Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28667, Thomas Carpenter, N.H.

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(3-1776)

Service: N.H.

Carpenter, Thomas 

Number: S. 28667

Contents:

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Maine . . . .  No 27,441
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Thomas Carpenter
of Waterborough in the State of Maine
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Salter of the Regt commanded
by Col., Morrill in the N Hampshire

6 months


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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of May
1834 and
Jos. Cullen Ager, Newfield
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834 . .  .  .    60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sept.    10.00
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                                                              $70.00
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                                          {Revolutionary Claim,}
                                          {   Act June 7, 1832.   }

Recorded by R Burdine Clerk,
Book E . . . Vol. N . . . Page 9 . . .

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Tho.s Carpenter
                28.100


James Ayer
Newfield
York
Me

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State of Maine }
County of York} Ss.

         On this seventh day of October A.D. 1833 personally appeared
in open court before Wm. A Hayes Esq. Judge of Probate within
and for the county of York now sitting at Limerick in said county
Thomas Carpenter a resident of Waterborough in the county of York
and State of Maine, aged 69 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th
1832. That he entered ^into the service of the United States under the following
named officers, and served as herein stated. That some time in
June A.D. 1782 he enlisted ^as a private into a company of New Hampshire militia
commanded by Captain Titus Salter ^for six months that he marched from
Barrington N.H. where he then resided to Portsmouth N.H. where he
served out his time of six months at fort Washington, doing military
duty at and near said fort, and was discharged about the
last of December 1782. He further states that Capt. Titus Salter was
commander of fort Washington at Portsmouth ^at that time that one Simon Ackorman
was Lieutentant and Titus Salter Jun.r did the duty of Ensign.
    He has no documentary evidence in his possession; he was born in
Somersworth N.H. July 2. 1764, and he resided there and in the neighboring
towns till he was ^about twenty years of age when he removed to
Waterborough, York County, Maine, where he has resided ever since.
The record of his age is kept in a large family bible which was
used in his fathers family, and is now owned by his brother John
Carpenter of Waterborough. He is acquainted with John Hill Esq. the
present representation of the town - with James Carlisle Esq., Benj.
Sinklar, Andrew Hasty and many others of Waterborough; and James
Ayer Esq. and others of Newfield; and Col.o John A. Morrill and others
of Limerick.- He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or
annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any state.
                            [signed] Thomas Carpenter

Sworn to ^and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signed] Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate York County

We Atherton Clark a clergyman residing in the town of Limerick
County of York, and James Ayer of Newfield York Co. hereby certify, that
we are well acquainted with Thomas Carpenter, who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 69
years of age; that he is refuted and believed, in the neighborhood where
he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur
in that opinion.                  [signed] Atherton, Clark
                                            [signed] James Ayer

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
                      [signed] Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogation prescribed
by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant

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was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court
further certifies, that it appears to them that Atherton Clark who
has signed the preceding certificate, is clergyman, resident in the
town of Limerick, and that James Ayer, who has signed the same,
is a resident in Newfield, and is a credible person, and that their
statement is entitled to credit.
[signed] Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate York Coy

I Wm. Cutter Allen Register of the Court of Probate within
and for the county of York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of
the application of Thomas Carpenter for a pension.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this seventh day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.

[Seal on the left of signature]
                            [signed] Wm. Cutter Allen, 
                                                Register of Probate

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I John Carpenter of Waterborough York Co.
Maine aged about 72 years do testify & say that
I am a brother to Thomas Carpenter of Waterborough
that we were sons Nicholas Carpenter &
both born in the town of Summersworth N.H.
I always lived in said Summersworth untill
I was twenty one years old, which ^was the year 1782.
at which time my brother Thomas Carpenter
was living in the town of Barrington about
eight miles from where I then resided - some
time in the month of June or July my
brother Thomas Carpenter enlisted into the U.S.
Service for the term of six months and served
out the term at Fort Washington in Portsmouth
N.H. under one Capt. Titus Salter and he
was discharged in the month of December
A.D. 1782 - Somersworth is about twelve miles
from Portsmouth.            [signed] John Carpenter

State of Maine}
    York County} SS.
                                September 24th 1833
Then the above named John Carpenter personally
appeared, who is a credible disinterested
witness and made oath to the truth of the
above affidavit by him subscribed
       Before me
                           [signed] James Ayer Just. Peace

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State of Maine
York Ss.     I William Cutter Allen Register of
Probate for said County of York hereby certify that
James Ayer is a Justice of the Peace as within stated
and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
[Seal to the left of this paragraph}
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office
this seventh day of October A.D. 1833
[signed] Wm. Cutter Allen,
Register of Probate

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28667
Revy INVALID.

File No. 28,667
Thomas Carpenter
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 68

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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New Hampshire [Crossed out]
add.l  [illegible], Maine
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24. Jan.y. 1834.
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Newfield, ME}                          Free
January 17    }

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.


Addl in the case
of Thomas Carpenter
Maine

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Newfield Jan. 14, 1834

To the ^  Hon. [written above] J. L. Edwards, 

Sir,

In reply to yours of the 22
ult. to “James Ayer, Esq. of Newfield
York County, Sir;” - I will just
say that Dr. Ayer has written to
Portsmouth in regard to Mr. Salt [paper torn; may be a reference Titus Salter]
but has not yet obtained any
information in relation to him.  

He has recently obtained
the enclosed affidavits in behalf
of Mr. Carpenter's [case - crossed out] — If this
evidence is satisfactory you will
please forward the ^ papers [written above] to Dr. Ayer at
Newfield as soon as may be; — if
not you will please give notice
to the same as soon as this testimony
is examined.

Your obedient servant

Levi J. Ham

Hon. J. L. Edwards —

P.S. Dr. Ayer is now sick, is the
reason of his not writing. —

L.J.H.

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I Antony Nutter of Barnstead in the county of
Strafford and State of New- Hampshire, in the seventieth
year of my age, depose and say, that I
enlisted a soldier, in the service of the United States,
in the Revolutionary Army, for the term of six
months, from the Town of Newington in the County
of Rockingham, in the said State, in the last of June,
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and eighty two, in a company comaned
by Captain Titus Salter, and marched to Portsmouth
Harbour, and was stationed at Fort Washington,
where I served out the full term of my said
enlistment of six months, and was discharged the
last day of December in the year aforesaid. truth
I further depose and say, that Thomas Carpenter,
then of Barrington in said county of Strafford
and now of Waterborough in the County of York
and the State of Maine, was a private soldier in the
same company with me, and did service therein
during all of the said term of six months, and
that we were both discharged at the same place,
on said last day of December in the year aforesaid.

Anthony Nutter [Note:  Anthony appears to be spelled “Antony” at the start of this letter]

[Below text added/signed by Moses Norris]

State of New- Hampshire
               County of Strafford SS—
                             On the twenty third day of December in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
the above named Anthony Nutter personally came before
me Moses Norris Jr a Justice of the Peace within and for
said County of Strafford and made solemn affirmation ^ that [written above]
the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and
true —   Moses Norris Jun Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the said Anthony Nutter, who subscribed
and made affirmation to the forgoing affidavit, with
whom I am well acquainted, is a credible witness.

Moses Norris Jun  Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County Ss.  I Francis Cogswell Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas for said County
of Strafford do hereby certify that Moses Norris Jr
Esquire, before whom the affidavits of Anthony
Nutter and Robert Demeritt were taken, both
of which affidavits are on this sheet of paper
is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Strafford
and that I believe his name thereto subscribed
to be his true and proper signature.
[Seal to the left of the paragraph]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court this thirtieth
day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty three-

Francis Cogswell Clerk.

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I Robert Demeritt of Strafford in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire in the seventy fourth year of my age depose and say that I enlisted as a soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary Army the last of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two for the term of six months from the town of Madbury in the county and state aforesaid in a company commanded by Captain Titus Salter and marched to Portsmouth Harbour and was stationed at Fort Washington where I served one month, when by reason of ill health I was discharged, by procuring Michael Felker as a substitute to serve in my stead the remainder of said term of six months, and that the said Felker is since dead; and I further depose that Thomas Carpenter then of Barrington in said county of Strafford and now of 
Waterborough in the county of York in the state of Maine enlisted at the same time with me, in the same company and served therein during the said month that I served therein, to wit, from the latter part of June to the latter part of July in the year aforesaid and I left said Thomas Carpenter at said post when I was discharged as aforesaid, and I expect he served out his full term of enlistment of six months in said company. 

Robert Demeritt

State of New Hampshire
County of Strafford ss
On the twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-three the above-named Robert Demeritt personally appearing before me Moses Norris Jr. for a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Strafford made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true. 
Moses Norris Jr. 
Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the said Robert Demeritt who subscribed and made oath to the foregoing affidavit is a credible witness. 
Moses Norris Jr. 
Justice of the Peace

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Tho.s Carpenter
of Maine
_________________
May 21. 1834

Newfield Me               free
July 16

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City

Admit as private
6 mo. $20

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Newfield, York Co. Maine
May 15,, 1834,,

J. L. Edwards Esq,,
         Dear Sir,
                         Information is solicited
in reference to the case of Mr. Thomas
Carpenter, a Revolutionary Soldier, James Ayer
Esq now deceased, made application for him &
has forwarded two Depositions substantiating Mr.
Carpenter's claim to a Pension: to wit, the Depositions
of John Carpenter & Anthony Nutter. The
last information received from your department
was, that a Depo. from some individual who served
in the same Company with Carpenter should be
fowarded; this has been done. A. Nutter's being of this
nature.
   I wish now Sir, to ascertain the degree
of progress of this case, and also if any thing
further is necessary.
    If convenient, please answer immediately.
                    Your obt, humble servant
                             Jos. Cullen Ayer