Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5101, Martin Herrick, R.I.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R.I.

Herrick, Martin
Sarah

NUMBER
W.5101

CONTENTS
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Reported to agent, see letter

letter to A Ray May 10, 1845 respecting [illegible] of pension under Act Mar 18, 1818.


Maine 2653
Sarah Herrick, decd [deceased]
widow of Martin Herrick R.I. who was a Surgeon & Surgeon's mate in the Revolution
Increased from $272

inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 295 Dollars [blank] ["Cents" crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. & end 23d July 1843, when she died

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of May 1844 and sent to Hon. R.P. Dunlap, House of Representatives
Payable to Sarah R. Hartshorn, Clarissa H. Hood, Susan B. Swain, & Maria M. Hay, children of said decd [deceased]

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol 1. Page 6.
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7683
Massachusetts

Martin Herrick of Reading in the state of Masts [Massachusetts] who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hitchcocks [Hitchcock] of the Rhode Island line, for the term of 1 year

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 1st of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Mar: 1819 and sent to Judge Davis of Boston Massachusetts.

Arrears to the 4th day of Mar: 1819 11 mo 5/31 = 89.29
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sepr 1819 - 48.
$137.29

[Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.]
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I Martin Herrick of Reading in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and citizen of the USA do testify and declare that I entered as a Surgeon's mate in the eleventh Regiment Commanded by Col. Daniel Hitchcock in the years service in Gen. Green's [Greene's] Brigade, Rhode Island line, in the month of March 1776 and served in said office in the USA, service untill [until] January 1777 the term for which I engaged and then was discharged, from said service. I then entered on board the Ship Tyranniside [Tyrannicide] as a Surgeon, being appointed by the Councillors [Councilors] of the State of Massachusetts, in the year 1778 and served against the common enemy of my country in said office, untill [until] the year 1781, and was then taken a prisioner [prisoner] and carried into Halifax, and kept as a prisioner [prisoner] about thre [three] months, and was then exchanged and came home, which rendered me infirm, and have been in part supported by [family] aid, and stand in great need of support from my country, by reason of reduced circumstances.

Reading March 30, 1818.
Martin Herrick

Massachusetts District
Boston April AD 1818
Sworn to before me
M Davis Dist Judge M D [District Judge of the Massachusetts District]
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This certifies that the within named Martin Herrick is in needy circumstances & needs assistance from his Country.

Daniel Flint
Chairman of the Selectmen & Representative to the Gen. Court, for the town of Reading.

AO 28
Martin Herrick

["Served in private armd Ship Inadmissible" crossed out]

Adml
Feby 19, 1819
New documents
[illegible]

Hitchcock's Regt
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Know all Men by these Presents, That I Susan B. Swain daughter of Martin Herrick a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Martin H. Hood my true and lawful Attorney for me, and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in Washington City, D.C. ["Portland, State of Maine" crossed out] my Pension from the fourth day of March 1820 to the fifteenth day of July 1820

Witness my hand and seal, this nineteenth day of August 1844
Sealed and Delivered in presence of 
Joseph H. Swain
Susan C Hood

Susan B Swain


Comm of Mass ["STATE OF MAINE" crossed out]
Essex County, [flourish bracket] ss.

BE IT KNOWN, That on the nineteenth day of August 1844 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Susan B. Swain above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be ["his" crossed out] her act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned.

Alonzo Lewis Justice of the Peace.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Cumberland County, [flourish bracket] SS.

BE IT KNOWN, That on the 29 day of July 1844 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, personally appeared Martin H Hood the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer or mortgage of the pension, or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above written. Before me, 

Jos [Joseph] Ihley
JUSTICE PEACE.

Martin H. Hood
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Know all Men by these Presents, That I Sarah R. Hartshorn daughter of Martin Herrick a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Martin H. Hood my true and lawful Attorney for me, and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in Washington City, D.C. ["Portland, State of Maine" crossed out] my Pension from the fourth day of March 1820 to the fifteenth day of July 1820

Witness my hand and seal, this twenty first day of August 1844
Sealed and Delivered in presence of 
Edward Blake
Alfred W. Chandler

Sarah R. Hartshorn


Comm of Massachusetts ["STATE OF MAINE" crossed out]
Suffolk County, [flourish bracket] ss.

BE IT KNOWN, That on the twenty first day of August 1844 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Sarah R. Hartshorn above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be ["his" crossed out] her act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned.

Edward Blake Justice of the Peace.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Cumberland County, [flourish bracket] SS.

BE IT KNOWN, That on the 29 day of July 1844 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, personally appeared Martin H Hood the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer, or mortgage of the pension or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above written. Before me,

Jos [Joseph] Ihley
JUSTICE PEACE.

Martin H Hood
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Know all Men by these Presents, That We ["I" crossed out] Maria M. Hay and Clarisa H. Hood daughter of Martin Hood Widow, a Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Martin H. Hood my true and lawful Attorney for me, and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in Washington City, D.C. ["Portland, State of Maine" crossed out] our ["my" crossed out] Pension from the fourth day of March 1820 to the fifteenth day of July 1820

Witness my hand and seal, this fourteenth day of August 1844
Sealed and Delivered in presence of
[illegible] M. Hay
Susan C Hood

Marria M. Hay
Clarissa H Hood


STATE OF MAINE
Cumberland County, [flourish bracket] ss.

BE IT KNOWN, That on the 14 day of August 1844 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Clarisa H. Hood & Maria H. Hayabove named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be ["his" crossed out] on act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned.

Jos [Joseph] Ihley Justice of the Peace.
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State of Maine
Cumberland County S.S.

Be it known that before me Joseph Ihley a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Clarisa H. Hood and Maria M. Hay and made oath in due form of law that they are the living children of Martin Herrick the identical person who was a pensioner and is now dead and to whom a certificate of pension was issued, and is lost and cannot be found and has not been seen for the space of twenty four years past or since the death of our father Martin Herrick.

That the deceased pensioner resided in Reading, Mass. in the space of 74 years before his death and that persons think he resided in no other place

Sworn and subscribed this 14th August 1844
Before me, 
Joseph Ihley Justice of the Peace

Maria M. Hay
Clarrissa H. Hood
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4078
Sarah Herrick's application for a pension
Act. July 7. 1838

m79.d20
On none of the necessary rolls of the Tyranicide [Tyrannicide] or capn Vol 39 115 from 1 aug 77 to 18 Dec. 77 Surgeon 4.18

under act 1818 Surg mate 9 mo

admd
20.  9 mo. Surgeons Mate
20.  4 mo 18 d (12.) Surgeon
2y2

No deduction

J. Pope Esq.
Portland
ME
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STATE OF MAINE.
District of Maine
County of Cumberland, ss.

On this fourth day of December 1838 personally appeared before me Ashur Ware -- Judge of the United States District Court -- Sarah Herrick a resident of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State or District of Maine, aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay, and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Martin Herrick who was in the service of the War of the Revolution, and served as she verily believes for one year or more, but she cannot positively state in what grade or rank, but she knows that he was a Revolutionary pensioner under the Act of March 18, 1818, and his name was placed on the pension list roll of the Massachusetts agency at the rate she believes of eight dollars per month. He was a physician by his profession, and she is of the opinion & belief that he was an assistant Surgeon in the army under Dr. Brooks, who was a Surgeon -- and thinks she has heard him say he served in the Jerseys, but she would refer to his declaration on which his pension was granted for his rank & service. She also declares that she has not been married since the death of said Martin Herrick, but still remains his widow.

SHE FURTHER DECLARES, that she was married to the said Martin Herrick on the twenty fifth day of March in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy nine and that her husband, the aforesaid Martin Herrick died on the fifth day of July 1820 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz. at the time above stated.

Sarah Herrick

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
BEFORE Ashur Ware
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United States
Maine District Ss

District Court December 4th 1838.

I hereby certify that the within proceedings were filed in open Court before the Honorable Ashur Ware Judge of the United States in and for Maine District as therein set forth.

On testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year above written.

John Mussey Clerk U.S. Courts
Maine
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I, Susan B Swain of Portland, depose and say that Sarah Herrick, who was subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, is the Widow of Martin Herrick late of North Reading, Physician, deceased, and that she has not been married since the death of said Martin Herrick her husband -- and that he died on the fifth day of July 1820, and that I was present at the time he died -- the above alteration in the name of Martin Herrick was made before signing.

Susan B Swain

Sworn to before me,
M. Ashur Ware
Justice of the United States for the Dist. of Maine
Decr 4 1838


I certify that the above named Susan B. Swain is a credible witness,
Ashur Ware
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State of Massachusetts
Middlesex County ss,
Town of Reading August 27th, 1838

I Daniel Pratt Jr the subscriber do hereby certify, that it appears by the registry of marriages in the records of the Town of Reading in said County of Middlesex, that there is contained the following entry of marriage viz "Seventeen hundred eighty nine March Twenty fifth, Martin Herrick and Sarah Wright were married by Revd Eliab Stone"

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in plain Legible figures as follows viz

"1779, March 25. Martin Herrick and Sarah Wright were married by Revd Eliab Stone"


I Daniel Pratt Jr, above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town, and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Reading with the exceptions above named as certified by me

Daniel Pratt Jr, Clerk of said Town Reading.

Middlesex SS, August 27, then the above named Daniel Pratt Jr. personally appeared & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me
John Weston Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Secretary's office October 18, 1838. I hereby Certify that the above John Weston was a Justice of the Peace, on the day of his attestation for the County of Middlesex
Witness my Hand, and the Seal of the Commonwealth,
John D. Bigelow
July 7th [illegible]
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Mr. H.S. Stallknecht,
#16 & "18 Exchange Place, New York, N.Y.

In reply to your request of the 21 Ultimo, received the 23" for a statement of the military history of Martin Herrick a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (["or" crossed out] and his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[table headings] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE.
[Row 1] was in battle of Bunker Hill. Mass.
[Row 2] Mch 1776 Jan 1777. Serg. mate. Daniel Hitchcock. R.I.
1778. Surgeon on ship Tyrannicide of Mass., and served until 1781 when taken prisoner and held at Halifax 3 mos. when exchanged

["was also in" crossed out]
Battles engaged in, see above ["Bunker Hill, in the retreat from New York City" crossed out]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Reading Mass.
Date of application for pension, April 1, 1818. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Reading, Middlesex Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, He died July 5, 1820 aged 74 years.
Remarks: He married Sarah Wright at Reading, Mass, Mch 25, 1779: she was pensioned on an application executed Dec. 4, 1838 while a resident of Portland Cumberland Co., ME aged 75 years; she died in Portland July 23, 1843. They had the following children alive in 1844: Sarah B. Hartshorn, Clarissa H. Hood, Susan B. Swain and Maria M. Hay.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner

4043b5m3-09
1-2
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[illegible]
3-871
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by Geo M. Moore
["Claim No." crossed out] March 4, 1910
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant [blank]
Soldier Martyn [Martin] Herrick
Service Rev.
Additional Service [blank]
No [blank] claim, State records [blank], 190[blank]
No claim, combination records [blank], 190[blank]

REMARKS:
No O W. W. I or R. as above except W.F.5101.

0-8
Chief Division
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Nicholas Sandlin.
Sandling.
No OWI.
No OWW.
NC
Rev.

Jerry Brooks
No OWI.
No OWW.
N.C.
Rev.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk County S.S.

Be it known that before me Edward Blake a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Susan B. Swain and Sarah R. Hartshorne and made oath in due form of law that they are the living children of Martin Herrick the identical person who was a pensioner and is now dead, and to whom a Certificate of pension was issued and which is lost, and cannot be found, and has not been seen for the space of twenty four years past or since the death of our father Martin Herrick

That the deceased pensioner resided in Reading Massachusetts. In the space of 74 years his natural life time

Susan B Swain
Sarah R. Hartshorn

Sworn and subscribed this twenty first day of August 1844
Before me
Edward Blake Justice of the Peace
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["MERCHANTS BANK" crossed out]

$32,26 Portland, April 1 1845

RECEIVED of the ["PRESIDENT of the MERCHANTS BANK" crossed out] Treasurer of the U.S. as Agent for paying Pensions, thirty two Dollars, 26 cents, being for 4 Months, 1 Days' Pension due to Martin Herrick from the 4 day of March 1820 to the 15th day of July 1820 for which I have signed Duplicate Receipts.

Martin H. Hood

Shirley & Son.
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STATE of MAINE.
Cumberland County, [flourish bracket] SS.

BE IT KNOWN, That on the 29 day of Sept 1844 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, personally appeared Martin H. Hood the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer or mortgage of the pension, or arrears of pension therein authorized to be received by him.

Martin H. Hood

Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above written.
Before me,
Jos [Joseph] Ihley
JUSTICE PEACE.
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1910. Mch. 14 Hist to H.S. Stallnecht, M.B.H.

Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5101
Sarah Herrick
Wid.
Martin Herrick
Surgn Rev. War

Act: Mch 3rd 43
Index:-Vol. A, Page 324

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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2653
Maine

Sarah Herrick
widow of Martin Herrick
who was a Surgeon
in the Mass line for 13 mo & 1803

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
242 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Nov. 1843 and sent to Joseph Pope 
Portland Maine

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 6
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Rep. to agent see letter

Maine 2937

Sarah Herrick decd [deceased] widow of Martin Herrick who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 5, July 1820 of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a Surgn [Surgeon] & Surgn [Surgeon's] Mate in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the regt. commanded by Col. Huntinton in the Mass line for [blank]

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 295 Dollars [blank] ["Cents" crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Increased from $272 Deducting what has been paid.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of May 1844 and sent to Hon. R.P. Dunlap, House of Reps.

Total amount, $ [blank]
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,

Book D, Vol. 1, Page 7
Payable to Sarah R. Hartshorn, Clarissa H. Hood, Susan B. Swain, & Maria M. Hay, children of said decd [deceased].
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Maine 2937

Sarah Herrick widow of Martin Herrick who was a pensioner under the Act of 18" Mar. '18 and who died on the 5" July 1820 of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a Surgeon & mate of the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt. commanded by Hitchcock in the Mass line for 13 mos 18 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 272 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of May '39 and sent to J. Pope, Portland Maine

Arrears to the 4th of March $816.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 136.00
$932.00

{Act of July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by R Burdine Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 Page 11
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.

19 February 1819.

I AM satisfied that the above named, Martin Herrick by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in the need of assistance from his Country for support.

M Davis {District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS.

Boston June 6 A.D. 1818

IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Martin Herrick: subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying document marked A together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M Davis } Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.
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3693
Sarah Herrick's application for a pension
Act March 3, 1843.

$272 per an

Jos [Joseph] Pope
Portland
ME
July 10 '43
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STATE OF MAINE.
Cumberland County.

On this Thirty first day of March 1843 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid ["of the" crossed out] Sarah Herrick a resident of Portland in the County of Cumberland aged Eighty years -- who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d of March, 1843, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War -- That she is the Widow of Martin Herrick who was a Surgeon in the War & army of the Revolution. That he was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, was with Genl [General] Washington at Germantown and Brandywine, and in the retreat from Long Island and served through the whole War as the believer in the army and navy, and was a prisoner at Halifax.  She received a pension of two hundred & seventy dollars per annum under the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, but thinks that she was entitled to more than that sum per annum for the services, of her husband, who was a surgeon and hopes it will be allowed to her.

she further declares that she is still a widow,
Witness - Maria M. Hay

Sarah Herrick
+ her mark


Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.
Before me, and I further certify that said Sarah Herrick is personally known to me to be the identified person she declares herself to be.
Joseph Pope, Jus. of the Peace & Quorum.


State of Maine
Cumberland Ss:
I Charles Cobb, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that Joseph Pope is a Magistrate as appeared by the above papers; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his commission bears date January 27, 1842 and will expire January 27 A.D. 1849, and the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this Fourth day of April Anno Domini 1843.
Charles Cobb Clerk.


NOTE -- After "who was a" insert the rank the husband held in the army, navy or militia, as the case may be, and the regiment, corps or vessel in which he served, and the annual amount of pension which she received under the act of July 7, 1838.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I William Blanchard of Wilmington in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esq do testify & say that I was a Lieutenant in the Regiment commanded by both Daniel Hitchcock of Providence in the State of Rhode Island in the United States or Continental service in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six -- (it being the years service)

And that Doctor Martin Herrick now resident at Reading served to my knowledge as surgeon's mate in sd [said] Regiment more than nine months -- And that I was knowing to his being discharged in the month of January and according to the best of my recollection in the beginning of sd [said] month in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred & seventy seven -- And further your deponant saith not --

William Blanchard


Middlesex Ss. Wilmington Jan. 7 1819  Then the above named William Blanchard a creditable witness personally appeared  and made oath to the above deposition by him subscribed -- Before me

{William Blanchard Junr
Justice of the Peace
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A.
filed 13 Jany 1819

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Middlesex: Ss. I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the judicial Courts in the County of Middlesex, do certify that William Blanchard Junr. is a Justice of the peace acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, & his name, set to the written certificate is his own proper Signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twelfth day of January 1819.

Abrm [Abraham] Biglow.
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State of Maine
Cumberland County Ss}

On this thirteenth day of January A.D. 1844 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland Maria M. Hay a resident of Portland in said County who being first duly Sworn according to law: doth on her oath State's That she is one of the surviving children of the late Sarah Herrick deceased late a resident of said Portland and who died on the 23d day of July last leaving the following named surviving children to wit. Sarah R Hartshorn Susan B Swain Clarissa H. Hood and Maria M. Hay and further States that the Said Sarah Herrick received a pension from the United States under act of July A.D. 1838 on the Maine agency, from the 4th of March A.D. 1836 to the 4 of March A.D. 1841 at the rate of $272 per annum as the widow of Doctor Martin Herrick. Now the object of this Declaration bring made in the name of the surviving children: is in order to open a claim in right of the late Sarah to an increased rate of Pension under the act of July A.D. 1838 on the allowance $600 per annum on account of the revolutionary services of Martin Herrick deceased as surgeon, and payment of the arrears thereon from the 4th of March A.D. 1836 to the 4th of March A.D. 1841

Maria M. Hay

Sworn to and subscribed on the Day and year first above written before me Thomas Norton Justice of the Peace

over --
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State of Maine
Cumberland SS:

I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that Thomas Norton is a magistrate as appears by the foregoing Deposition; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his commission is dated March 14th A.D. 1838, and will expire March the 14th A.D. 1845; and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Sup: Jud: Court of said State this 13th day of January A.D. 1844.

Charles Cobb Clerk


Sarah Herrick decd [deceased]
Mc
act 7 July 38
increased 
9 mo Surgeons Mate
4.18 d Surgeon
$295. deduct what has been paid

Also
act 3 March 43
to 23 July 43 deducting what has been to Sarah H Hartshorn
Clarissa H. Hood, Susan B. Swain & Maria M Hay - only surviving children
Hon. R.J. Dunlop
H.K.
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Boston February 19 1819

Sir
I enclose four Pension Cases with further proof accompanying them Thomas Barnes papers were indexed "inadmissable" not having served on the Continental establishment." He desires me to forward the Commission of his Captain, which he has borrowed, and to remark that Ezra Wart No 193 on my list, who was in the same Regiment, has obtained a pension certificate. Martin Herrick sends all the evidence he can procure. The paper mentioned in Daniel Flints [Flint's] affidavit, I cannot say, that I recollect which however is not strange considering the number of applicants many of them attending at one time. Mr Flint is a gentleman of respectable character, and I have no doubt of the truth of his statement. I have nothing to remark on the other two cases.

I have received from Mr Edwards 171 Pension certificates. I have the honor to be
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very respectfully
Your obedt Servt
M Davis

Hon John C Calhoun
Secretary at War

P.S. In addition to the above I include Mr Webb's application which was returned to me for my certificate relative to his circumstances in any doubts [waived?] I had on this gentleman's case, & which I believe I suggested to you. [illegible] [remarked?] after examination, and I have given a certificate accordingly.

MD
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STATE OF MAINE.

Supreme Judicial Court
November Term, 1843.

Cumberland COUNTY, ss.

Be it Known, that on this fifteenth day of November 1843, it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Sarah Herrick late of Portland was a PENSIONER of the United States, and that she died at Portland on the twenty third day of July 1843.

And that Sarah R. Hartshorn, Clarissa H. Hood, Susan B. Swain and Maria M. Hay are the children and the only children of the said Sarah Herrick deceased, and that she left no husband

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court, and subscribed my name this fifteenth day of November in the year 1843.

Charles Cobb } Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County.
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Portland May 2, 1845

Alexr [Alexander] Ray Esq

Sir
I forward you herewith the papers in the case of Martin Herrick decd [deceased], the proof of the day of the death cannot be obtained without great expense if you obtain the same please supply the same.

Respectfully yours
Maria M. Hay.
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Washington May 8, 1845

Sir

I enclose a letter I rec. this morning from Ms. Maria M Hay of Portland Maine with [illegible] affidavits, power of attorney & for the purpose of receiving some amount of widows pension; refered [referred] to in the application.

The proof of the death of the late pensioner I believe you have in your office.

I am very respectfully your Obd. Serv.
Alex Ray

J.L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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House of Representatives.
Mar 30, 1844

Sir,
You will receive herewith an application made by the children of Sarah Herrick late of Maine, deceased, for an augmentation of pension under Act of July 7, 1838.

Your Witness
R.P. Dunlap

J.L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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H.S. STALLKNECHT
16-18 EXCHANGE PLACE
NEW YORK
TEL 1154 BROAD

February 21, 1910.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you kindly send me such data as my be on the files of the Bureau as to the record of my wife's Great Grandfather, Martyn Herrick, who was a surgeon in the Revolutionary Army. His home was either Salem or Lynn, Mass. and he died in 1820.

Yours truly,
H.S. Stallknect,
Per. F.A. Blood

FEB 23 1910
Page 42

I Daniel Flint of Reading in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and declare that I was at the Court-house in Boston on the first day of April last with Dr Martin Herrick, and at that time he made application for his pension before the Hon. Judge Davis; at the same time I saw said Herrick deliver to the Hon. judge a certificate, which I had previously read, signed by the pay-master of the regiments to which he belonged, whose name was Story certifying that said Martin Herrick Sergeant's [surgeon's] mate belonging to Col Hitchcocks [Hitchcock's] regiment had not received only four pound per month for his wages; and the Hon. judge observed to said Herrick, this was a very important evidence.

And further your deponent sayeth not,
Daniel Flint

Masstts Dist. JP 19 Feby 1819
Sworn to before me MW Davis Dist Clerk Mass Dist