Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,394, William Haskell, Mass.
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Service
Mass.

Haskell, William

Number
S. 35,394
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6046
Maine

William Haskell
Capt. Tobey Private 6046
Massachusetts line--2 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 on
the 1 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of Jan, 1819
and [del R.C. tone?]

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1816 5 mo 4/30 - 41.06
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819  0 48.00

$89.06

Revolutionary claim.
Act 18th March, 1818.

Harlem,

Not entitled to
a pension and
on the law of the May 20
application sent to [...]
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William Haskell, Harlem
Kennenbec Co. by Col. Bradford
Mass. Reg. 1778 to 1780
2 years - 
April 1, 1818

Admitted
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Commonwealth of Massachusettts.

I William Haskell, this first day of April A.D. 1818,
aged fifty nine years, a citizen of the United States, born in
Barnstable, Massachusetts, but now of Harlem in the District
of Maine, upon such testify and declare, that in May
1778 I enlisted as a private soldier into the continental
service of the United States, against the common enemy,
to serve from that time until the first of January 1780
being what then remained unexpired of what was called
the [three years?] service, into the company commanded by Captain Mathias [Illegible], and again was commanded
by Colonel [Samuel?] Bradford of the Massachusetts line. This
period viz. from May 1778 to January 1780, I fully served
out, and was honorably discharged from the army by my
officers at West Point in the aforesaid month of January
1780. I took no formal written discharge. The latter
part of the above period I was under Capt Ebenezer
Smith, and some part of the same period under
Capt Turner. I afterward served six months guarding
the sea coast in Maine under Capt John Read, and
regiment commanded by Col. James Hunter. I am a
feeble and infirm old man, with a small home, de-
pending principally upon any labor for subsistence,
with a large family of eleven members.

[last line is cut off]
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[de-]pending principally upon any labor for subsistence,
with a large family of eleven members, and being
now able to labour but little, I am in need of the
bounty of the government. I do hereby relinquish
all my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me
by the laws of the U. States, if any; but I am not to
my knowledge found on any pension list whatsoever. I
request that I may be put on the pension list for the
District of Maine.
[signature: William Haskell]

[different handwriting begins]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec 
On the first day of April A/D 1818 William Haskell above
named, after having been carefully reviewed, made oath to the truth of this forego-
ing declaration by him subscribed
before me [signature: Nation Weston?]
Chief justice @ Court C.
Pleas, Second Eastern District

[first handwriting style resumes]
I William Haskell above named upon oath testify and
declare that from my reduced circumstances, I need the
assistance of my country for support.
[signature: William Haskell]

Sworn to May 27. 1810 Before me,

[Signature: Nathan Weston]
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229

William Haskell
Harlem

6046
28 Jan, 1819

[R.J. Mess?], Augusta, Maine
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Subscribed Sworn to and declared both the oath and
Schedule, on the thirty-first day of May 1820
Before me Nathan Weston Junior C.J.
A true Copy
C. C. C. Please
A true Copy
John Davis Clerk
.
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(Copy) State of Maine.              227
KENNEBEC COUNTY, SS.
On this Thirty first
day of May
1820,
personally appeared before Nathan Weston Junior Chief 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, William Haskell aged
fifty one years resident in Harlem
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 war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain
Smith
and Regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford
of the line of the State of Massachusetts
upon the Continental Establishment, for
the period of three years, part of the time in Capt Tobey's company
and in Capt (illegible) company in the same regiment
229
that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston
first day
day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine
Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6046. And I, the said William
Haskell 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 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 in trust for me, any
property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is
contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
William Haskell
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz:
Nineteen acres of land with a barn thereon in said Harlen
of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars-- Household stuff besides
necessary bedding not exceeding twenty dollars in value - One (illegible) of the
value of three dollars - I have no debts due to me that
can be collected, and owe as much as one hundred and sixty dollars
for which I pay interest - My son Benjamin holds in trust for me
property to the amount of three hundred and fifty dollars
My income from the above property does not exceed fifty dollars a
year - I am by occupation a farmer, but being old and infirm
and having nearly lost the use of my right leg am able to do very
little labor. My family at home consists of myself, my wife (illegible)
aged fifty three years - my son Benjamin aged (illegible) -
my son Daniel aged ten years, my daughter Susan aged eight and
and my son Samuel aged six years - Except the foregoing and my
necessary clothing and bedding, I have no property or income whatever 
William Haskell
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[illegible]
Haverhill Mass.
Sept. 25, 1902

To Pension Commissioner:
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me the Revolutionary services of John Haskell also William Haskell both my ancestors and oblige.

Your respectfully,
Mrs. A. C. Greenlaw
6 Bethel St.
Haverhill
Mass.
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35394
[Recy] INVALID.
File No. S5894
William Haskell
Re Rev War

Act: 18th March 18"
Index: Vol. 2, Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Maine.

I John Davis Clerk, for the county of [illegible] of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kenebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and 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 is in the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in the value of property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Six hundred twenty three dollars [and - crossed out] [blank] [cents - crossed out], and deducing therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of the said property in the opinion of the said Court, is Four hundred sixty dollars  [and - crossed out] [blank] [cents - crossed out]

In 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 - signed]
Clerk of said Court for the County of
of [illegible]
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I Jonathan River of lawful age do testify that I was knowing to W. Haskell enlisting the the United States service for three years. I was with him 4 months at West Point under Colo Bradford and Lieut Colo Barrett.  (signature) Jon'n Ewer
[illegible] on the fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen the aforesaid deponent was examined cautioned and [sworn agreeable to law to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed taken at the request of Wm Haskell
Before me on my (signature) Joshua Merrill Justice of the Peace
Joshua Merrill Esq above named is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Kennebeck and I am satisfied that the above deponent is credible and disinterested.
Nathan Weston
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William Haskell
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I Joseph Evens of lawfull age do testify that I was knowing to William Haskel being in the United State Service as a three year man in the Massachusetts line and that I was him at Ticonderoga under Col'n. Bradford and Lt. Col'n Barrett.
Joseph  Evens X his mark

Kennebec -  on the fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and eighteen the aforesaid deponent was examined cautioned and sworn agreeable to law to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed taken at the request of William Haskell  Before me,
(signature)
Edw. Fairfield Justice of the Peace

Edward Fairfield Esq. above named is a Justice of the peace for the county of Kennebec and I am satisfied that the said deponent is credible and disinterested.
(signature) Nathan Weston
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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 William Haskell, a citizen of the United States, now resident in [illegible], in the said County of Kennebec, in the District of Maine, on the first day of April, A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration 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 Ac, 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 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 this case, it appears to us 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 TESTIMONT WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside to be hereunto affixed, this thirtieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Nathan [illegible] [illegible] C. [illegible]
C.C.C. [illegible] [illegible]
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 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
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The Honorable Nathan Weston Jr
Chief Justice of the CCC [illegible]
Sir
I am informed that William Haskell
of Harlem, will make application for the Pension to be allowed to the surviving soldiers of the late Revolutionary Army - said Haskell has been in my employ as a laborer, considerable part of his time for more than seven years past,
I esteem him as a faithfull honest man
in Narrow & reduced circumstances, has become enfeebled in his old age, is lame in one of his lower limbs, has a family to support, and appears to be a fair candidate for a humble
share in the [munificence of the Government
I am [illegible] respectfully [illegible]
Daniel Corry
Judge of the Court of Probate
Augusta, Maine
and Justice of the peace
County of Kennebeck
March 31, 1818.
throughout the commonwealth