Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29233, Peter Holbrook, Mass.
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Service: Mass
Holbrook, Peter 
S239233
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Maine . . . . N.27428
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Peter Holbrook
of Starks --in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Groves of the Reg. commanded by Col. Harden in the Massachusetts line for 10 months
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of March 1834 and R. C. Vose -  (Auj?)
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 -----99.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept----16.66
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. . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.65
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

RECORDED BY R.Burdine, Clerk, 
Book E.. . . . Vol I . . . . Page 22
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Peter Holbrook
Private - Massachusetts Troops,

Groves Co:
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DECLARATION.
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In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.

STATE OF MAINE
Kennebec County} ss.

On this 8th day of April A.D. 1834, personally appeared in open Court before4 the Hon John Ruggles, a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of said State, Peter Holbrook a resident of Starts in the County of Somerset and State of Maine aged Eighty years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congr4ess, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain John Groves and served in Col. Harden's regiment of Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers viz. Groves Captain & Harnden Col. That he enlisted in that company & re3gimnt as a .private in June 1775 for four months; that he served at Duck trap. Belfast, Fox Islands Coxes head on the coast of Maine and after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at Coxe's head at the mouth of Kennebec river in October of the same year.

That in May of 1779 he was drafted for six months in St. Tibbet's company in Col. McCobbs regt. of the same troops, that this period he fully served out at Townsend Harbour on the coast of Maine, where he was verbally discharged in November of the same year.

That he was born at Wincasset Maine in the year 1753, where he presumes his age was recorded & where his home was during his services. That he moved from said Wincasset to  said Starks in 1781. has ever since lived there. That he has named such of his offices as he now recollects. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, (except aforesaid is scratched out.

Peter Holbrook (signature)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

John Ruggles Jus. C.C. P.

And the said Judge before whom said Court was holden does hereby declare his opinion that the above name a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

JOhn Ruggles, Jus. C. C. P.
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STATE OF MAINE
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KENNEBEC, ss.--I John A. Chandler, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. John Ruggles fore whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Court of Common Please of said Stat; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Holbrook for a pension.

In testimony where4of, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, this 8th day of April A.D. 1834.

J.A, Chandler

I William Young of Starks, Somerset County, Maine urged eighty years do upon oath testify & say that having served in the same company  & regiment at the same time, I will know that within named Peter Holbrook served in Capt John Groves company in Col Chander's regiment four months, in the year 1775, as he has within stated I further state that I well knew  that said Peter Holbrook was drafted for six months in the year 1779. I have always understood & do now fully believe that he served six months in Lt. Hinkley's company as he has within stated. I have known said Peter Holbrook 

ByM Young (signature)

I Benjamin Young of Mercer Somerset County, Maine aged eighty three years, upon oath say that I well know the within named Peter Holbrook & have known him from a boy; that having served in the same companies & regiments at the same time, I will know that said Peter Holbrook  served at both the periods & for the length of time & in the manner he has  within stated.
Benjamin Young
(signature)

State of Maine
Kennebec ss: Court of Common Pleas April term 1834 

Subscribed & sworn to in open court this 8th day of April 1834, the deponent being a credible witness.

Jno Ruggles, Jus C.C.P.
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29233
Revy INVALID
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File No.  299233
Peter Holbrook
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7, 82

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