Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29542, Samuel Whitney, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Whitney, Samuel
S. 29542
CONTENTS

N o 11,859 Maine
Samuel Whitney Kennebec Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Moore of the Reg t commanded by Col. Prescott in the Mass s Troops time for 15 mos. 18 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 51 Dollars 97 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. day of July 1833 and sent to R. L. North Augusta Me.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 103.94 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14. Sept. 1833 25.98 $129.92
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1 Page 63

Sam d Whitney
Private
Moore's Co. Prescott's Regt, 1 year
McLellan's Co. Mitchell's Regt, 3 months,
13 months as a private from Dec r . 1. 1775 to Aug. 1. 1775,
2 months 18 days as a private as per certificate in 1779
15 months & 18 days.
R. C. Rose Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this Seventeenth day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Samuel Whitney a resident of Winthrop in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged Seventy three 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 1775 with Captain Joseph Moore and served in Col. William Prescott regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: first Hendrick & afterwards Joseph Moore Captain & William Prescott Regt. I first enlisted first of November 1775. for six weeks, and afterwards joined Captain Joseph Moore's company and Col. William Prescott's regiment and served out one year & was in the battle at Harlem. nights - that from or July 1779. he enlisted as a private in Captain Alexander W. Lilliam's company and Colonel Mitchell's Massachusetts regiment, and served three months, was in the Brandywine expedition and discharged in October 1779. and paid for three months service, by Pay Captain Alexander W. Lilliam -
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6,120 and dropped therefrom on account of his property. That at that time he resided in Winthrop in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, and now resides in said town of Winthrop
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, except as aforesaid.
Samuel Whitney
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Before Nathan Weston Jun not I. J. C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jun

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. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, 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 Judge, in the matter of the application of Samuel Whitney for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 17 th , day of July
A. D. 1832.
J. A. Chandler Clerk

Jan 19 137
Samuel Whitney
6123
Discontinue
(March 10/9)
Rf. Vose, Augusta, Maine.
Samuel Whitney

State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Ken- nebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Five hundred  ninety eight dollars and  cents ; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Four hundred ninety eight dollars and  cents .
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County of of Kennebec

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State of Maine.
137
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty fifth day of May , 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Jr Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Samuel Whitney aged  Sixty one years, resident in Winthrop in the County of Kennebec within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain  Moore and Regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of one year that he was in the battle at Harlan  heights;
that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the  first day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6,123 . And I, the said Samuel  Whitney do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Samuel Whitney
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: Forty six acres of land situated in Winthrop  aforesaid, fifteen acres of which are under improvement  with a small house unfinished and a barn thereon  all of the value of four hundred and fifty dollars  one horse of the value of thirty dollars  two cows of the value of thirty dollars  one yearling of the value of six dollars  six sheep of the value of twelve dollars  one swine of the value of five dollars  household furniture of the value of twenty dollars  implements of husbandry of the value of ten dollars  one waggon of the value of thirty five dollars  I have no debts due to me that can be collected  and I owe as much as one hundred dollars for  which I pay interest.

The income derived from the foregoing property deducting the interest I have to pay does not exceed thirty five dollars a year, beside which I have no income derived, from property, trade or profession.
My occupation is that of a farmer, but from infirmary am able to labor but very little.
My family at home consists of myself, and my wife Anna, aged fifty six who is afflicted with asthma and unable to labor.
Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no estate or income whatever. Samuel Whitney
Subscribed, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule, on the twenty fifth day of May 1820
Before me Nathan Weston Jr C.J. G.L.C. Pleas.
A true copy Attest J. M. Davis Clio.

94572
Samuel Whitney Kennebec Co Maine
Mar 19
Old papers under act of 1818 wanted
No 6123
Admitted
15 mos 18 os $ 51.97
R. C. Vose Agt. Augusta Kennebec Co E Maine

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Whitney. Kennebec Co. Maine.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 1 " " Priv Col. Prescott Capt. Moore " Hendrick 43 years On The Rolls of Maine   1779 3 " " Col. Mitchell Capt. McLellan  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen

29 542 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,542
Samuel Whitney
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 442
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6123. Maine
Samuel Whitney private
Massachusetts line. 1 year In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of Jan'y 1819 and del d R C Vow
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 m o 4/30 — 41. 06 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 15 th June 1819 48. 00 $ 89. 06
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Readfield, Not enrolled
See letter to R. C. Vose, 22 April 1829. do to do 28 Dec 1832
Notification sent by W. July 1829 to R. C. Vose, Esq. Argus

Samuel Whitney
Clifford Jan 26 1818
Samuel Whitney
Sam W.
Samuel Whitney

Groton Sep r 12 th 1777
These may Certify That Sam l Whitney Son of m c Almar Whitney of Groton Did Duty in the Continental army for the Space of one year in my Company from Jan y 1776 To Jan y 1777
Joseph Moore Cap t

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Feb. 16 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Samuel Whitney is borne on a Pay Roll for Capt. Alexander Whellans Company in Col. Jonathan Mitchells Regiment while in the service of the United States in the Expedition against the enemy at Pensylvania, from the 7 th day of July to 25 th of Sep r . 1779 inclusive and paid for two months & fifteen days, service, as a
2.18
private.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Samuel Whitney,
Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next,
at the Cumberland Bank of Portland Maine
Recorda

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, ~~~~~
Samuel Whitney — late a private — in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the District of Maine — Agency, at the rate of eight — dollars per month, to commence on the first — day of April — one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty eighth day of January — one thousand eight hundred and nineteen — ~~~~~
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

I believe Thomas J. Gaham in the County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify say that Samuel Whitney entered the United States service in the war of the revolution in the month of January A.D. 1776 & was regularly discharged on the first day of January A.D. 1777. He was in the regiment of Col. William Prescott of the Massa- chusetts line continental establish- ment, & in the company of Captain Joseph Moore - the discharge of said Whitney was under a general discharge of the whole said regiment - I was a private in said company & was one of said Whitney's men -
Ebenezer Hemen
Cumberland ss. in said Commonwealth September 23. 1888 Then the above named Eben- ezer Hemen being duly sworn made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him in my presence subscribed
Joseph Adams one of the Justices of the Peace for said County.

Joseph Adams Esq is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Cambridge; and I give credit to the within testimony.
Nathan Weston Jun
Samuel Whitney

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Samuel Whitney , a citizen of the United States, now resident in Readfield , in the said County of Kennebec , in the District of Maine, on the first day of April , A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier , in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this twentieth day of May in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston C. C. C. Pleas 2 d E. Circuit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand : Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
John Davis

Samuel Whitney, Readfield Ken. County p r . Col. Prescott's Mass. Reg, Jany 1776. to Jany 1777.
1 Year.
April 1. 1818
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. —
I Samuel Whitney, aged fifty nine years, a Citizen of the United States, born in Shirley in the State of Massachusetts, but now of Readfield in the District of Maine, upon Oath testify and declare that I enlisted as a private Soldier into the continental Service of the United States in December 19 th 1775. against the common enemy, in the Company commanded by Cap Joseph Moore, and regiment commanded by Col Wm. Prescott, of the Massachusetts line, for the term of twelve months, which period I fully served out, and was discharged verbally by my Superior Officer - which was the manner we were all discharged at that time - I was at the Battle at Harlem heights, and various skirmishes, in New Jersey - on the 15 th Sep. 1776. in the retreat from New York under Col. Prescott, to Harlem heights - I am indigent, and in need of the bounty of Government - And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever. I request that I may be placed upon the pension list of the District of Maine -
Samuel Whitney
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec Co.
On the first day of April A D 1818 Samuel Whitney above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him submitted -
Before me, Nathan Weston Clerk
Chief Justice C. Court C. Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I John Smith of Readfield Maine upon Oath testify and declare that I am acquainted with the above named Samuel Whitney from his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of the bounty of Government for support - he sustains the character of a man of integrity -
John Smith
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec Co.
On the fifteenth day of April A D 1818, John Smith above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him submitted -
Before me Nathan Weston Clerk
Chief Justice C. Court C. Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit

Samuel Whitney Priv. Maine Role N o 6123 add. div. Feb 7. 1829 Before Judge Weston 1 March 1829.
March 1819, R. C. Vose Augusta Me

State of Maine
Kennebec ss
On this seventh day of February 1829. personally appeared before me Nathan Weston Junior, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State of Maine. Samuel Whitney, now nearly seventy years of age a resident of Winthrop, in the County of Kennebec, who being first sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he made declaration of his services in the War of the revolution, in order to obtain the benefit of the law of Congress of March 18. 1818. before the same Judge Weston, then chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, on the 1 st April 1818. and that was placed on the pension list of Maine and that his pension Certificate is numbered 6123. and said Whitney declares that he drew his pension accordingly up to 4 th of March 1820. when he was required by the law of Congress of May 1 st 1820. to exhibit a schedule of his whole Estate & income which he did, before the same Judge Weston, on the 25 th of May 1820 and caused said Schedule to be transmitted to the War Department and his name, as he has been informed, was stricken from the Pension Roll, on account of the property exhibited in said Schedule. and the said Whitney on oath declares that he has received from the United States, no compensation whatever, for his services in the War of the Revolution, since the said 4 th of March 1820. and being informed that under the regulations of the then Secretary of War, it would be of no use for him to apply for his pension, until there should be some alteration of the existing laws, or an alteration in the construction given by the head of the War Department, — he has made no application since And now the said Samuel Whitney on his oath aforesaid doth further declare that the following is a schedule of his whole estate and income, at the present time, necessary bedding & clothing excepted — viz. The right in 46. acres of land with the buildings thereon mentioned in my first schedule, is not worth more at the present time, than four hundred dollars — 400.00
  1 Horn value $30. 1 Cow value of $12. — 7 Sheep 75 49   1 old Waggon, broken — of little value — 5.00   Old House hold furniture — Vess. 6 old chairs — 1 Table, 1 chest, } 15.00 15.00   1 Iron Kettle — 1 D o Pot. 1 Tea Kettle — few articles of cooking ware } $469 00 $469 00   6 old Knives & Forks & 6 Spoons, amount according to schedule can't own 

Am t of Schedule bro't over Handed ————— 469.00
Implements of husbandry, ————— 5.00
I have no debts due me that can be collected, and nor Small debts 747.11... to the amount of ten dollars. — The income derived from the foregoing property, does not exceed Thirty dollars a year, and I have no other income from any source whatever, being now wholly past labor, upon which I have heretofore depended for support — Myself & my wife constitute my family, my wife is feeble and subject asthma, —
Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing & bedding I have no estate or income whatever. — Samuel Whitney
I Josiah Hannaford, of Monmouth, Kennebec County, aged forty two years upwards, do upon Oath declare, that I am well acquainted with Samuel Whitney above named, and live a near neighbor to him and in my opinion his whole amount of property is fairly exhibited in the above schedule, and that the total amount of the value of said property does not exceed the sum of Four hundred and Seventy four dollars, — and that the total amount of income of said Whitney does not exceed Thirty dollars a year — Said Whitney, is a very infirm man and wholly unable to labor, and I know of no other property or income the said Whitney has except as above stated — If he had any, from my acquaintance with him and his family I am very sure I should know it. — Josiah Hannaford
Kennebec ss. Subscribed, sworn to and declared, both the Oath & Schedule on this Seventh day of February 1829. And at the same time Josiah Hannaford above named, who is in my opinion a credible & disinterested witness made Oath, to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me. — I also certify that in my opinion the total amount and value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Four hundred & Seventy four dollars, and that the total amount of income of the said Samuel Whitney, does not exceed the sum of thirty dollars a year, derived from any source whatever and the said Whitney is the same identical person who appeared and made his declaration before me and whose pension Certificate is Number b.123. — Nathan Weston Jr.

State of Maine
Kennebec
I Robert C. Vose, Clerk of the Judicial Court within the County of Kennebec - do Certify that the Hon. Nathan Weston Junin, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State of Maine, and by direction of said Judge, I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court,
This Seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine.
R. C. Vose.

To Capt Joseph Moore
Sir I would inform you that Saml Whitney enlisted into the Service the 17 th Day of Decem r 1775 and served with me till the 19 th of the month and I drew Wages for him for 12 Days which came to 16/. the general told me you were to draw Wages from the time of his enlistment with you this from yours — James Hendrick
Amherst Jan y 1776
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