Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,452, Thomas Hunnewell, Mass.
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SERVICE                                            NUMBER
                                                                                       
Mass.             Hunnewell, Thomas     S. 35,452  


CONTENTS
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6036

Maine

Thomas Hunnewell, Private
Capt Wiley
Massachusetts Line - 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of  8- Dollars per month, to commence the 22d of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of Jany 1819 and deld (delivered) R. C. Vose, Augusta Maine

{Revolutionary claim,
{Act 18th Marcy, 1818.

Moscow

Continental

Hand written in right margin:

Application sent to R. G. Vose Esqr 23d Oct 1820,  Augusta, Maine
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State of Maine. 
I William Allen Jr Clerk, for the County of Somerset of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is fifty-four dollars and fifty cents; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarent owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Nothing.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on the twenty ninth day of June 1820. 

William Allen Jr,  Clerk of said Court for the County of Somerset
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No. 32

Thomas Hunnewell
Moscow

Con.

next word unable to read

March 1819
R.C. Fore
Augusta, Maine
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State of Maine

Somerset County, ss.   (KENNEBEC crossed out)

On this twenty seventh day of June, 1820, 
appeared in open Court before the Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Thomas Hunnewell aged sixty four years, resident in Moscow in the County of Somerset within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he, served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Willey, and Regiment commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of three years and was in the battles of the taking of Burgoyne and was later prisoner near Valley Forge    that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the twenty second day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6.086. And I, the said Thomas Hunnewell do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an an trust for me, any property or securities, contract of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person icts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
 
Attest R. C. Vose                                  his Thomas X Hunnewell
                                                                                  mark. 
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: The right of ? / the right of property being in other persons/  of one hundred acres of land, about ten acres under inferior mud with a log hut and an unfinished barn thereon. All of the value of thirty dollars ~ One cow of the value of twelve Dollars, four sheep of the value of four dollars, one swine two dollars. One hoe and one axe value one dollar and fifty cents, of house hold stuff/ besides bedding/ value of five dollars. I have no debts due me and I owe upwards of one hundred and fifty dollars. I have no trade, my occupation a farmer. 
The income derived from the above property does not exceed ten dollars. My family consists of myself & my wife Elizebeth aged fifty four years: old and infirm and able to do but little labor ~ Except the above, and my necessary bedding and clothing   I have no estate or income whatever
Attest R. C. Vose                           
Thomas X Hunnewell     his mark
                                                                                   
Somerset. Subscribed, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule,  this twenty sixth day of June A.D. 1820
Before me Ebenr   Thatcher a Judge of the C.C.C.P. Circuit
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Thomas Hunnewell.
 Moscow, Somerset C. Pr. 
Col. Michael Jackson, Mass. Reg. 
1777 to 1780
April 22. 1818. 

Admitted
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    Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Thomas Hunnewell, aged fifty two years, a citizen of the United States - born in [. ] District of Maine, now a resident in Moscow said District of Maine upon Oath testify and declare that I enlisted in the month of April 1777 for the period of three years into the United States Army during the revolutionary War, upon the continental establishment against the common enemy into the company commanded by Cap John Willey and regiment commended by Col Michael Jackson of the Massachusetts line   I served in said regiment untile (until) December 1777.  When at Darbytown New Jersey  I was taken prisoner by the enemy in a skirmish.  I remained prisoner seven months, five months of the time in (unintelligible) Prison at Philadelphia.  I was taken from there to New York w(h)ere I was exchanged and afterwards rejoined my regiment at White Plains and served in said regiment untill (until) February 1780.  and then took my honorable (unintelligible) discharge from the Army at West Point.  My discharge I have lost, and is not in existence to my knowledge  I was in both of the battles at the taking of Burgoyne.  From my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for support.  I hereby relinquish all claim to any pension heretofor allowed me by the laws of the United State, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever.  I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine.

Thomas Hunnewell  (his mark)

Commonwealth of Massassachusetts
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whatever-  I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine.

Thomas Hunnewell  (his mark)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Somerset Ss
On the twenty second day of April A D 1818, Thomas Hunnewell above named, after having been carefully examined made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him signed, the same having been first distinctly read to him--

Before me, Nathan Weston Junr
Chief Justice C Court C Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Obadiah Witherell, of Norridgewock Maine, late a Lieutenant in 8th Reg. Mass Line commanded by Col. Michael Jackson, upon oath testify and declare that I am well acquainted with the above named Thomas Hunnewell,  I am knowing of his having from the period above Stated by him, as I belonged to the same Reg. during the Same period.  From his reduced circumstanced in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for Support  he sustains the character of a man of truth--
Obadiah Witherell
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Somerset Ss

On the twenty second day of April A D 1818, Obadiah Witherell within named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed—

Before me,   Nathan Weston Jun
Chief Justice C. Court C. Pleas Eastern Circuit

Thomas Hunnewell, Moscow,
Somerset Co. Pr.
Col. Michael Jacksons Mass. Reg.
1777 to 1780

April 22, 1818

Admitted
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CYRUS W. DAVIS   TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS.
HENRY M. SOULE.

DAVIS & SOULE,
INVESTMENTS.
83 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER
THE LAWS OF MAINE.

Waterville, Me. 
July 12, 1906.

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear sir,-

Will you kindly give me a copy of the affidavit made by Thomas Hunnewell, a soldier of the American Revolution (made is crossed out) at the time of his obtaining his pension.

The records that I have in the matter are as follows,- Thomas Hunnewell enlisted in 1777 from Pownalborough (Maine) in the 8th Mass. line.  He was a private pensioned at $96.00 per year; placed on pension roll Jan. 28, 1819, Died Apr. 22, 1829
Ref. Senate documents pension roll, Vol. 12, first session, 23d Congress, page 36, Somerset County, (Maine) pension rolls.

I trust that it is in order to receive this information.

I am,
Yours very truly,
Lewis G. Whipple

Stamp at bottom of page is markes as follows:

PENSION U. S. OFFICE 
A
JUL
14
1906
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, July 6 1818

BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Thomas Hunnewell served as a Soldier in Capt. Wiley's Company, and Col. M. Jackson's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from March 10-1777 to March 10-1780, being three years and months. (months crossed out)

Aldan Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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35452

Revy    INVALID>

File No.  35.452
Thomas Hunnewell
Pri     Rev War

Act:  18" March 18"

Index:--Vol. 2, Page 198

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1906 July 24  Hist. to Lewis G. Whipple.
1907 Oct. 25, Hist. to Elizabeth F. Robinson.
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I 35,452                              L. S. W.
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To the commisioner of pension
Washington DC

                   (stamped) O. W. & N. DIV
                                        Oct
                                          19
                                        1907

Dear Sir - 
                        Will you
kindly send me Thomas Hunnewell's Record 
of Revolutionary Record
also the place of his death
and oblige

         Elizabeth F. Robinson
                    Fairfield
                            Maine

            Box 338

                   (stamped) PENSION
                                           A
                                        OCT
                                    U.   19    S.
                                        1907
                                      OFFICE
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O. W. and N. Division.      3—525.

(Note)  Upper left corner illegible writing)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Thos. Hunnewell, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's crossed out) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

*Under DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
LENGTH OF SERVICE
RANK
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED    CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.
STATE
*The handwriting is illegible on this form

Battles engaged in,  (Illegible)
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  (Blank)
Dage of application for pension,   (Illegible)
Residence at date of application,  (Illegible)
Age at date of application,  52
Remarks:  1820 (Illegible)

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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Thomas Hunnewell 52 Wiscasset - Maine 
Entered Apr 77 - 3 years
Cap John Willey w/  Michl Jackson's 8th Reg.  (next line illegible)
 Feb. 80

(Note:  The next paragraph is almost completely illegible with only a few place names able to be deciphered.

Obediah Whitehead
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I John Walker of lawful age do testify & say that in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy four I i(e)nlisted in the American Continental Army In the Regiment Commanded by Col Michael Jackson in the Company Commanded by Capt John Wyley that Thomas Hunnewell was in the same company & served three years with me & at the end of three years was discharged & returned home with me.  that I have been acquainted with said Hunnewell ever since & that he is now in very indigent circumstances 

John Walker (his mark)

Samuel L. Anson  April 21, 1818  Then the above named John Walker Personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him Subscribed

before me Danl Steward Jr  Justice of Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.

I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec  and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor that Thomas Hunnewell, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Moscow, in the said County of Somerset, in the District of Maine, on the twenty second day of April, A.D. 1818, made application to me to receive his decaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A.D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant is hereunto annexed.

  And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.

In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this twenty second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Nathan Weston Justice C. Circuit
C. C. C. Pleas 2nd E Circuit
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

KENNEBEC, Ss.

The Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies that the HONORABLE NATHAN WESTON , Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand : Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.  

John Davis