Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20,583, Peter Akerman, Nh

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N. H.
Akerman, Peter
s 20.583
Carded

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New Hampshire

Peter Akerman
Private in (Rev, War)
Captain Beal's company of Col. Scammell's regt. U.S. Army.

Ration of Disability, two thirds
Date of Discharge, ------------
time of closing the testimony, ---

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at $3.33 1/3 & increased to 5.33 1/3 dollars per month, to commence on the
24 April, 1816.

Formal Certificate of pension issued on the 16 of July 182{illegible]
and sent to Hon. D. Barker Junr.
Rochester. N. H.

Act of 10 April 1806
[illegible] supplementary [illegible]

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State of New Hampshire}
This certificate that Peter Akerman served as a private soldier in the+ 3rd New Hampshire regiment- that he has produced sufficient evidence of his have received a wound, while in the service of the United States, by which his right arm is rendered stiff & almost useless - & that we judge him to be entitled to a pensen of twenty shillings per month as an invalid from 31st July 1786

Joseph Gilman} Committee

Exeter, 7th Nov 1787

Saml Tenney

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Portmouth  March 10 1837

Sir
About three weeks ago I wrote you enclosing sundry papers relating to the arears of pension due to Peter Akerman an invalid pensioner
who died on the 22d day of May 1832 at Dover in the county of Strafford, not hearing from you
I fear my letter with the papers may not have reached you

I am very respectfully your obedient Servant
Isaac Waldron

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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The printed list of 1835 shows a list of invalid pensioners of Strafford Co. N.H.  Peter Akerman, pvt. annual allowance $40. placed on pension roll Nov. 7. 1787.  pension commences July 31, 1786, under Act Jun 7, 1785.  increased to $64 per annum under act April 24. 1816.

there is no other claim in files under any spelling, and no claim on N.H. Agency Books under Act Mar. 18, 1818, Act 1828 or Act 1832, and no record of a rejected claim or old list of rejected claims.
No application in files under Act 1818.
No application in files dated Feb. 1829.

AW.
Feb. 17. 1926

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Sections

February 17, 1926

Fred H. Ackerman
Bristol, New Hampshire

Sir:
     I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Peter Akerman was a private in Captain Beal's Company, Colonel Alexander Soammell's Third Regiment of the New Hampshire Line and served four years.  He was wounded in the right arm and pensioned on account of the resulting disability, from July 31, 1786.  the dates of his service and place of incurrence of wound are not on record.
     In 1829 he was living in Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire and he died May 22, 1832 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
     there is no data on file as to family.

Respectfully,

E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.

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Revolution
20583

INVALID.

File No. 20583

Peter Akerman

Pri Revy War.

Act: April 18th 1806

Index: - vol. 2, Page 4

[Arrangement of 1870]

1925 Oct. 28  Copies mailed at A.W. Akerman an.
1926- Feb- 17=Hist; to Fred H. Ackerman. - [illegible]

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[certificate 1]

Peter Akerman
No. 1   Portsmouth, New Hampshire March 26th 1793

RECEIVED of William Gardner, Agent for paying invalids in the State of He Hampshire, Twenty Dollars in full for pay as an Invalid Pensioner  from the 5th of Sept. 1792 to 4th of March 1793 for which I have figned duplicate receipts.
Dollars, 20- 

Peter Akerman
Akerman
No. 1  commissioner's Office, Sept 6th 1798

Received of JOHN PEIRCE, Twenty Dollars - being for six months Pension, due to me - from 5th day of March to the fourth day of September, for which I have figned duplicate receipts.

Dollars 20

Peter Akerman

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Portmouth  Feby 7th 1837-
Sir
I herewith transmitt sundry sundry papers relative to the pension of Peter Akerman and Invalid pensioner who died May 22nd 1832. last paid up to March 4 1832 as appears by the rolls here. balance due a little short of fourteen dollars, which by your permission I will pay.  Yours respectfully
Israel Waldron
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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State of New Hampshire
Strafford, ss.

I Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Strafford, certify that William G. Webster, Esquire is a Justice of the Peace for said County, acting under the authority of said State-

In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this Seventh day of July Anno Domini 1829

A. Peirce, Clerk

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To
James L Edwards Esq
Pension Office,
War Department

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I David Barker Jr. of Rochester in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire testify that in February 1829- I received a letter from William Gar[illegible], at Washington, near the conclusion of the last session of Congress, inclosing a certificate [illegible] Peter Akerman to a Pension, and by enter of which certificate the said Akerman has heretofore received a Pension of five dollars and one third of a dollar for [illegible] that I have frequently written powers of attorney for said Akerman to enable him to obtain a pension through the instrumentality of an agent- that the original certificate forwarded over was this same certificate which he had always exhibited, to be copied into the papers accompanying his power of attorney- that [illegible] after I received said certificate I either [illegible] or delivered it to Mr. J. L. Edwards of the Pension office- and am quite confident I delivered it to him personally- that said Akerman had previously presented an application to be placed on the Pension roll under

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the acts of Congress of 1818 & 1820 and that the [illegible] of said Akerman's forwarding the certificate down was in consequence of instructions from the Pension Office that a certificate could [illegible] granted entitling the applicant to a pension and the act of 1188 & 1820 until such prior certificate had been returned to the office.  I further testify that Peter Akerman, who now applies for a new certificate, is the same Peter Akerman inscribed in the aforesaid original certificate.
D. Baker Jr.

Strafford ss. Sworn & subscribed to this sixth day of July AD 1829, before me,
Wm. G. Webster Jus Peace

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Rochester June 10th 1829

Sir,

[illegible] herewith are affidavit for the pension of providing [illegible] a duplicate of the old certificate a copy of which accompanies these papers or a new certificate; that Mr. Akerman may be enabled to receive his pension of five & one third dollars per month as heretofore, as an Invalid pensioner.

Mr. Akerman served under two  during the Revolutionary war.  an enlistment of one year- another of three years.

It will be a favour to Mr. Akerman, if Mr. Edwards will in form him, if there be any evidence in the War Office, of Mr. AG service under either of those enlistments.

The first service of one year is mentioned and states in his declaration for a Pension made in

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February last- the service under the second enlistment is referred to in h is affidavit sent herewith- he states it was for a period of three years.

Information on these points [illegible] a respectable given they old man.

Very respectfully
D. Barker Jr.

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[Ink Stamp]
Portsmouth Mar 11 N.H.

Free
James L Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington

Peter Akerman H.M.

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Pension

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APPLICATION FO A NEW CERTIFICATE.

State of New Hampshire
county of Strafford ss.
     On this sixth day of July 1829, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Strafford aforesaid personally appeared Peter Akerman of Rochester in said county of Strafford who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Beal's company in the regiment commanded by Colonel Alexander Scammell in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire that he received a certificate a copy of 
[the rest of the document is hand written.]  is hereunto [illegible], that subsequently his pension was increased to five dollars and one third per month but received no new or additional certificate, that on the 16th of February 1829, he forwarded the original certificate to which his [illegible] is a copy to the Hon. David Barker Jr. then a member of Congress from this State enclosed in a letter to him by Wm. G Webster [illegible] which time fourth explanation may be given my Mr. Barker- that he now wished to obtain a new certificate.

Peter Akerman [signature]

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.}
William G Webster Jus. Peace

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3-2233        113
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division

Oct 22 1925
Chief Rev. Sect.

I have this day received 
from Rev Arthur W. Ackerman
cash  No. ------
for $45/100 in payment of 
photostat copy} as per
memo herewith. 

[hand written below]
1925 Oct 28
Copies mailed to Rev Art Ackerman
& finance div. not all

O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.

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Request for Photostating     3-2006
(to be prepared in duplicate.)        Ex. AW

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Job No.  2592                Date Oct 24, 25
Subject Peter Akerman, Rev  S20582
copies of 3 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev & 1812 Wars Sect Division.
Remarks: --------------------------------------

Approved:
AE Wilson
Chief Sect.

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Rev. Arthur W. Ackerman
9  Ashburton Place
Boston Mass.
paid for photos of 3 pages not (ctfd)
from Rev. War Pension claim
S20582 of
Peter Akerman
rec'd 45 cents Oct 22. 1925

AE Wilson
 
[Ink Stamp]
finance Division
Oct 22 1925
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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United States Post Office
BRISTOL, N. H.
-------
Fred H. Ackerman, Postmaster

Bristol, N. H., January 7, 1926.

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.

My Dear Sir :
    Child' gazetteer of Grafton County, New Hampshire ---1886---contains the following:

"Peter Ackerman, a native of Rye, N. H., was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War, and was wounded and crippled for life at the battle of Ticonderoga."
     Would you kindly furnish me with what record you have of this pensioner in your office!

Very truly yours,
Fred H. Ackerman