Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,524, William Webber, Mass

SERVICE
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*Webber, William
NUMBER _____
NUMBER D. 37524
CONTENTS

D Dun has entered - commencing July 15, 1817 no payments Subj - V. Walcher - " " " " 1819 - do. " "

37 524 Pay INVALID.
File No. 37 524
William Webber Serg Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 155
[Arrangement of 1870.]

15. 234 R  Maine  William Webber of Castine in the state of Maine who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sackrond of the Staff line, for the term of 3 years Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 15 of July 1819 Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of Sept 1819 and sent to H. H. Kingsley  Castine, Maine Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819  13.44 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 20 25  $61.44 1 1/2 3/4 1/35 3/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
In letter 27 Sept 1831 to pension ad do. to same Jan. 6. 1832

Power of Attorney Examination of Revolutionary Papers
William Webber
Act 1818, Maine =
act 1818.
filed 27 March 1832

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
State of Maine . County of Hancock — Charles K. Silden a William B. Webber
Be it known that before me
Justice of the Peace ,
personally appeared William B. Webber aged 54 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the Son — of William Webber — who was a Revolutionary Soldier, or Pensioner of the State of — Maine — and that he died on the 21 st — day of August — 18 29 — and that his mother named Alice — died on the 13 th day of July — 18 26 and that they were married on the — day of October in the year 17 96 — and that they were residents of Penobscot in the State of Maine and that they resided there thirty five years, and that he the Son resides in — Castine — and that furthermore he
BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints and fully empowers and authorises irrevocably and with powers of substitution—F. E. Hassler of Washington City, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government Officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due him as Son of Wm & Alice  Webber — who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law, custom, or equity he is or may be entitled.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF he has on this 10 th day of February — 18 52 , hereunto signed his name and affixed his seal.
Wm. B. Webber 
Witness: Otis Little , Witness: Charles K. Silden
Signed, Sealed, acknowledged and Sworn to before me, on this 10 th day of February 18 52 .
Charles K. Silden J. P.
At the same time personally appeared before me Charles K. Silden a Justice of the Peace — two credible and disinterested witnesses named J. L. Stevens and Otis Little residents of the aforesaid County and State, who having been by me cautioned and then duly sworn according to law, do depose and say each for himself, that he has always heard it said and it is generally believed by the community that William Webber — was a Revolutionary soldier and that William B. Webber was by him always treated as and is by the witnesses believed to be the Son — of the said Revolutionary Soldier.
J. L. Stevens  Otis Little 
Sworn to before me the day and year first above written.
Charles K. Silden J. P. State of Maine County of Hancock } to wit:
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That Charles K. Silden Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court , this Twentieth day of March , one thousand eight hundred and fifty two ,
Parker W. Perry Clerk.
* "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."

William Webber Sergeant Col. Jackson Reg t Massachusetts Line 1777 to 1780 July 15. 1819
Correct by Roll
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Circuit Court Common Pleas... Third Eastern Circuit SS.
On this fifteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me Martin Kinsley one of the associate Justices of the Court aforesaid personally appear William Webber of Eastport in the County of Hancock who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" That he the said William Webber enlisted in York in the state of Massachusetts sometime in the month of July 1777 for the term of three years into the Revolutionary army of the United States in Capt Joshua Dugdale's Company in Col. Henry Sherburne's Regiment being one of the additional sixteen Battalions raised about that time and sometime in 1779 the Regiment being reduced I was transferred to Colonel Henry Jackson's Regiment. That he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States until about July 1780 having completed full three years service when he was honorably discharged by Col. Henry Jackson at Short Hills in the state of New Jersey which said Discharge was in his possession within a few years past but cannot now be found. That during the service aforesaid he was first Sergeant of the Company aforesaid. That he was many times engaged against the common enemy at Newport and in the

Jersey and elsewhere - and now owing to his reduced circumstan- -ces he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
William Webber
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year first afore- said.
W. R. Kissel.
I Martin Kimble one of the Judges of the Circuit Court Court of Common Pleas for the Third Eastern Circuit in the Common- -wealth aforesaid Do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfac- -tion that the said William Webber did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and also that owing to the reduced circumstances of the said Webber he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In Testimony of all which I have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal of the Court aforesaid to be affixed at Easttime the day and year aforesaid.
W. Kissel J. C. C. P.

I Daniel Webber of Brooksville in the County of Hancock and formerly a Lieutenant in the second Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col Sprout having seen read and carefully examined the Deposition of William Webber of Castine on the preceding part of this sheet contained and by him subscribed - I do hereby certify upon honor that to my certain personal knowledge the Deposition aforesaid is true - I further certify that I have no interest whatever in giving this Certificate.
Castine July 15. 1819
Dan d Webber Lieutenant in the American Revolutionary Army U.S.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hancock ss. Castine July 15. 1819
I hereby certify that the above named Daniel Webber is the same person who has applied through the Hon. Job Nelson for a Pension from the United States and whose Commission as Lieutenant accompanies his Deposition and application and also that the said Webber is a credible witness
Which I attest
Nones L. Judkins Not. Pub.