Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29224, Tristram Heard, N.H.
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N.H. Heard, Tristram S.29224
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Maine 11.977

Tristram Heard

of Kennebec Co in the State of Maine who was a Corpl in the Company commanded by Captain Drew of the regt commanded by Col Wingate in the NH ma line for 6m.

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 22 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Jul 1833 and sent to
R.C. Vose Present

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $44.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 September 11.00

$55.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by W.L. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1 Page 20
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Tristram Heard 25939
Corporal - New Hampshire 'troops,
Drew's Co: Wingate's regt.
6 months

Corporal 6 months,
Ca Polls
6mo. Corpl

aomd
6mo.-Corpl

R.C. Vose
Augusta, Me.
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DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

STATE OF MAINE
Somerset KENNEBEC (crossed out) COUNTY, } SS.

On this 12th day of June A.D. 1883 personally appeared in [illegible] before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of (crossed out) the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Tristram Heard, a resident of Harmony in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged Eighty four 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 Congress, passed June 7, 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain John Drews and served in Col. Wingate's regiment of New Hampshire line of troops under the following named officers: viz. Drew Capt. J Wingate Col. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a Corporal in June 1776 for the period of six months + after serving out the full term of his enlistment at Ticonderoga, New York, was verbally discharged at Mount Independence in December of the same year. That he was born at Rochester, New Hampshire, in the year 1748, where he presumes his age was recorded + where he lived when he entered the service. That he has lived in Harmony upwards of thirty five years; Enlisted + was discharged as he has stated: Has named such of his officers as he now recollects, that he does not know of any person living who served with him whose testimony he can procure, that any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity. I then belief of his services, that he served during all the 

(crossed out) That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate numbered and dropped therefore on account of his property. That at that time he resided in in the County of and State of Maine, and now resides in

term of his enlistment and was discharged as a corporal, 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension of annuity, except the present, and he declares that [page torn off]
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Declaration.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

STATE OF MAINE,
Somerset COUNTY,

On this 12th day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Tristram Heard a resident of Harmony in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged Eighty four 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 Congress, passed June 7, 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain John Drew and served in Col. Wingate's regiment of the New Hampshire line or troops under the following officers: [?] Drew Capt & Wingate Col. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a corporal in June 1776 for the period of six months & after serving out the full time of his enlistment at Ticonderoga, New York, was verbally discharged at Mount Independence in December of the same year. That he was born at Rochester, New Hampshire in the year 1748,  where he presumes his age was recorded & where he lived when he entered the service. That he has lived in Harmony upwards of thirty five years; Enlisted & was discharged as he has stated; Has named such of his officers as he now recollects, That he does not know of any person living who served with him whose testimony he can procure, That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services. That he served during all the time of his enlistment and was discharged as a corporal.

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.

attests
[SIGNED] Isaiah Hund

his
[SIGNED] Tristram Heard
mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[SIGNED] Albion K. Parris
Just. Sup. Jud. Courts

And the said Court before which the proceedings were had does hereby declare its opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

[SIGNED] Albion K. Parris
Just. Sup. Jud. Court
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State of Maine.

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. Albion K. Parris before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Tristram Heard for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 14th day of June A.D. 1833.

[SIGNED] J. A. Chandler

Tristram Heard

25939
Tristram Heard
Corporal New Hampshire troops
Drew's Co; Wingate's regt.
6 months

Corporal 6 months. -
[?] Rolls
6 mo Corpl

[?]
6 mo. Corpl

R.C. Vose
Augusta, Me.
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Jun 17th

10

Robert C. Vose
Augusta
Maine
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State of Maine.

We Benjamin Bisbe - a Clergyman, residing in the town of Harmony in the County of Somerset and David Dexter, residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Tristram Heard who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[SIGNED] Benjamin Bisbe
[SIGNED] David Dexter

State of Maine.
Somerset ss.- Sworn and subscribed this seventeenth day of June 
A.D. 1833
Before me, 
Peter Folsom Justice of the Peace

Peter Folsom Esqr. is a Justice of the Peace, the Rev. Benjamin Bisbe is a clergyman residing in Harmony, & David Dexter residing in the same town is a credible person & their statement is entitled to be believed.
[SIGNED] J.A. Chandler Clerk
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AMERICA'S FAMOUS ROADHOUSE.
HISTORIC CLAREMONT
RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
NEW YORK CITY.
OWNED BY THE CITY OF NEW YOKRK.
R.A. GUSHEE CS., LESSEE

MANAGEMENT OF RA GUSHEE

NEW YORK'S MOST FASCINATING SUBURBAN RESORT.
LONGUE VUE
[?] BROADWAY.
HASTINGS ON HUDSON.
THE LONG VIEW HOTEL COMPANY, OWNER.

June 20, 1919

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Revolutionary War Record Section
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me a copy of application for pension of Tristram Heard, Revolutionary Soldier, from Somerset County, Mass. (Maine) with name of his parents, wife and children, if on file. 
Very truly yours,
R. A. Gushee

[STAMPED]
Pension
K
Jun 23 1919
U.S. 
[?]
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In reply to your request of ____, received ____ for a statement of the military history of Tristram Heard a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. 29,224
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
6 mos.
RANK.
Corporal
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Drew
stationed at Ticonderoga, N.Y.
COLONEL.
Wingate
STATE.
N.H.

Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rocester, New Hampshire.
Date of application for pension, June 12, 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Harmony, Somerset Co. Maine.
Age at date of application, born in 1748 at Rochester, N.H.
Remarks: there is no family data on file.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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29 224
revy INVALID.
File No. 29,224

Tristram Heard
Corpl Rev War

Act: June 7th, 32

Index:-Vol. 2, Page 180

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1919 July 21, Hist. to R.A. Gushee