Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,291, for Caleb Leonard, Massachusetts
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[left column label] SERVICE [right column label] Number
Mass. Leonard, Caleb S. 29,291
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11.985
Maine
Caleb Leonard
of Kennebec in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company command
by Captain Hammond of the regt command
by Col. Fisher in the Masts. [illegible]
line for [illegible] 19 [illegible].
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 25 Dollars 42 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of July
1833 and [illegible] to
R. @ [illegible] Present
Arrears to the 4th of [illegible] [illegible] 1833 $50.84
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 12.71
$63.55
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W.L. William  Clerk,
Book [illegible] Vol. 1 Page 31
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29 291
[illegible] INVALID
File No. 29,291
Caleb Leonard
[illegible] Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Pa [ink blot] 241
[Arrangement of 1870
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Caleb Leonard
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, May 17th, 1833
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 Caleb Leonard is borne on "a pay
roll of Capt. Edward Hammond's compy, detached to 
serve in the State of Rhode Island for the term of
one month, in the regiment of Saml. Fisher, comm.
as having served as a private from Augt. 13th to Sept.
13th, 1779, + was paid for one months service.
Edward D Bangs [illegible]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, November 22, 1832
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 Caleb Leonard is borne on "a pay roll
of Capt Edward Sparrow's company in Col. John Jacobs'
regiment of militia detached from the Massachusetts
State to reinforce the Continental Army for the term
of three months," as having served as a private from
July 23d to Oct 27th, 1780, + was paid for three months
+ five days service,
And that the name of Caleb Leonard is borne on "a pay 
roll of Capt. Luke Bicknell's company from the county
of Plymouth in Lt. Col. Enoch Putnam's regiment of
militia raised to join the army of the United 
States under the command of his Excellency Gen.
Washington for the term of three months in 1781"
as having served as a private from September 3d
to December 8th 1781 & was paid for three months
+ 18 days Service.
Edward D Bangs, Secy
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832
STATE OF MAINE,   	|ss,
KENNEBEC COUNTY, |  

On this 19th day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared before ^William [illegible] [crossed out: the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r],  a Justice of the ^[illegible] the said County in [crossed out: Supreme Judicial Court, of] said
State, Caleb Leonard a resident of Sidney
in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged seventy three
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec-
laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed
June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1779 with
Captain Edward Hammond and served in Col. [illegible] Fisher's regiment of
the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Hammond Capt
Fisher Col. Commd. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private
in August 1779 for one month; which period he fully served out in Rhode Island
& was then verbally discharged at Howland's Ferry in February of the same year.
That in July 1780 he again enlisted as a private for three months  in Capt
Edward Sparrow's company in Col. John Jacobs' regiment of the same troops;
that this period he fully served out in Rhode Island and was then
verbally discharged at Lewiston in October of the same year.
That in September 1781, he again enlisted as a private for three months in Capt. Luke Bicknell's company in Col. Enoch Putnam's regt. of the same
troops; that this period he fully served out in New York + was [crossed out]
verbally discharged after serving some time longer in December of the
same year. Having served under this last enlistment three months +
an half at least. That he was born in Middlebury, Masstts in 1760
where he presumes his age was recorded + where he lived in [illegible] he
entered the service. That he has lived in Sidney thirty years or more.
[crossed out: That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that
his pension certificate is numbered and dropped therefrom on account of his
property. That at that time he resided in in the County of
and State of Maine, and now resides in]
That he enlisted in + was discharged as he has stated. That he
does not know of any one living who can testify positively to his
services, that any of his neighbors will certify to his character for
veracity + their belief of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present,
and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, [crossed out: except aforesaid.]
Caleb Leonard [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me, Wm. [illegible] Jr.
Justice Peace
And the said ^Justice [crossed out: Judge] does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. I further certify that the applicant
has the reputation in the neighborhood where he resides of having been
a revolutionary soldier, + is [illegible] of veracity. That he is aged + infirm
& in my opinion is entirely unable to go from home to make his declaration
before a Court + there is no Judge near who can visit him to
take his declaration.

Wm. [illegible] Jr.
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State of Maine
Kennebec, ss. -I, John A. Chandler, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within
and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that William [illegible] the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jun'r [crossed out], before
whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Peace for said County as [crossed out: Supreme Judicial Court of] said
State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said [crossed out: Judge] Justice, in the 
matter of the application of Caleb Leonard for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
and the seal of the said Court, this 20th
day of June
A.D. 1833
J.A. Chandler
I Seth Pitts aged seventy five years [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] as the
Maine roll | I George Read seventy three years, both of 
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine do upon oath say that we well
know Caleb Leonard within named that we believe him to be of
the age he represents, that we have lived within ten miles
of him for the greater part of the time for the last thirty years. 
He is a man of veracity + entitled to credit + we fully believe
he served as within stated.
George Read
Seth Pitts
State of Maine
Kennebec [illegible]: - Subscribed & sworn to this 20th day of June [illegible] 1833,
the deponents being both well known to me as highly credible &
entirely disinterested witnesses.
Before me, Wm. [illegible] Justice Peace.

Caleb Leonard 25738
Private - Masstts Troops
Hammond's Co 
Fisher's regt 1 month

Sparrow's Co
Jacobs regt 3 months

Bicknell's Co
Putnam's regt 3 " 3. 14
                               7. 19
Proof E.D. Bangs' certificate of
7 months & 23 days service as
a private. - Testimony of
Seth Pitts + George Read
credible witnesses, unto his 
veracity + [illegible]

Aom [illegible]
7 mo. 19 [illegible] pri.

23.33
20925.42
R.C. Nose
Augusta
ME