Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30.240, Abraham Abbot, Continental Mass.

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Continental Abbot, Abraham S 30240
  Mass.

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Abraham Abbot
Cont + Mass.. S 30240

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Fort Clinton January, 1779
This is to Certify that Abraham Abbot has served two Year  (illegible) favorably in my Company of Carpenter and W Rew honorable Discharged
(Signed) Jonathan Blake, Capt

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10 976
Massachusetts
Abraham Abbot
(illegible) in the State of Mass
(illegible) a (illegible) in the Company commanded by Captain Blake of the Regiment commanded by Colonel --- in the (illegible) line for 2 years
State
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts the rate of 144 Dollars ---- cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May 1833 and sent from Gen Clarence J Greenfee (sp) to Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833          $288
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 $ 72.00
                                                                _______
                                                                $360.00
{Revolutionary Claim (illegible)}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk
Vol 2a Page 1
Let F Canfilile 
Col F/57 [or] [ Oct. r 4/511]
(illegible) Feby 3/52
(illegible) {possibly Seth G. illegible illegible of 52}
80
Franklin

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[the back of a folded piede of paper]
Abraham Abbot
Warwick
22339

[on the right third] 
[water smudge] Abraham Abbot

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[NOT FINISHED]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
FRANKLIN COUNTY SS.
ON THIS nineteenth, day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of [Common Pleas of the] [striked out] Probate said Commonwealth, now sitting at [Greenfield] [striked out] Warwick within and for the said county of Franklin, Abraham Abbot a resident of Warwick in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. 
In the month of April [illegible number] 1775 [illegible] New Ipswich in the state of New Hampshire, (then being twenty one years of age) he volunteered and went immediately to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he enlisted for the term of [eight months] [underlined] under Capt. [illegible] in Col. [illegible] Regiments, [illegible] by permission of his Officers, was afterwards taken into Capt. [illegible]'s Company of Artificers in which he served the [illegible] term of his enlistment, and again enlisted under the same Capt. [still illegible] for a [illegible] then, [illegible] of one year, [illegible] knowing served {illegible] that term was [illegible] and again enlisted into a Company, commanded by Capt. Johathan Blake, in which he served [two years] [underlined], and [illegible] the discharge which is [illegible] used. ----
He performed his first service in Cambridge and the vicinity of Boston till the Spring of 1776 -- was called onto [illegible] heights the saturday before [illegible] British troops left Boston, and in about ten days after was [illegible] to the City of New York, performed [illegible] there a short time, and [illegible] and [illegible] in the [illegible] of Fort Washington -- was called from [illegible] to [illegible] at the [illegible] of the Battle at [illegivle] place -- [illegible] as at the Battle at White [illegible] and after

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Abraham Abbott
22,339
Arhticu
2 Years
Admd
E. Alond, Esq.
Greenfield
Mass

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in the case of Abraham Abbot
of Warwick
in the State of Massachusetts
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Seventy eight years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
| Period.
In April In 1775
No year stated
No year stated.

| Duration of Service.
Years,      Months,      Days.
                    8
1
2

| Rank.
As a
artificer
artificer
[illegible]
in
| Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
 | Col: Nixon & Capt: Drury and Capt: Pollard
┃Col: Nixon & Capt. Pollard
 | Capt: Blake
5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains
6. [illegible] reside when he entered the service? East Judsburg
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? documentary proof of two years
and raditionary evidence-
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? County authenticated

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

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State of Vermont
of Probate of Manchester District in said County do hereby certify
that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to the court of Probate
of said District that Abraham Abbot deceased, late of the town of
Londonderry and County of Windham, was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of one hundred and forty four dollars
per annum.
That he died on the Eighth day of September
1840. That he left one child only whose name is Abram Abbot of full age and now living
I further certify that Reuben Harrington has been appointed administrator on the Estate of the said Abraham Abbot deceased by the Probate Court for the District of
Westminster in said County of Windham.
In testimony whereof I have
caused the Seal of said Court
to be hereunto affixed this 5th
day of August 1881
H. W. Fowler Register

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State of Michigan
Livingston County ss.
On this Fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, Abraham Abbott, a resident of Unadilla, in said County, aged 64 years who upon oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the full benefits of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.  And this declarant states that his late father Abraham Abbott, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. --From the best information and belief he possesses, his said father served as an Artificer three years in the Companies of Captains Blake and Pollard, and received an honorable discharge. He further states that his said father was placed on the pension roll of the State of Massachusetts under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of $144. dollars per annum, which pension he drew till the time of his death.--He further states that his father in 1832 resided in Warwick, Franklin County, but removed from said town to Londonderry, Vermont, a few years before his death and that he died as he has been informed on the Eighth day of September 1840 and that he left no widow. --Your declarant states that he is

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the only surviving child of the said Abraham Abbott deceased.
He therefore claims an increased rate of pension as due his father under the act aforesaid, and adduces proof in the support of his claim.
Abraham Abbott

Then personally appeared the above named Abraham Abbott and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him signed, on the day and year first above written. 
Before me,
L.K. Hewitt
Justice of the Peace

State of Michigan
County of Livingston ss.
I D.D.T. Chandler clerk of the said County and the Court thereof do hereby certify that L.K. Hewitt before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said L.K. Hewitt and know his signature thereunto to be genuine. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Circuit Court for said County this fourth day of December A.D. 1851
D.D.T. Chandler - Clerk

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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
8-525
AWF.
S. 30240

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,19___,19___
In reply to your request of___received___
for a statement of the military history of Abraham Abbot a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
| DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
| Apr. 1775
| 1776
| LENGTH OF SERVICE.
| 8 mos
| 1 yr
| 2 yrs
| Ending Jan 1, 1779

| OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
| CAPTAIN.
| Thomas Drury
| Benjamin Pollard
| " "
| Jonathan Blake

| COLONEL.
| Nixon
| co of Artificers
| co of Carpenters
| STATE.
| Mass

Battles engaged in, White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Cambridge Mass
Date of application for pension, Sept. 19-1832 His cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Warwick. Franklin Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, 78 yrs born in East Sudbury, Mass
Remarks: He died in Londonderry Windham Co. Vt. Sept. 8.
1840, leaving no widow. It is stated that only
one child, Abraham, survived him - in 1822
he was living in unadilla. Livingstone C. Mich.
aged 65 yrs. No fur. fam data. Only I reports etc
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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30 240
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 30, 240
Abraham Abbott
Artificer Rev War
Act: June 7th 32 "
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 2
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Vertical on page]
1923 July 24. Hist to Raymond Taylor 
See letter in James Town W 22429 awf
1928 July 12
Photos to fee
? Wm Aaron W. 10287 A. Dy.
E. V. Martindale

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State of Vermont
County of Bennington ss.
Know all men by these present that I Reuben Harrington administrator on the Estate of Abraham Abbott deceased do hereby authorize constitute and appoint James Campbell Esqr. of Boston County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts my true and lawful attorney.  to prosecute any claims I as administrator may have upon the General Government of  the United States by virtue of the service of Abraham Abbot deceased, as an artificer in the war of the revolution and of an increase of Pension due to him as such artificer and the said James Campbell is hereby authorized to take all necessary, proper, and legal steps in the prosecution of said claim in my behalf, in the same manner as I for myself would do in behalf of the surviving son of said artificer deceased
Witness my hand and Seal this fourth day of August 1851.
Reuben Harrington
Signed, Sealed, and delivered in my presence
Leonard Sargeant

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Boston September 25th. 1851
James E Heath Esqr
Comr of Pensions

Sir, I herewith respectfully present the claim of the son of Abraham Abbott, deceased, for an increase of the pension granted to his father, for his services as an artificer in the revolutionary war; the claim is made by the administrator of the estate, of the deceased soldier, in the name and on behalf of the surviving son who is now absent.
I therefore respectfully request that a certificate for an increase of said Abraham Abbott's pension to artificer's pay, may be issued to the administrator of his estate.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
James Campbell

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Abraham Abbott
Dec 8 1851
and Dec 17th 1851

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Unadilla December the 8. 1851
Dear Sir as all matters are finished according to your directions I will now send the same to you again and I would like to have you ascertain the exact amount of the pension then I will be there in person or send a power of attorney to you so that you may act for me as my attorney and if anything further wanting of me wright [sic] amediately [sic]
Yours Respectfuly,
Freeman Bradford, Abraham Abbott
P.S. Please wright [sic] as soon as you receive this yours Abraham Abbott

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Washington March 10 1852
James E Heath Esq
Sir
Enclosed you will find the application of Abraham Abbott only surviving child of Abraham Abbott for an Increase of the Pension allowed his father as an artificer.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Geo. C. Amos

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Abraham Abbot,
Vermont
Admitted, Act 1832
___

J.I. Coombs

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STATE OF MAINE.
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CUMBERLAND, SS.
---- Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, }
PORTLAND, April 19th, A.D. 1852 }

I, Charles C. Harmon,
CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said OUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
-----Henry C. Babb, Esq. -----

Is an Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for ----- the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that his COMMISSION is dated November 19th, A.D. 1858 and will expire November 19th, A.D. 1857 and that the following 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, the day and year first above written.

[SIGNED: C. C. Harmon] CLERK.

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Know all men by these presents. That I, Abraham Abbott of Unadilla, Livingston County, Michigan, only surviving child of Abraham Abbott, late of Londonderry in the State of Vermont, a Revolutionary Pensioner, deceased. Do hereby constituteand appoint Freeman Bradford of Portland in the County of Cumberland, Esq. my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute the claim that I made on the fourth day of December 1851 for an increased rate of Pension due my father the late Abraham Abbott. Under the Act of 1832, and my said Attorney is hereby authorized and empowered to call for and examine any papers now in the Pension Department at Washington relative to the services of my said father in the War of the Revolution, thereto from the Secretary of State, Mass; and generally to do and perform whatever is necessary to be done and performed in and about the premise. And my said Attorney is authorized to appoint one or more substitutes in the premises.
Hereby rectifying and confirming whatever my Attorney or he's legally appointed
...

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...
substitute may lawfully do in the premises -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two.
Witness. {[SIGNED: Abraham Abbott]
[SIGNED: L. K. Hewitt]
[SIGNED: H. H. Harmon]

State of Michigan
Livingston County, ss. April Sixth A.D. 1852.
Then personally appeared the above-named Abraham Abbott, and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney to be his free act and deed.
Before me [SIGNED: L. K. Hewitt]
Justice of the Peace

State of Michigan
County of Livingston, ss., I D. D. T. Chandler, Clerk of said County and of the Courts thereof do hereby certify that L. K. Hewitt, Esq. before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged and who has subscribed his name thereto was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly [covered] and authorized to take the same and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said L. K. Hewitt and know his signature thereto to be genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Circuit Court for said County as Howell, this sixth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. [SIGNED: D. D. T. Chandler] - Clerk

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Know all men by these presents that I Freeman Bradford the person named as attorney in the foregoing power do hereby substitute I I Coombs Esq. of Washington City DC to act in my place and stead as authorized by the subjoined power of attorney of Abraham Abbott hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my substitute may lawfully do in the premises.

In witness when of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of April AD 1852 

Freeman Bradford [his seal]

Cumberland April 19 1852 When personally appeared the above named Freeman Bradford and acknowledged the foregoing power of substitution to be his act and deed before me HC Bable Justice of the Peace.

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See receipt in Wm. Aaron W. 10287.

[REGULAR]
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