Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24348, for Nathaniel Nichols, Rhode Island
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RI         Nicholas, Nathaniel       W. 24348
                           Mehitable       B.L.Wt, 26602-160-55
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                               12.274
                              Maine  R
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                      Nathaniel Nicholas
of Leeds in the Dist. of Maine
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Hitchcock of the Rhode Island
line, for the term of Eleven months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1 of April 1818
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Certificate of  Pension issued 15 of July 1819
and sent to Robert E Vose
Augusta Maine
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 [illegible]  89.03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819        48.
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                                                              $137.03
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                                     {Revolutionary claim, 
                                      Act 18 March, 1818}

                                         [Contenice?]
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Notification sent July 12th 1820
                   R.I. Vose  Esq
                     Augusta
                                Maine
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Nathaniel Nichols
pr. Col Hitchcock RI
             March 1776
              11 months

              April 1, 1818


Kennebec County, Mass s
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I Nathaniel Nicholas, aged sixty four years a citizen of the United States
born in [Rehoboth?] in Massachusetts, but now of Leeds in the County of Kennebec of District of Maine, upon Oath testify and declare that having
served in the first eight months service in year 1775. I enlisted in the
month of March 1776 for the period of one year in the war of the revolution
against the common enemy into the Company commanded by Cap Ephraim Bowen
and in Col Hitchcock Rhode Island Regiment, I entered as a Corporal and
did duty as [illegible]. I lived in Rhode Island & in New Jersey the full period of
my engagement and at [illegible] New Jersey engaged at the special [illegible]
of dly offices for one month longer, which I also fully served
until February 1777 being more than eleven months in continuation without
interruption. I was in the retreat from Long Island in the battle of Harlem
Heights and at Princeton & Trenton. I was discharged verbally near 
Morristown New Jersey. From my reduced circumstances I need the
assistance of my country foe support and I hereby relinquish all claim
to any pension hereto allowed me by the law of the United States if any
but I am not to my knowledge [illegible] in any pension list whatever
I request to be paced upon the pension list for the District of Maine
                                                                               Nathaniel Nicholas

                                             Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec Sc on the first day of April A.D. 1818 Nathaniel Nicholas, above named, after having been carefully made his declaration to me under 
oath and on the thirty first day of May 1819- he made oath to the truth
of the above deposition and and amended declaration 
                                                        Before me  Nathan Weston  [illegible]

I William Pullen, now of Waterville in the county of Kennebec & District
Maine - do upon oath testify and declare that I well knew Nathaniel
Nichols above named a Continental soldier in the war of the revolution being
myself a soldier in the dame regiment with the said Nicholas, I knew that 
the said Nicholas served as has he has above stated being a period of more
that eleven months in continuation - I am now on the pension list
for the District of Maine                                          William Pullen

                                                 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec County, Sc June 1, 1819 Personally appeared William Pullen
above named, to me know as a credible witness and he made oath
to the truth of the above deposition by him signed -
                                                        Before me
                                                              Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace
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I David Foster, now of Winthrop Kennebec County & District
of Maine do hereby certify and declare that I well knew 
Nathaniel Nicholas, within named a continental soldier in the
war of the revolution - being myself a soldier in the same regiment. 
I well knew the said Nicholas serving as he has within stated being
a period of more than eleven months in continuation - I am
mow on the pension list for the District of Maine-
                                                                   David Foster

                               Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec County June 2d 1819. Personally appeared David Foster
above named and he made solemn affirmation to the truth of the above deposition
and signed before me. And I certify that the said David Foster 
is in my opinion a credible witness
                                                    Robert C. Vose, Justice of the Peace

                                       Robert C. Vose Esq is a Justice of the 
                                       Peace for the county of Kennebec and William
                                       Pullen and David Foster before named and
                                        know to me to be credible witnesses.
                                                                    Nathan Weston, 
                                                                        C Justice CCC Pleas
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State of Maine

                I John Davis Clerk, for the County 
               of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for
               the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Ken-
               nebec 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 tit 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 Forty five
                           dollars                   and deducting therefrom
the amount pf what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, that value of said property
in the opinion of said Court, is nothing.

               I testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
                    Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
                                                        John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County
                                                                                                    of Kennebec
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                                                       State of Maine
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss

       ON this twentieth day of May, 1820,
personally appeared before Nathan Weston Jun,  Chief Justice of
the Circuit Court of Common Please, 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, Nathaniel Nicholas  aged
sixty six years, resident in Belgrade in the County of Kennebec
within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he
served in the Revolutionary was as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Ephraim 
Bowen and Regiment commanded by Colonel Hiscock
of the line of the State of Rhode Island upon the Continental Establishment, for
the period of one year

that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston  on the
first day of April  1818; that he is now on the Maine
Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 12.274.  And I, the said Nathaniel
Nicholas 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 provisions of an act of 
Congress, entitled, "An Act of 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 in trust for me, any
property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other that what is
contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
                                                                        Nathaniel Nicholas

The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding
excepted, viz:
One cow of the value of twenty dollars
Furniture besides my necessary bedding, of the value of fifteen dollars
Farming utensils of the value of five dollars
Coopers tools of the value of ten dollars
I have no debts due to me. I owe about eighty dollars for
which I pay interest.
The income of the above property does not exceed the interest
I pay yearly.
I am by occupation a copper, but an not able to labor a quarter
part of the time, my family consists of myself, my wife
and five children, the oldest living with me not twelve
years of age.
Except the the above and my necessary bedding and clothing I have
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(Copy)
have no property or income whatsoever,
                                        Nathaniel Nicholas
        Sworn to and declared May 20, 1820
         Before me Nathan Weston, Jr C.J
                                           C.C.C. Pleas

A true Copy
           Attest John Davis Clerk
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                           70
        Nathaniel Nicholas

         12.274
         
           15 July 1819


                          Sep 1819


           R. C. Vose, Augusta
                      Maine
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                       1501
                     Maine

            Mehitable Nicholas
widow of Nathaniel Nicholas
RI
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
increased [illegible] 3  33  per an~
                                   100
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
             96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of July, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
             17 day of Jany 1851
and sent to
               G W Morton
                      Augusta,
                         Maine
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Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under [illegible]
2 Feb 1818, Page 28  Vol. 1
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The record of family of
Nathaniel Nicholas and Mehitable
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Nathiel Nicholas was Born in Rehoboth
Oct 13 [1755?]                            [illegible]
Mehitable Nicholas was born
in Concord New Hampshire
February 2  1776
Sabra Nicholas Born Oct 23 [illegible]
Amos Nicholas Born May 26,1796 [illegible]
Laura Nicholas Oct 9, 1999 [illegible]
Rachel Nicholas Born Oct 10, 1801
Henry W Nicholas Born  Oct 7 18 [illegible]   [illegible]
Rhoda Nicholas Decm 24, 180 [illegible]
Joseph O Nicholas Nov 9 1807 Fayette Me
Mary E D Nicholas March 19, 1811 Fayette MA
Minerva Nicholas Jan 1 1819  [illegible]
Francis Nicholas Jan 9 1817  [illegible]
Hannah B Nicholas Aug 9 18  [illegible]
   I certify that this is the  [illegible]
record referred to in Mary   [illegible]
affidavit sworn to before me on the 7th day of October 1839 & which
I have annexed to her affidavit by
a  [illegible].
                                 Erastus Bartlett, Jus. Pec.