Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,720, John Frieze, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Mass. or Frieze, John W. 22. 720
Frees.
Card, Sarah
CONTENTS
Former widow
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8925
Maine
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Sarah Card decd.
widow of John Frieze
Mass
who was a private
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1843 & ends 16 Jany 1847
and sent to
Dickens & Combs
Present
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[ACT OF MARCH 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A 
Vol. 1 Page 10
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stamped PAID
postage stamp

J.L. Edwards, esq
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
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Boston, May 15th 1847
To
J.L. Edwards Esq
I had the pleasure last March to receive a communication from you in regard to the application of Mrs. Card, in which came enclosed a copy of a letter to Freeman Brothers , of Portland, Maine. Since that time I have heard little of the matter  of which I then wrote to you until this week when I am put in possession of two papers, of which at Mr. Atwood's request, I send some account, so that, if in your opinion in the present position of the application for a pension for the services of John Freis, you may think them important, they may be authenticated and forwarded to you - The 1s is a receipt written apparently in the handwriting of John Freis and bearing his signature; The other is "record of John Freis's family in 1794"

"John Freis, the son of George & Sara Freis born Aug 6, 1761 Sally Freis daughter of Ebenezar & Margery Toothaker born Feby 16. 1764
was married February 26, 1784
1 Joseph the son of John & Sally Freis born Aug 17, 1785
2. Dolly Freis was born --October 12, 1787
3. Margery Freis was born--Nov. 6th 1789
4. Mary Freis was born--Oct 7th 1791
5. Sarah Freis was born August 19th 1793
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on which document I filed written at the bottom the following -
"I Abagail Webber, of Bowndour, depose and 
"say that I have seen the above record in the family of Mrs. Car and recognize it to be the record of the family of John Freis-

(signed) Abagail Webber

after which follows "the written named affidavit was written by me and sworn to by the witness named Abagail Webber before me Conelius Toothaker Justice of peace

The time of John Freis's death - does that become a fact important to be exactly shown? 
Mr. Atwood tells me that he was drowned while on a raft of logs on the -------- river and that he -----by going to the spot he can find evidence of the yer and month of his death

I am truly your  obdt serve
A. Jackson esq
47 Court St.
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State of Maine, Lincoln County ss
On the thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six, personally appeared, before the Honorable Nataniel Groton, Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for the County of Lincoln, in the state of Maine. Sarah Card an inhabitant of Bowdoin in  the county and State aforesaid aged eighty four years who after being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress -------July yr 1838 - March 3d 1843 and June 46 - the declarant states that she was formerly the wife of John Frees, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary army and served in to expeditions to the --------- the last of which was under Capt Combs -- That he informed her that he had enlisted again into the army for three years and asked her to be married to him which she refused to do saying that she should and think of marrying until he was clear of the army -- that said Freeese did go into the army with several others from Harpswell among whom was the Seth Toothaker of Haskill's Island Harpswell, who is now living and remembers the -------of their enlistment well --That said Freese
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was about in the service more than two years that sometime after his return from the army she was married to him by Rev. Mr. Eaton of Harpersville  previous to the first day of January 1796 ---------
That said Freeze died on the 6th of November 1799 -- That after his death she was married to Joel Card, who died on the 25th day of May 1840 -- that she has not intermarried ---his deceased but is now a widow.
Witness 
Nath Groton 
Nathan Delong

Subscribed and sworn the day of the year first above written before me
Nath Groton (signature)
Justice of Probate
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State of Maine.
County of Lincoln ss.  Be it Known, that on this 13th day of August A.D. 1846 Personally appeared before me the undersigned Judge of Probate for said County the same being a Court of Pension - Sarah Card, the declarant before named. and she being too aged and inform to leave her own dwelling in Bowdoin, I at her request examined her case when January,  JOURNEY? and it was proved by evidence that her first husband's name was John Freize  and that she was married to him in the town of Harpswell by the Rev Saml Eaton or Elton, and that her first husband John Freize  died about the time she had stated. That she afterwards married Joel Card her second husband who died as she has stated: and it was further proved before me that after the death of her last husband Joel Card: she never intermarried and is now his widow.

And her a wid Sarah Card being of sound mind [illegible][illegible], listed the  forgoing declaration to the [illegible] Writing the [illegible] was carefully read over to her as it is written and she being unable to write her name. in the presence of witnesses made her mark as appears on the left hand [illegible] and then made her solemn oath that said Declaration is true 
In testimony whereof I have  [illegible] [illegible] the seal affidavits at said Court the  affixed [illegible] [illegible]
Nathan Croton Judge
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[blank page]
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State of Maine
Cumberland, ss.
Clerk's office Jud. Courts Portland

I Charles Cobb, clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Cumberland, hereby certify that the following marriage appeared in the list of marriages returned to this office from the Town Clerk of the Town of Harpswell for the years 1772 to 1775, and recorded in the Session Records" for Said County, to wit: "John Freize & Sarah Toothaker, February twenty sixth Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and eighty four." 
And I further certify that the foregoing is a true extract from sad Records of said marriage, excepting the words "February twenty sixth Anno Domini seventeen hundred and eighty four." which are plainly and legibly expressed in the words and figures following, to wit: "Feb. 26, 1784,"
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State this second day of May A.D. 1846

Charles Cobb Clerk
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O. W. & N. Division,
F. S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., July 20, 1898.
Miss: 
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Freeze, or Freize [blank space] a soldier of the  REVOLUTIONARY WAR. you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau . W. 22720
[There follows a form with the headings Dates of Enlistment or Appointment, Length of Service, Rank, Officers under whom service was Rendered, and State.]

Aug. 8, 1777 he served 18 days as a Corporal under Captain Nathaniel Fales,  Colonel Not stated, in Mass.
May 1778 he served [6 months 8 days?] as a Private under Captain Thomas Rooney and Captain Jona Allen in Mass. 
May 1780 he served 3 months as a Private under Captain Peter Coombs and Captain Prime in Mass. 
In the winter of 1780 - 81 it is supposed that he enlisted to serve for three years in the Continental army but no particulars of this service are given in the widow's pension papers. 

Battles engaged in: None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Harpswell, Maine
Date of application for pension. by widow, Aug 30, 1846.
Residence at date of application, of widow, Bowdoin, Maine.
Age at date of application, of widow, Eighty-four years. 
Remarks: He married Sarah Toothaker Feb. 28, 1784, and died November 8, 1799.  The name of Hezekiah Clark does not appear upon the Revolutionary War records. 
Miss Sarah E. Cushman,
Newtonville, Mass. 
    Very respectfully,

(unsigned) Commissioner.
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Jul. 20/95 Hist. to Miss 
Sarah E. Cushman. 
Newtonville, ,Mass 
M.E.C.

[right side]
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No. 22,720
Sarah Card
Former widow of 
John Frieze
Pri Rev. War

Act March 30, 43 & June 17th 44
Index: Vol. A Page 120

[Arrangement of 1878.]
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11028
Maine
Sarah Card died formerly Widow of John Frieze,  
and who died on the 6th November 1779 of Lincoln Co in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Robbins of the Regt commanded by Col Allen in the Mass line for 2 years 

Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 80 Dollars and 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1826.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Jany 1837 and sent to Dickens & Coomly  agent
Total amount, (blank)

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H.A. Weightman, Clerk,
Book D. Vol 1. Page 23.
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13179
Sarah Card. Maine.
Let. F. Bradford, Jan.y 6, 1837
Let to A. Jackson March X 47
to same May 31 47
Let. to same Sept 28. 47.
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Frieze, John
(MASS) W-22720

[upside down]
Receipt withdrawn
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Veoan histun(?) Junery the 21  1788
this may tastfy that I Believe of ibnezer toothaker six shilings or if kingry estmans a count as witness my han
John Frees
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Certificate from the office of the Secretary of State - Massachusetts


FRIEZE, JOHN
(MASS.)
W-22720
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
May 6, 1847.

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 John Frieze is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Thomas Robbins company in Col John Allen's regt. raised for defense of machias, as a private from May 30 to December 2, 1778 including allowance of 6 days for said 6 months, and 4 days.
The name of John Frees (so spell ) is borne upon a Master Roll of Capt Nathaniel Fales's Company, that marched to Major Bagwaduce by order from Gen'l Sewell, as a Corporal from August 3 to 15 1779 , 13 days. 
The name of John Frees Jun is also borne upon said roll of Capt Fales's company. 
The name of John Frieze is borne upon the Pay Roll of Capt Peter Coomb's Company
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in Lt. Col Prime's regt for service at the Eastward as a private from May 29 1780 to January 28 1781, 8 months. roll was {illegible] to at Brunswick Cumberland Co 

March 4 1781.   Upon a Return of the Bounties advanced by the town of Wells to procure soldiers to 
the Continental Army for the term of Three years or during the war agreeably to a [too faint] Rector(?) of the General Court of December 2  1780 amount of his bounty was $175
Name signed to a Receipt for money received of the [illegible] of Wells for including  to serve for 3 years dated [illegible] March 31  1781.  Upon an Arraingement of Public [illegible] due the 2nd Massachusetts regt for the year 1783 - a 3rd company due to him 8.32.61/100 in 8th company due 

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey (signed) 
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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$31.69/100   Name found upon book of Men in the 12th Regt. amount due $174 13/100
The money as a private in 3rd company, 2nd regt and as a private in 12th regt was paid over to 
John Minot Esq

No roll of Capt Jonathan Dial
The name of the individuals mentioned in the annexed application as serving in the same company with him are not found upon any roll which bears his name
The preceding, with the exception of the last 3 years service was given in a [illegible] found from this department dated the 1st October, 1846

[illegible signature - may be the initials J.E.H.]
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[Letterhead] Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston; 1847.
Sir,
Be pleased to file a declaration in this office agreeably to the accompanying regulations, and search will be made for the revolutionary service of
and the result forwarded to your address.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
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The following REGULATIONS, to be observed in the examination of the Revolutionary Rolls in this office, have been rendered necessary under the rules which are established in the Pension Department at Washington, viz:
1. Every application requiring search, or certificate, must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant; and the signature to the application must be attested by some magistrate.
2. The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence and service of the soldier, and the names of the officers under whom he served; and no search will be made until after the filing of such written application.
[Right Side Margin Handwritten] application
Mr. Isaac R. Atwood
"Regulations to be observed in the examination of the Massachusetts Revolutionary Papers in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
"The application must be made to the Secretary in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant, by a written power of attorney, attested by a magistrate. The signature of the claimant must in all cases be attested in like manner.
"The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence of the soldier, &c., at the time of the service, and the names of the various officers under whom he served, as well as the nature of such service.
"The certificate of the Secretary must show that the search was made, after the filing of such application, by himself; or by one of his Clerks alone, and must be accompanied by the original application of the claimant, or of his attorney, and by a detailed statement, under the signature of the Secretary, and the Seal of the State, of the circumstances which satisfied that officer of the identity of the party described in the application, with the individual who rendered the service.
J. L. EDWARDS, COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS"
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Application for Certificate of Revolutionary Services
made by the Grandson of the party who rendered the service. 

State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk City of Boston
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the services of John Frieze in the war of the Revolution. 
He was a native of the Town of Croner(?) at time of his decease in the County of Hancock and State of Maine. It is believed that he enlisted from the Town of Wells or Harpswell in the County of [blank] and State of Maine, there a part of Mass. in the year 1781 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain John, or Jonathan Dial as is thought in which company Tom. Heasig and Isaac Noall were fifer as to document 
Regiment unknown to applicant and he served as follows, * viz: - for 3 years from the time he enlisted; thought to be the 30th of January 1781: he had previously served in the Penobscot expedition; in 1778 He served 6 or 7 months; in 1780 8 or 9 months; his residence is believed to have been the town of Harpswell; there is living in Maine one Seth Toothacker, who enlisted at the same time, probably in the same company - he John Frieze is thought to have attained the rank of Sergeant during this time of his service. 
some of his family remember that he had attained some rank above that of a private.  they remember his dress and his sword, when he came home at the end of the war. 

* Here describe as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank &c. of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.
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During some portion of his service in the army he received quite a large [illegible] of paper money from his pay, which he sent home to his wife, and this she kept it for some time. It depreciated very greatly and she, with several others in her neighborhood, sent an agent to Washington, to look after it, but they none of them ever heard of it or of him. I think it doubtful whether when he enlisted that the place of his residence bore [illegible] name as a town. it seems to me that he must have had a clearing of his sun and lived on that in the woods there 
[illegible] - John Frieze was married to my 
grandmother in 1781, in a 6th Feby, at Harpswell, 
moved there from to Deer Island, afterwards they went up the Penobscot; and there Mr. Frieze was  deceased about the year 1799.
I am now 29 years old, and I cannot state the services more fully than above stated. 
Witness my hand. this seventeenth day of April, A. D. 1847.
P. R. Atwood

Signed by said Atwood in my presence at forerswrd date}
A. Jackson Jr
Justice of the Peace.
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STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Probate Office,
Portland, September 28th A.D. 1850}
Freeman Bradford

REGISTER OF PROBATE
In and for said County of Cumberland, certify that Jacob Herrick, William G. Hoyt, and Washington Garcelon, were at the line of their several attestations to the following papers 
Acting Justice of the Peace 
within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the papers hereto annexed, that they were duly qualified to act as such; that the commission of the said Herrick, was dated September 24th. A. D. 1841 and expired September 24th. A. D. 1848. -that the Commission of the said Hoyt was dated January 4th A.D. 1842 and expired January 4th A.D. 1849. - and that the Commission of said Garcelon was dated February 24th A.D. 1845 and expired at his death, on the eleventh day of June A. D. 1849.
and that the following Signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal official of said Court, the day and year first above written. 
Freeman Bradford Register.
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State of Maine
Lincoln ss 
On this  sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared in open Probate Court held this day at Bowdoin in said County William Card administrator of the estate of Sarah Card late of Bowdoin in said County, deceased who being first sworn doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress passed June 7th 1788 March 3rd 1843 June 17 1844
And this declarant States that Sarah Card the deceased was formerly the widow of John Frieze who was a resident of Harpswell in the time of the revolutionary war 
She states that the said John Frieze was a soldier of the Revolution and served for several years in the whole having enlisted in Capt Thomas Robbins Company in 1778 and served for the defense of Machias for more than six months. He also states that he serve in Capt Peter Coombs Company in 1780 8 months and was stationed at Camden in the Eastern part of the state under the Command of Gen Wadsworth, and that in January 1781, he enlisted for three years in the Continental Army and Served to the close of the war. This declarant states that the said Sarah Card made a declaration for a pension on the 13th August 1846 in which she adduced the testimony of service from the military
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rolls in Mass. and other testimony relative to the identity of service and the proof of marriage, which was sent to the Commr of Pensions on the 25th Decr 1846. This declarant refers the Commission of Pensions to the proof thus referenced to and to the additional testimony here [blotted out] and claims the pension that was due the said Sarah Card under the Acts aforesaid from March 4th 1836 to January 16th 1849 the time of her death, in his capacity of Administrator
William Card (signed) 

Attest,
Subscribed and  sworn before me,
Arnold Blaney, Judge (signed)
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[Handwritten]
State of Maine
County of Lincoln SS. Probate Office September 16. 1850
I Edwin S. Hovey, Register of Probate, hereby certify that Hon. Arnold Blaney, before whom the foregoing declaration was made in the matter of Pension of the late Sarah Card, is Judge of Probate in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the State, that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith and credit should be given to his official attestations.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal Official of said Court, the day and year first above written.
Edwin S. Hovey,
Register.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Lincoln County.
The subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate, for said County, Hereby Certifies and Attests, That on the twenty second day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven William Card of Bowdoin was duly appointed and commissioned administrator of the estate of Sarah Card. 

late of said Bowdoin deceased, intestate and become bound according to law for the faithful discharge of said trust. 
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at Wiscasett, this second day of August in the year on thousand eight hundred and fifty. 
Edwin S. Hovey  (signed)
} Register of Court of Probate, Lincoln County.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Lincoln County.
I Arnold Blaney Esquire, Judge  of the Court of Probate of Wills and granting Administrations within and for said County, 
Hereby Certifies  That Edwin S Hovey Esquire, is the Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Lincoln aforesaid, and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the Certificate and Attestation by him before subscribed, and that the same is in due form. 

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at Wiscasett, this second day of September in the year on thousand eight hundred and fifty.
Arnold Blaney (signed)
} Judge of Court of Probate, Lincoln County.
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State of Maine
Lincoln ss   At a Court of Probate held at Bowdoinham within and for said County of Lincoln on the sixteenth day of September A.D. 1850
Be it Known that on the 16th day of September 1850 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record that Sarah Card of late of Bowdoin in said County was the widow of Joel Card and formerly the wife of John Frieze a reputed soldier of the Revolutionary army & that said Sarah Card died a widow in the 16th day of January 1847, and that the only surviving children are Dorothy Knox Sarah Brown Mary Webber and Elizabeth House, by her first husband Freize and William Card and Joseph Card by her last husband Card
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this 16th day of September A.D. 1850
Edwin S. Hovey} Register of Probate Lincoln County
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I Daniel Carter of Bowdoin County of Lincoln and State of Maine of Lawful age on oath depose testify and say that I was well acquainted with Mrs Sarah Card late of Bowdoin the widow of Joel Card and formerly the wife of John Freize a reputed soldier of the Revolutionary army said Sarah Card died a widow on the 16th day of January 1747  I also depose and say that the only surviving children are Dorothy Knox, Sarah Brown, Mary Webber, and Elizabeth House by her first husband Frieze, and William Card and Joseph Card by her last husband Card. 
Daniel Carter (signed)
State of Main Lincoln ss August 29th 1850 Subscribed and sworn before me
Abner Coombs } Justice Peace

I hereby certify that Daniel Carter above named is personally known to me as a competent witness whos statement under oath are entitled to full credit & belief
Abner Coombs
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I Joseph Grover of Bowdoin County of Lincoln and State of Maine of Lawful age on oath depose testify and say that I was well acquainted with Mrs Sarah Card late of Bowdoin the widow of Joel Card and formerly the wife of John Freize Said Frieze was reputed to be a Revolutionary soldier, Said Sarah Card died on the 16th day of January 1747  I also testify and say that the only surviving children of said widow  are Dorothy Knox, Sarah Brown, Mary Webber, and Elizabeth House by her first husband Frieze, and William Card and Joseph Card by her last husband Card. 
Joseph Grover (signed)

State of Maine Lincoln ss. August 29th 1850 Subscribed and sworn before me
Abner Coombs Justice Peace

I hereby certify that Joseph Grover the above named affiant is personally known to me as a  witness of veracity whos statement under oath are entitled to full credit & belief in and out of Court
Abner Coombs
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Secretary's Office Boston,
March 9 1847

Sir, 
In reply to your letter of the 6th inst relative to the residence of John Frieze during the war of the Revolution, I have to inform you that the military records in the department which bear his name do not give the place of his residence. 
The name of John Frees spelled is signed for a Receipt for money for enlisting to serve in 3 years for the town of Wells. 
Respectfully your obt servant 
John E Palfrey
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I, Washington Garcelon of Harpswell in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine a Magistrate of said County, hereby certify that with Seth Toothaker of this town who lives on Harpswell's Island in said Harpswell a Pensioner of the United States is personally known to me. 
Said Toothaker has always sustained a good moral character, and in my opinion his statements as a Witness are entitled to full credit 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty sixth day January in the yearof our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
Washington Garcelon Justice of the Peace and Quorum
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This certifies to whom it may concern that Seth Toothaker an aged inhabitant of the Town of Harpswell County of Cumberland and State of Maine a pensioner of the United states is personally known to us. That said Toothaker has always continued a good moral character and that his statements as a witness are in own opinion entitled to full credit.
Harpswell June 26th 1847

Robert Pennell
Robert Stover } Selectmen  of Harpswell


I Robert Pennell of Harpswell County of Cumberland and State of Maine, on oath depose and say that I am town Clerk of Harpswell above named - That at the annual meeting of the inhabitants of said Town, Robert Pennel Robert Stover and Olcot Stover were known Selectmen and were duly qualified to act as much by taking the oath prescribed by law, I also depose and say that Olcot Stover is now absent at [illegible] and that the signatures purporting to be those of Robert Pennell and Robert Stover are genuine.
Robert Pennell (signature)

State of Maine Cumberland ss Jun. 26th 1847.
Subscribed and sworn before me 
Jacob Herrick Just Peace.
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I Jacob Herrick of Durham, County of Cumberland, State of Maine, of lawful age, on oath depose and say, that in the month of December, 1846 in the latter part of the month, I called on Mr Samuel Small of Phippsburg, which is divided from Harpswell by the New Meadows River, in order to obtain his deposition in the matter of Mrs Sarah Card's claim for a pension - Mr Small said that he was a native of Harpswell and lived there in the time of the Revolutionary war - that he was a Revolutionary soldier and a pensioner of the United States. That he served eight months in 1780 in a Company of men commanded by Capt. Peter Coombs of Brunswick. That John Frieze of Harpswell served in Said Company the whole of the term of eight months and returned with him to Harpswell and, that immediately,  after their return said Frieze enlisted into the three year service and was gone untill after the close of the war. He also further stated that, he was well acquainted with said Frieze after the war, the he married Sarah Toothaker a native of Harpswell, that he was well acquainted with said Sarah, and that she had married a second husband by the name of  Card, and that his acquaintance over that time had in a measure ceased (?). I then requested said Small to make deposition of the facts, which he had related to me as I have above
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stated, his reply to me was I am a pensioner of the United States, I enjoy my pension in [illegible, I shall make no deposition, whereby my pension might be endangered - I have long since made up my mind to that effect and I am determined to abide by it.  Mr Small informed me that he was ninety years old - He had his mental faculties as well as any man -
And at my request he accompanied me to the court, a distance of some forty rods, without any inconvenience George Mc Hersonewell Esq, was with me and heard Mr Small state what I have above written - also  Mark Small of Harpswell whom I had hired as boatman to convey me across New Meadow river. 
Jacob Herrick

State of Maine, Cumberland County ss April 1, 1847.
subscribed and sworn before meWm G. Hoyt  Justice Peace.
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State of Maine Cumberland SS Feb 1st 1867
I William G. Hoyt hereby certify that Jacob Herrick Esq the above affiant, has been personally known to me from my boyhood, we haveing lived in the same neighborhood in Durham That he is a very respectable Magistrate of said County and that his statements as a witness are entitled to full credit.
Wm. G. Hoyt Justice of Peace
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Newtonville Mass July 11, 1895
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 
Sir
John Freize, (or Frieze) enlisted in 1777 for 3 years, in Wheelwrights Co, Tupper's Regt of the Mass. Line. he was a resident of Harpswell, Cumberland Co. Me. His widow, Sarah Card, of Bowdoin, Lincoln Co. Me. applied for a pension in 1835.Was the pension granted? and what was the date of his enlistment?
Hezekiah Clark, born 1723, enlisted 1776, from Bethany New Haven Co, Conn, and died the same year in the army. Did his widow, Mary (Peck) Clark, or any of his heirs draw a pension for this service? If so, can you give me information as to the date of enlistment, and of his death?
And greatly oblige
(Miss) Sara E Cushman
Box 311 
Newtonville Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office, Boston August 11th 1847
I hereby Certify, that, at the date of the annexed attestations Charles W Lovett and Abraham Jackson,  were Justices of the peace for the County of Suffolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written. 
John G Palfrey, 
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Evidence of the hand writing and signature of John Freez.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I William F. Clark, Clerk in the office of the Secretary of State, Boston, do on oath depose and say that the signature of John Freez borne upon receipt for money received of the Selectmen of the town of Wells for enlisting to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years in 1781, and also borne after annexed receipt appears to be that of one and the same individual.
William F. Clark 
Suffolk ss.
July 29th 1847}

sworn to before}
Chas W Lovett, Jus. Peace.
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I Isaac R. Atwood, of Brookline in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts - builder do on oath depose and say that during the early part of May, in the year now current in the town of Harpswell, Cumberland county, state of Maine, in a search among and an examination of the papers of Ebenezer Toothaker the father of Samuel Toothaker, a resident of the town of Harpswell, which search was made for the purpose of learning if some papers belonging to John Frees might not be found among said Ebenezer's papers said John Frees having married Sally sister of Ebenezer Toothaker the hereto annexed receipt was then and there found; being, as this deponent believes the  the true signature of said John Frees thereto signed: said deponent deems this of some importance in identifying the John Freeze, for whose services in the Revolutionary was an application for a pension has been made -  because he belies there may be found among papers either in the office of the commissioner of Pensions at Washington or in the department of State in Massachusetts letters or receipts of said John Frees relating to his services, or to his enlisting
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or to payments made to him or be made him.
I R Atwood (signed)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss.     Brookline July 7th 1847
Then personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace for said county, said Isaac R. Atwood whose signature is hereabove affixed who made oath before me to the truth of the facts therein contained
Thomas Griggs
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Norfolk County - Brookline - Massachusetts
John F Edwards and Franklin Tukey both of said county and Town being of lawful age do depose, say and declare that we have been acquainted with Issac R Atwood of said Brookline for several years and that he is a man of truth and veracity and is fully entitled to full confidence and belief in his declarations and statements
(signed)
John F Edwards
Franklin Tukey

Brookline July 7th 1847
Then the above named Edwards and Tukey made oath to the above statement
Before Me Thomas Grigg Jus Peace
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whose signature is affixed to foregoing affidavit and who then made oath to the truth of the facts therein contained.
A. Jackson Jun
 Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss.  
I John F. Edwards of Brookline in the county of Norfolk, builder, being of lawful age do depose and say that I have been acquainted with I. R. Atwood whose signature is above affixed for twelve years now last Jan, and that during that period I have known him intimately and that he is a man of truth and veracity and justly entitled to full credence and belief in his declarations and statements. 
John F Edwards (signed)
Suffolk ss.   August 6th 1847
Sworn to before me
A Jackson Jun Justice Peace 

Suffolk ss. 
I, Franklin Tukey of Brookline, who being of lawful age, do declare and say that I have known personally 
Isaac R. Atwood for the space of nearly four years last passed, and that, during said four years, I have known him intimately: and that he is a man of truth and viracity, and justly entitled full credence and belief in his declarations and statements 
Franklin Tukey (signed)

Suffolk ss August 10th 
1847, Sworn to before me 
A. Jackson Jun, Justice of Peacce
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HUGH J. ANDERSON
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE

To all who shall see these presents
Greeting

Know ye, That Samuel Toothaker of Harpswell in the County of Cumberland, whose name is borne upon the certificate hereunto annexed and William Robinson and Cornelius Toothaker of Litchfield in the County of Kennebec whose names are also borne upon the papers hereunto annexed were Justices of the Peace within and for the several counties in which they reside at the date of their within attestations_____________ and that to their Acts and Attestations as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.

GIVEN  under my hand at Augusta this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and for forty-seven, and in the seventy-first year of the Independence of the United States of America

BY THE GOVERNOR
Ezra B. French Secretary of State
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I Abigail Gusten of Bowdoin under oath declare and say that Sally or Sarah Toothaker was married to John Freese at the town of Harpswell and form thence moved to the Town of Deer Island where I lived with her and her Husband for the space of two or three years and while I lived  with them they had one child I think they called her named Dolly they after I left them went {illegible} the [illegible] where Ms Hense was drowned after that about the year 1799 my Sister, Sally that is the widow of John Frieze came to the Kennebec) where about the year 1800 She was married to Joel Card  I was not in at the time of the ceremony but was in in a very short time after and always knew them as husband and wife
Joel Card Died in May I think the year 1840 my sister and the same person as is named in an application for a pension and denominated Sally and always I lived with her husband in Bowdoin and I was intimately acquainted with him till his deth and some time in August 1846 she moved to gardner to live with her Daughter Dolly who married Levi Knox. my sister Sally had seven children by mr Frieze [illegible] Joseph Dolly Margery Mary Sarah Abigail Elisabeth died in Infancy and she had by mr Card four [illegible] William who died and another William Joseph Henry only William and Joeph are living the Children that are living that she had by mr Frise are Dolly who married Levi Knox Mary who married Stephen Webber Sarah who married to Joseph Brown and Elisabeth who married Nelson House 
Abigail Gusten Her X Mark

witness to Abigail Gusten mark
Zackariah Andersen

the above named affidavit was written by me and witnessed by me to Mrs Gusten and after [illegible] her and questioning 
her as to the facts above mentioned sworn before me dated at Bowdoin this twentieth day of March AD 1847
Cornelius Toothaker } Justice o/the peace
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I Alcot Stover of Bowdoin on Oath depose and say that I have [illegible] with Sally Card named in a certain application for a Pension pending at Washington claiming to be the the Widow of John Frieze, that from youth till her death from time to time and she was known during the life of Mr. Frieze to be his wife and afterwards the wife of Joel Card and her children by Mr. Frieze living and Dolly who married Levi Knox, Mary, married Stephen Webber, Sarah married Joseph Brown and Elisabeth married [illegible] [illegible] her children by Mr. Card living and William and Joseph Alcot Stover.
This may identify that the above named affidavit  was written by me and heard to [illegible] and sworn to by him before me date at Litchfield, March 19th 1847(?) Cornelius Toothaker, Justice of the Peace

I Cornelius Toothaker of Litchfield and County of Kennebec, on oath depose and say that Sally Card was known to be the [illegible] sister of my father and I knew her first [illegible] after her return from the [illegible].  She came to my mothers [illegible] after the death of my brother, which was in 1000 and Seven after the War & to be married to Joel Card and I knew them [illegible] is [illegible] Joel Card and the above named Sally Card as husband and wife from time to time till his death and always identified her as former wife of John Frieze have seen all her children and they are those named in the within & above named affidavit.  Sally lives in Gardner Mary lives in Bowdoin and Elisabeth lives in Brunswick.
[illegible] Mr. Friese and those by Mr. Card are William and Joseph.
William lives in Bowdoin and Joseph lives in Bangor.  
I would further depose and say that at the time Sally Card came to my mother [illegible] in the year 1800 (?) my mother and the [illegible] together as she, Mrs. Card being formerly the wife of John Friese then deceased and I have frequently heard my mother say that she knew John Friese and Sally Toothaker before and after their marriage.
Cornelius Toothaker
This may certify that the above affidavit was written by the [illegible] subcribed by him in my presets and [illegible] by him before me.
Date at Litchfield aforesaid 
William Robinson, Justice of the Peace, March 19, 1847.
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State of Maine
Cumberland County ss Town of Harpswell, Mark Small of the town and county aforesaid ------being eighty five years of age do under oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with John Frees of before and after the Revolution war and knew him to marry Sally or Sarah Toothaker who resides in the town at that time and the parties married moved to Deer Island a short time afterwards 
Mark Small (signature)

State of Maine
Cumberland ss On this third day of Mary A.D. Eighteen Hundred and forty seven Personally appeared before me Samuel Toothaker a Justice f the Peace in said county which is know to me to be a person to be depended upon for truth and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of Mary A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty seven
Samuel Toothaker  a Justice of the peace
For Cumberland County
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State of Maine
Cumberland County ss Town of Harpswell 
&. Mark Small of the town and county aforesaid before me, being eighty five years of age do under oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with John Freese of before and after the Revolution war and knew him to marry Sally or Sarah Toothaker who resides in this town at that time and the parties married moved to Deer Island a short time afterwards.
Mark Small (signature)

State of Maine
Cumberland ss on this third day of May A.D. Eighteen Hundred and forty seven Personally appeared before me Samuel Toothaker a Justice of the Peace in said Count the above named Mark Small of Harpswell in the aforesaid County which is known to me to be a person to be depended upon for truth - and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him Subscribed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of May A. D. Eighteen Hundred and forty seven

Samuel Toothaker a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County
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State of Maine
Cumberland County ss - Town of Harpswell

I Wm. C. Eaton of the town and country aforesaid and Parish clerk of the Centre Congregational Parish in said Harpswell do hereby certify that believe on this sheet, is a true copy of record on the records Books of said Parish which records Books are in my care and custody and which run back in dates to the year seventeen hundred and sixty five, and that the written records stand on the book in fair and legible character "Married by Rev. Samuel Eaton John Frieze and Sarah Toothaker 26 February 1789" and I do further certify that this entry is made fairly & legibly in and among the entries in said for the year seventeen hundred and eighty four.

Signed Wm. Eaton Parish Clerk

Cumberland ss. On this third day of May A.D. 1847 Eighteen Hundred and forty seven Personally appeared before me Samuel Toothaker a Justice of the Peace in said county the above named William C. Eaton with the books of the Records in this affidavit mentioned from inspection of which I do herby certify to the truth of the statement for his affidavit contained and the said Eaton then subscribed the foregoing and made oath to the truth by him subscribed the said Eaton is known to me as worthy full faith and credit.

Samuel Toothaker Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County
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State of Maine
Cumberland, ss: town of Harpswell may to the third in Eighteen Hundred and forty seven.

I Samuel Toothaker a Justice of the Peace for said  county certify that I have examined the the Record of law this day, in the absence of the town clerk, at his office and there find Recorded in the town book marriage of John Freese to Sarah Toothaker by the Rev. Samuel Eaton 
dated February 26, A.D. 1784
Dated at Harpswell this third day of Mary A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty seven
Samuel Toothaker
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I Seth Toothaker now resident of Harpswell in the County of Cumberland in the State of Maine farmer being eighty eight years if age do under oath depose and say that I enlisted in the year of Seventeen hundred eighty one to the best of my knowledge in the town of Harpswell now called and the called American -- in the County of Cumberland. I in the district of Maine to serve in the Revolution war during the term of three years. The day of enlisting being to the best of my recollection the thirteenth day of January Seventeen hundred eighty one and that dI served for the period of three years till the close of the war; that Capt Bassett was Captain of my company  - the best of my recollection and I further depose and say that some of the officers of my regiment and the best of my knowledge named Sprout - who was Colonel. The number was ten and we went from Maine to West Point. I do further depose and say that I learned a pension in eighteen hundred nineteen and have received on from that time to this. I do further depose and say John Freese enlisted at the same time and served in the same regiment till the close of the war and during the was I saw him frequently and after close of the war he married Miss Sally or Sarah Toothaker of this town as I always believed and  understood which occurred ---after Peace.

Seth Toothaker
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Cumberland ss.
On this third day of May A.D. Eighteen Hundred and forty seven personally appeared before me at Justice of the Peace in said County the above named Seth Toothaker of Harpswell in the County aforesaid and is a person known to me of full faith and credit and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed in testimony whereof I have Hereto set my hand the third day of May may A.D. Eighteen Hundred and forty seven
Samuel Toothaker Justice of the 
Peace for Cumberland County
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Washington 3 Oct 1850
Sir
Enclosed we have the honor to present to you the application of the administrators on the estate of Sarah Card for a pension due has as the widow of John Frieze dec' under acts of 7th June 1838 March 1843 & 17 June 18-4

Yours respectfully 
Dickins & Coombs

J.L. Edwars Esq
P.S. Wm Card made an application in her lifetime
F--
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Jas. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comm of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Boston, March 8th 1847
Sir
Mr. Atwood of Brookline near Boston came to me this morning with the following statement - His wife's grandaughter who bears the name of Sally Card, pof Boudoui, in the state of Maine, was the wife of John Frieze or Freese, who served, as appears by a certificate, that brought me, in the revolutionary war, from 1781 for 3 years - the certificate, made by one Seth Toothake, sets forth that John Freese enlisted at the same time that he did; the 30th of January 1781 is the date according to his recollection. Mrs. Card, or Freese her former husband's name has lived in Maine in indigent  circumstances dependent on the little suport her four married daughters could give her & on the bourty of the town.

Some time since she employed one Mr. Herrick I think his name, of Portland, to proceed in her behalf in obtaining for her a pension if she was entitled to receive one - but becoming dissatisfied with his course she made her power of attorney to Isaac R. Atwood which I
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have before me, to proceed in the matter for her - this is dated Sept 29th 1848 Mr. Atwood wished me in his behalf to write for the purpose of ascertaining of proff had been made of the identify of Mrs. Card as the widow of John Freeze; and generaly to learn if any application had been made to the pension office at Washington; and if so how the matter stood; and what it was necessary for him to do - If you will send me word therein you will oblige 

Your obt servt.
A. Jackson, (signature)
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have before me, to proceed in the matter for her - this is dated Sept 29th 1848 Mrs. Atwood wishes we, in his behalf to write for the purpose of ascertaining if proof had been made of the identify of Mrs. Card, as the widow of John Freeze; and generally to learn if any application had been made to the pension office at Washington; and if so, how the matter stood; and  what it was necessary for him to do - If you will send me word therein you will ablige 
 --yourt obt servt.
A. Jackson (signature)
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J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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Boston September 7th 1847

Mr. J. L. Edwards Esqr.

I have the pleasure of forwarding the accompaning documents, furnished by Mrs. Atwood, relating to the application for a pension by the children of Mrs. Card by John Frieze; Mrs. Card has, I understand, --the application was first made deceased 

I am Sir truly your obt servt.
A. Jackson Ju (signature0
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Cert No. 11.028
Sarah Card formerly
wid of John Frieze
Maine
Act 7 July 1848
-- 2 yrs. Piv -$81 per
ann priv 4 Mar 1876
to 16 Jan 1847, when
she died  - ________ 2
years -

Payable to Wm. Card,
Adm for the ---------of'
Dorthy Knox, Sarah Brown, 
Mary Webbers, Eliz Hurse, Wm Card
& Sarah Card, her only surving child
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State of Maine, Lincoln County, Town of Bowdoin, Town Clerk's office Sept. 30th 1846 In the book of Records of deaths kept in said Town the following appears recorded viz. John Frieze died the sixth day of November One thousand seven hundred and ninety nine - The foregoing is a true copy of the Record excepting the date which is expressed in legible __________ then "November 6th, 1799."

Attest Washington Potter Town Clerk

I Washington Potter, on oath depose3 and say that I am Town Clerk of Bowdoin aforesaid, duly chosen and sworn, that the records of said Town are in my custody, that the foregoing certificate was taken from said records and is a true copy thereof with the exceptions above noted.

Washington Potter (signature)

State of Main Lincoln County ss Sept 30th 1846 subscribed and sworn before me

Abner Coombs Just peace
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13179

Sarah Card

Maine 

7 July

F. Brandford
Portland
Maine
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STATE OF MAINE
Cumberland

Charles C. Harmon Clerk of all the Judical Courts in said County certify that _____________________
Abner Coombs and Jacob Herrick are acting Justices of the Peace____________
as appears by the papers hereto annexed: that they are___________duly qualified to act as such; that the commision of the said Coombs is dated June 25, 1840 and will expire June 23, 1847; that the commission of the said Herrick is dated Sept 24, 1841 and will expire Sept  24, 1848. and that the __________________following_________signature purporting to be  these are genuine____________

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this twenty fifth day of December Anno Domini 1846

Cha' C. Harmon CLERK, Protem
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Secretary's Office Boston;
March 3, 1846

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 John Freese is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt. Nathaniel F---- Company in Expedition to  Bagadus as a Corporal from Aug 3 to 15 1777. 13 days 

The name of John Freeze is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Thomas Robbin's Company and Comand of Col John Allen, for defense of Machias, as a private for from May 30 to December 1, 1778 including allowance of 120 miles travel 6 months & 9 days.

The name of John freeze is borne upon Pay Roll of Capt. Porter Coomb's Company of Lt. Col Wadsworth as a private from May 29, 1780 to January 28 1781 8 months. Upon a Return of men
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who was paid bhy the town of 
Wells, for engaging to serve in the
Continental Army for 3 years 
agreeably to a Resolve of General 
Court of December 2, 1780. amount 
agreed his name in 175 dollars
Name not found as from Harpswell

And I further Certify, That before search made for evidence of said facts the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto afficed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

John G. Palfrey 
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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To the Secretary of state Massachusetts Sarah or Sally Card, who was formerly the wife of John Frieze a soldier in the Revolutionary war requests evidence of her said husband's service in the Revolution aforesaid - She believes that her said husband at the time of the Revolutionary war, was a resident of Harpswell in the State of Maine and that he enlisted from that place - but under what commanders he served she is unable to state - She thinks he served in the Penobsscot expedition and that after that he served to the close of the war - She therfore requests the Secretary to c----- the Rolls and Revolutionary documents in his office to be examined and a certificate granted of all the service of John Frieze of Harpswell aforesaid and the length and grade of hnis service.

Sarah (her X) Card

State of Maine Cumberland County ss
January 26th 1846 signed in my presence

Jacob Herick Just Peac.
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Durham (Me) March 12th 1846
To the Secretary of State Massachusetts

Sir, 
I forwarded to your department on the 26th June  --. Sarah Card's application for the Revolutionary services of her first husband Freese. From an examination of the Records of Harpswell in this State in relation to their marriage. I find his name written Frize - If that will make any difference, in the documentary evidence of his service, I respectfully request that this note may be filed with said application and be filed with said application be incorporated with the application and certificate when the subject shall be closed at your office.
Very respectfully your Obt. Sevt.
Jacob Herrick (signature)
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I Seth Toothaker of Harpswell in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine on oath depose and say that I am eighty seven years of age and have resided in Harpswell from my boyhood. In January 1777 I enlisted into Capt. White's company in Col Tupper's Regiment for three years and was honorably discharged. I then return to Harpswell where I remained about one year and in the winter of 1780 & 1781 I again enlisted with several others in Harpswell to serve three years. In my last enlistment I served under Capt Thomas Hunt the first part of the time and the latter part under Capt Robert Bradford and was discharged at the expiration of my service by Gen. Wayne in New York - There enlisted with me in the winter of 1780 - 1 several who all belonged to Harpswell to with John Freese, John McIntosh at Scotchman Ebenezer Johnson and Courtney Bavidge, I knew John Freeze well and know that he belonged to Harpswell at the time he enlisted with me for the last three years service, said Freese and myself did not belong to the same company but I saw him often when in the service. I know him also after the close of the war and knew the woman he married - He married Sarah Toothaker of Harpswell with whom he lived several years - John Freese died forty years ago or more as n---.
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as I can recollect and his widow afterwords married a man by the name of Card. In the year 1780 I was at home at Harpswell and there saw John Freese - He was away that year in the service at the E------, and had not been at home but a short time before he enlisted with me in the three years service. Said Sarah Toothaker who married John Freese was my second cousin, and I was well acquainted with her.

Witness 
Seth Toothaker (signature)

State of Maine Cumberland County ss - Dec 9th 1846. Personally appeared Seth Toothaker who is known to me as a witness of veracity and made oath that the above affidavit by him recorded in here.

Jacob Herrick Just. Peace;.
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State of Maine, Lincoln County, town of Bowdoin,,
Town Clerk's office Sep, 30th, 1846. In the book of Records of deaths kept in said Town, the following death is recorded Viz, Joel Card died, May the twenty fifth, one thousand eight hundred and forty_ The foregoing is a true copy of the Record excepting the date which is expressed in legible figures and records thus- "May, 25th _ 1840"

Attest       Washington Potter  Town clerk,

I Washington Potter, on oath depose and say, that I am Town Clerk of Bowdoin above named, duly chosen and sworn, that the records of said Town are in my custody that the above certificate was taken from said records and is a true copy thereof excepting the date as above stated.   
                                              Washington Potter

State of Maine  Lincoln SS.  Sep. 30th ____1846
 Subscribed and sworn before me

                          Abner Coombs    Just. Jun.