 , personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County
Susannah Perkins a resident of Auburn in the County aforesaid aged
74 years who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following
supplemental declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed July 7th 1838 entitled, "An act granting
half pay and pensions to certain widows":
That she is the widow of Enoch Perkins late of
Minot who was a musician in the army of the
Revolution and was placed on the pension roll
of the United States under the act of Congress
of June 7th 1832, and served in said army as
specified in his declaration. She further declares
that she was married to the said Enoch Perkins
on the 26, day of March A.D. 1783 and that her
husband the aforesaid Enoch Perkins died on
the 31st day of December 1838, that she was not married
to him prior to his leaving the service but the
marriage took place previous to the first of January
1794 viz at the time above stated. Susanna Perkins
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
before me
Thomas J. Howard
Justice of the Peace
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Portland 21 Septr 1843
To J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm'r of Pensions
Sir
I herewith forward
to you the supplemental declaration of Susanna Perkins widow of Enoch Perkins late
of Minot now Auburn, for a pension.
Please forward the certificate to me at
Portland
I have the honor to be
Respectfully your Obt sevt
F. Bradford
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8039
Maine
Susanna Perkins,
widow of Enoch Perkins
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 31st Dec'r 1838
of Cumberland in the State of Maine
who was a Musician in the Company
commanded by Captain Keith of the 
Regt commanded by Col Williams in the
Mass Troops for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of Jan'y 1844 and sent to
Hon J. Herrick
W of R
Total amount, $146.65
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by Thos. Lumpkin, Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 13.