Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 22471, Moses Twitchell, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER _____
Twitchell, Moses or Twitchel
W 22471
Dorcas
CONTENTS

Moses Fritchell New Portland
Lemuel Bounty -
12,272 Sept 1819
Robert F. Vose, Augusta Maine

State of Maine.
I William Allen Esq. Clerk, for the County of Somerset of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec 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 thirty eight dollars, and not  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 thirty eight dollars and Cents.
In testimony whereof, I have, hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighth day of November 1820.
William Allen Esq. Clerk of said Court for the County of Somerset

State of Maine.
454
Copy
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this Twenty first day of June , 1820, personally appeared before  in open court before  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, Moses Twitchell aged Sixty one years, resident in New Portland in the County of Somerset 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 Watkins and Regiment commanded by Colonel Shimey of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of one year, afterwards nine months in Capt. Martins Company, Col. Tylers Regiment
that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the Eleventh day of April 1818; that he is now on the Pension  Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 12272 . And I, the said Moses Twitchell 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 any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Moses Twitchell
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: one cow of the value of fifteen dollars, one yearling heifer of the value of five dollars, one calf of the value of two dollars, three sheep and two lambs of the value of five dollars, two swine of the value of four dollars, old house hold stuff besides, necessary bedding of the value of six dollars, two old axes of the value of one dollar. I have no debts due me that can be collected and have as much as one hundred and fifty dollars. The income of the above does not exceed the interest of the money I owe. My occupation has been that of a farmer; but from age and infirmity am able to do but little labor. My family at home consists of myself, my wife Dorcas aged fifty four years, my daughter Hannah aged twenty three years, my daughter Sally aged seventeen, my son Moses aged sixteen, my son Rufus aged thirteen, and my daughter Susanna aged ten years. Except the foregoing, and my necessary bedding & clothing, I have no estate or income whatever. Moses Twitchell

Subscribed, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on the twenty first day of June 1820 Before me
Nathan Weston Jr G. J. C. C. C. Pleas
Attest
Attest John D. D. D. Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original oath and schedule filed in the Clerks office at Bridgewater in the county of Somerset November 8, 1820
Attest
Wm Allen Clerk of Counts Somerset

34,08
M c Aune
Dorcas Turtchell widow of Moses
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a
private
Shelburn Hh: 53
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1848.
1 st of July
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Feby 1837 and sent to
Hon C. Sanuelle
Ho of R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 39 Vol. 1 .

12 272 Maine
Con d & sent to R. C. Vose Jany 18. 1821
Moses Twitchell of New Bedford in the state of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Phinney of the Massachusetts line, for the term of One year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Dist. of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of July 1819 and sent to Robert C Vose Augusta Maine —
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 29 / 30 86:50 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Sep 1819 48
Q 1 / 2 1/20 $ 134:56
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Dorcas Twitchell
8846
Dorcas Twitchell
Maine
Act 7 July '38
Admitted
Mo. Days
13.11
private
$44.55 per an.
Vol 3.18 1 mo 11 days
2.203 x
209 x
210 x
Geo W Morton
Augusta
Maine

EDWARD KAVANAGH, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
Know ye, That George W. Moreau of Augusta in the County of Kennebec, and Muschache Humphrey of Gray in the County of Cumberland, whose names are borne upon the papers herunto annexed, are at the dates of their within attestations, Justices of the Peace within and for the Counties to which they respectively belong, duly nominated and appointed, commissioned and qualified; that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine;—
and that to their Acts and Attestations, as Magistrates full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed. GIVEN under my hand at AUGUSTA, this twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- three and in the sixty- seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
Philip C. Johnson Secretary of State.
Edward Kavanagh

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." and an Act to amend the same approved August 23. 1842
STATE OF MAINE.
Somerset County, ss.
On this Seventh day of March A. D., 18 43 personally appeared before the Probate Court for said County of Somerset in open court, at a regular session, it being a court of Record  Forcas Fritchell
a resident of Newport in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged seventy seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the  widow of  And an Act to amend the same approved August 23. 1842. That she is the widow of  Mrs. Fritchell, deceased who was a pensioner of the United States, under the Act of March 18. 1818 at the rate of Ninety six dollars per Annum his pension was paid at the Agency at Portland in the State of Maine , when it was paid to her up to the 4th day of March 1839 , from which time to the 19th day of July 1839 the day of his death the pension was paid to her as his widow for his services in the army of the Revolution she refers to a declaration made by him on which his pension was allowed.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Mrs. Fritchell on the Twenty fifth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one ; that her husband, the aforesaid Mrs. Fritchell died on the Fourteenth day of July 1839 at Newport ; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz. at the time above stated, that she was married to the said Mrs. Fritchell in the town of Gray , that her maiden name was Forcas Golley , and that she has remained unmarried ever since his death.
Witness M. C. Jones
Forcas Fritchell mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
E. Greene Judge of Probate

STATE OF MAINE.
Vermont ss. March 7 1843
I the subscriber Registrar of Probate for said County hereby CERTIFY, That the Hon. Charles Greene before whom the proceedings were had, is Judge of Probate for the said County of Vermont I also CERTIFY, That the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Deacon Switchee for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this Seventh day of March A. D., 18 43
H. L. Jones Regt. of Probate

I, Moses Twitchell of New Portland in the County of Somerset and State of Maine age forty years do depose and say, that my late father Moses Twitchell was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, under Act of Congress of March 18. 1818 and that he died on the 19th day of July 1829. That his widow Sarah Twitchell is now living in the said town of New Portland having remained unmarried ever since his death. She was the wife of his youth. And the mother of ten children, eight of whom survive. I have always understood her maiden name was Sarah Dole, and that her marriage with my late father was solemnized in the town of Gray in the then District now State of Maine. They lived together as husband and wife from my earliest recollection till his death, and are reported to have so lived from the time of their marriage. Moses Twitchell
State of Maine.
Kennebec County, ss. On the twenty first day of March 1843 personally appeared Moses Twitchell, well known to me as a respectable person, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Geo. H. Weston Justice of the Peace

I Jacob Clark of the Town of Gray in the county of Cumberland State of Maine do hereby certify that it appears by the records of said town that Moses Twitchell and Doreas Dolley were married in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, the day and month not appearing upon the record, That the entry thereof and of the publishing the banns is in plain legible words and figures as follows, upon the 48 page of the book of records "Publishments recorded Nov 4 th 1781 Published Mr Moses Twitchell & Mrs Doreas Dolley, out published Dec 12 th -) That upon the 50 th page of the same book and under date of 1781 written in plain legible words is the following (A Record of Marriages, married by Rev Mr Samuel Nash. Mr Moses Twitchell and Mrs Doreas Dolley.)
State of Maine } On this 18 th day Nov. A.D. 1842 personally } Jacob Clark } Town Clerk } of Gray } County of Cumberland } appeared before me Merhach Humphrey a Justice of the in or for the county aforesaid Jacob Clark Town Clerk of the town of Gray above named and being first sworn according to law, made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true and that the two passages above included in parenthesis, constitute a true extract of the records of said town truly & correctly copied.
Merhach Humphrey } Justice of the Peace
I have compared the above extracts with the original town records and find them true Gray Nov 18-1842 Merhach Humphrey

Moses Twitchell. New Britton p: Col. Henry Mop Ray January 1776. 1 year
Moses Twitchell
April 11. 1800
Proof of Service wanted
Somerset County
Proof Job Haskell, Capt. Henry Sewall
Admitted 13 July 1819

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Moses Twitchell, aged fifty nine years, a citizen of the United States born in Westborough Massachusetts, now a resident of New Portland in the District of Maine, upon Oath testify and declare that I enlisted in to the United States army upon the continental establishment, against the common enemy in January 1776. for the period of one year, into the company commanded by Cap. Watkins and regiment commanded by Col. Phinney of the Massachusetts troops. I fully served out the period of my enlistment, and was verbally discharged by permission of my officers. January 1777. at Ticonderoga. - I again enlisted into the United States Army upon the continental establishment against the common enemy in April 1779. for the term of nine months - into the company commanded by Cap. Martin and regiment by Col. Tyler of the Massachusetts troops, I fully served out the period of my last enlistment and took my honorable and final discharge from the army at Rhode Island January 1. 1780. my discharge I have lost - and is not now to my knowledge in existence - From my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support - I hereby relinquish all claims to any 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 for the District of Maine.
Moses Twitchell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln J.
On the eleventh day of April A D 1818 Moses Twitchell above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed -
Before me Nathan Weston Esq. Chief Justice C. Court C.
Plead Second Eastern Circuit
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Jonah Everett, of New Portland, of lawful age. On Oath testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Moses Twitchell, who subscribed the above declaration. From his reduced circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country, for support - he sustains the character of a man of truth. - Jonah Everett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln J.
On the eleventh day of April A D 1818 Jonah Everett above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, by him subscribed -
Before me, Nathan Weston Esq. Chief Justice C. Court C.
The above deposition is known to me to be a credible witness. Nathan Weston Esq.
Plead Second Eastern Circuit

I Job Hall, aged sixty two years, a pensioner under the law of March 1818 do upon Oath testify and declare that I well knew Moses Twitchell a continental soldier in the war of the revolution - the said Twitchell to my knowledge enlisted January 1776 for the period of one year into Col. Watkins Company and Col. Phinney's Massachusetts Regiment - when hired the said Twitchell fully served out and was honorably though verbally discharged at Piccadilly, or in that vicinity the last of December 1776. I served in the same regiment with the said Moses Twitchell, and well knew of his service - Job his Hall mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Kennebec County June 1 st 1819. Personally appeared Job Hall, above named and the same being first read to him, and he subscribed the same and made Oath to the truth of the deposition, And I further certify that the said Hall is in my opinion a credible & disinterested witness. - Before me
Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace
Robert C. Vose Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Kennebec, and the above deposition is in my opinion a credible witness. Nathan Weston

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 Moses Twitchell , a citizen of the United States, now resident in New Portland , in the said County of Somerset , in the District of Maine, on the eleventh 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 twentysecond day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston C. Just. C. C. C. Pres 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.
J. M. Davis

I Henry Sewall, an ensign in Col. Phinney's Mass'ts Regiment in the year 1776. now a Major General in the Mass'ts Militia do hereby certify that I have examined Moses Twitchell within named, from facts by him stated to me. I am fully satisfied that he served in Col. Phinney's Regiment as he has in his Declaration declared - I served myself in the same Regiment during the whole of the year 1776 - and after- wards in the Mass'ts line, until close of the revolutionary war -
H. SEWALL
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Kennebec County p. June 1. 1819 Personally appeared Henry Sewall Esq. and he made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Before me Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace

Mr. Tutchill

New portland april the 6 1818 as i lived a neigh ber to mr twitchel i am going to his being out in the continental servs a space of time Abel merrill

Mrs. Churchill

This may certify that Moses Twitchel is a man in reduced Circumstances Circumstances in life and stands in need of assistance from his Country for Support Newportland March 31 st 1818
Henry Norton { Selectmen of said Town Sam l Gould

299 2 Dorcas Twitchell
#44-55 per ann.
cham
Angus
Geo Wmorton
July 15 New Boston Me
10
Geo Wmorton
Angus
clame

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF MAINE, }
County of Somerset ss. }
On this 14 th day of July
A. D. 1843, personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, Dorcas Twitchell
a resident of Newportland in the County of
Somerset aged Seventy Seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Moses Twitchell who was a private during the Revolutionary War; that she was
pensioned as the widow of the said Moses Twitchell at the rate of forty four dollars and fifty five cents per annum, under the Act of July 7, 1838, on August 23, 1842 which was paid to her at the agency in
Portland in the State of Maine She further declares that she is still the widow of the said Moses Twitchell having remained unmarried ever since his death.
Witn ss  Isaac Hopkins Susan Abitihell
Dorcas x Twitchell Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
Before me, Isaac Hopkins
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me to have been pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838, and is the reputed widow of Moses Twitchell deceased, and has remained unmarried ever since his death.
Isaac Hopkins
Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine
Kennebec ss - I the undersigned Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Kennebec, do certify that Isaac Hopkins is a Magistrate for the County of Somerset as within said, and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty second day of July Anno Domini 1843 -
A. R. Nichols,

Dorcas Twitchell
ad 2525
Geo W. Morton Augusta Maine.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of February 2, 1848, entitled "An Act Making further provisions for the Surviving Widows of the Soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF Somerset }
On this twenty second day of August A. D. 1848 personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, Dorcas Twitchell a resident of New Portland in the County of Somerset aged Eighty two years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the second of February, 1848, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Moses Twitchell who was a Private during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Moses Twitchell at the rate of Forty four dollars and fifty five cents per annum, under the Act of June 17, 1844, which was paid to her at the Agency in Portland, in the State of Maine. She further declares that she is still a widow.
WITNESS:
John P. Godsdon
Moss Mitchell
Dorcas X Twitchell mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
BEFORE ME, John P. Godsdon
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration.
John P. Godsdon
Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
I, William M. Stratton Clerk in the Courts of Kennebec County, certify that John P. Godsdon is a Magistrate as above, and that the above signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, and subscribed my name this 24th day of August in the year 1848.
W. M. Stratton
Clerk of the Courts of Kennebec County.

Augusta Maine
July 22. 1843
Sir
I enclose declaration of Oliver Whitchell and Saml Gowan claimants for pensions under the Act of March 3. 1843, and would respect- fully request you to allow their respective claims, if satisfactory, and send me for their certificates
Very respectfully
Your Obed Servt
Geo. W. Norton
James L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions City of Washington D.C.

Maine 48 Dorcas Tutchill 340.8

Augusta, Maine
Dec 21, 1850.
Dear Sir,
Moses Twaitchee , served in the war of the Revolution as will appear by a declaration made by him on which he was allowed a pension under Act of March 18, 1818 -
12 Mo s Capt Watkins Co - Col. Peabody Regt July 1776 to July 1777 9 " " Martin " " Tyler " " Oct 1779 to July 1780 His widow Dorcas Twaitchee is now pensioned for $44.55 per Ann. although the Certificate herewith sent states $40.55 per Ann. her case is reported & paid by the Agent at $44.55 per Ann. It is believed that her pension should be more. her late husband served as stated by him twenty one (21) months and that she is allowed for the time. Your attention to the claim at the Cannon of Pension Office will much oblige me
Very respectfully
Yrs
G. W. Morton
Hon. William Sawtelle
M. C.
Washington.
Moses Twaitchee died July 19, 1839

Augusta, Maine
March 25. 1843
Sir
I herewith transmit, the papers of Mrs. Sarah Twitchell, Hannah Pratt, and Molly Clough, claiming to be pensioners by virtue of the Acts of July 7. 1838 and August 23. 1842. In the examination of their papers, should they be deemed sufficient to establish their respective claims, I would respectfully request you to send me for them the certificates, they will be entitled to
very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Geo W. Morton
James L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Dorcus Twitchell $40.55
Payment to be made at Portland by
✓ $ 24.55 should be
M c Woodbury Esq. Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Maine
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 39 Vol. 1.
Geo. H. Nutting Clerk.

(3408)
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Dorcas Twitchel widow of Moses Twitchel who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Forty dollars and fifty five cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 26th day of January one thousand eight hundred and Forty nine .
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. G. Burnett Commissioner of Pensions.

Augusta, Maine
Aug. 25. 1848
Sir,
The enclosed declaration of Rebecca Adams, Marcus T. Mitchell & Mary Talbot are transmitted for the purpose of having their respective claims for pension under Act of Feb. 2. 1848 allowed, if satisfactory I would respectfully request you to send me, as their agent, certificates for them.
Very Respectfully Your O bt Servt Geo W. Morton
James L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington City

2408 dlu Adg p 44.35 Carry 1 July 1848
Hon. Guller Sawtelle
see. etc.
FREE Hon. Guller Sawtelle Wash R
Washington D.C.

2247 Moses Fritchell
Apl. 11, 1818 New Portland Me
59
Jan'y 76-
Meas
Cpt Watkins
Col Phinney
Det - 1 W
Apl. 79 Cpt Martin
Col Tyler
Det - 9 m
Mar Dorcas Dolley
Dec 25, 1751 Gray Me.
D - Aug 19, 1839 N Portland Me
No Bal

Maine Society
3408
Rev. Henry S. Burrage, Secretary.
185 Middle St., Portland, Me., April 22 1893.
Commissioner of Pensions: Washington D.C. Dear Sir:
Moses
Fritchell changed his name to Moses Mitchell, in 1828, and removed from Gray Maine to New Vineyard Maine. He was, it is said, a Revolutionary pensioner. He died at New Portland Maine, July 13, 1839, aged about 81 years. I wish to find out if he was a pensioner and for what service in the army

he claimed a pension. His father, of the same name, is said to have been captured by the British and died in Canada the same year. I have all that could be obtained at the State House in Boston, but that does not make it perfectly clear. A descendant sent this to our society and claims he is entitled to two reunds. A reply will oblige
Yours respectfully
Nathan Goold Registrar, Maine F.A.R. No. 246 Spring Street Portland Maine.

Reported Jany 26/19
3418
Name
Dorcas Fritchett widow of Moses.
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 44 Dollars 55
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Jany 1849 and sent to
G. M. Morton Augusta Me
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 39 Vol. 1,

Pipe Oct 30
2525
Maine
Dorcas Twitchell
widow of Moses Twitchell who was a Private
in the Mass line
Co 13 th Inf t 11 th Reg t
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 14 Dollars & 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Oct r 1843 and sent to
Geo. W. Morton Augusta Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 10

Maine-7225-
Rept: May 4
Dorcas Twitchell
widow of Moses Twitchell
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar: 18. and who died on the 19 July, 1839 of Somerset Co the State of Maine who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt: commanded by Col: Phinney in the Massachusetts - line for 13 mos: 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine - the rate of 44 - Dollars 55 - cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d - day of May 1843 and sent to Gov. Norton Augusta, Maine -
years to the 4th of _____ annual allowance ending
$222.75
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Will Stewart - clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 24 -

Key WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22.476
Yerena Twitchell
Wid of Moses Twitchell
Priv Rev war
Act Feb. 2 d  1/48
Index: Vol. 4 , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mar. 2, 1896. to Salier pensioned C. Gard. Edwards Esq. Pittsburgh, Pa.
May 7, 1903 - vis. to Nathan. Gould Portland Me