Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 11026, Daniel True, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
True, Daniel Fryer, Mercy (Former widow)
W 11026
B.L.W. 8139-160-55
CONTENTS

Maine 11.551
Daniel True of Kennebec Co. in the State of Maine who was a Pvt in the Company commanded by Captain Brown - of the Regt commanded by Col. Daws in the Mass Militia Troops -
8 Mo Private - $25.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of May 1833 R. B. Vose Augusta Me
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 53.32 Femal. allowance ending 1 Sept " 13.33
$ 66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 58

Robert L. Rose, Augusta, Me.

State of Maine.
The Wm O. Grant a Clergyman, residing in the town of Litchfield in the County of Lincoln and Thomas True Jr residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Daniel True who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one 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.
William O. Grant Min. of Gospel Thomas True Jr
State of Maine.
Lincoln ss.—Sworn and subscribed this first day of April
A. D. 1833
Before me,
John Smith Justice of the Peace.
John Smith Esq. is a Justice of the Peace. The Rev. Wm O. Grant is a Clergyman residing in Litchfield. & Thomas True Jr residing in the same town is a credible person whose statement is entitled to be believed.
Nathan Weston Just J.P.C.

Dan. True
Private New Hampshire troops,
Brown's Co. } Dam's regt. } 2 months
24 6 4 8
Dovett's Co. } Bartlett's regt. } 3 months
Pearson's Co. } Lt. Col. Runnell's regt. } 3 months 8 months
R. B. 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 29 th day of October A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Dan d True a resident of Litchfield in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy one 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 1779 with Captain Brown and served in Col. Dam's regiment of the New Hampshire line or troops under the following named officers:
That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private in October 1779 for two months, that after serving a short time he was transferred to Capt. Mate's company of the same regiment that he served at an Island in Portsmouth Harbour, & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at Portsmouth in December 1779 or Jan y . 1780. That in July 1780 he enlisted as a private for three months in Capt. Moses Lovett's company in Col. Bartlett's regiment of the same troops; that this period he fully served out, was at West point when Gen t . Arnold deserted & was verbally discharged there in November 1780.
That in September 1781 he enlisted as a private for three months in Capt. Parsons's company in Lt. Col. Runnell's regiment of the same troops; that he served in Vermont & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged in Charlestown, N.H. in December of the same year.
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:
That he was born in Seabrook, N.H. in the year 1761, where he presumes his age is recorded & where he lived when he entered the service. That that place was his home during his services. That he has lived in said Litchfield about forty years. That he has named such of his officers as he now recollects. That he enlisted & was discharged as he has stated. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.

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.
Daniel True
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathan Witte
And the said Judge before whom said court was held does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Witte

I Edward True of Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, aged seventy nine years, upon oath state, that I well know that my brother Daniel True served three months in 1780 in Capt. Lovett's company of Col. Bartlett's regiment & also three months in 1781 in Capt. Parsons's company in Col. Runnells' regiment as he has within stated. I know the fact from having served with him at both periods. I further state that I fully believe that he served in 1779 two months as he states.
Edward True
29 State of Maine Kennebec ss. March 29 1833 Subscribed and sworn to before me, the deponent being a credible witness. Nathan Weston not S.P.C.
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, Jr. , 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 Court Judge, in the matter of the application of Daniel True for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 19 th
A. D. 1833
day of April J. A. Chandler

11.567 feet above sea level April 1855
Daniel Jones, owner Ruskinian
under act July 7 1832
Private
Reddett Reg
N. H. Milpa
Revolution war
at the Dune - 11551
Brighton
60.160 acres Oct 10/55
Dodge
11.567
see W Morton Augusta Me
Vol. 5. 135.

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF Kennebec }
On this twenty seventh day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five personally appeared before me, Josiah True a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Daniel True aged Ninety three years, a resident of Litchfield in the State of Maine, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Daniel True who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and is now a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, under the act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of twenty six 66 dollars per annum, and is the identical Daniel True named in an original pension certificate of which the following is a true copy. VIZ:
War Department. Revolutionary claim. No 11551 I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, Daniel True of the State of Maine, who was a Private in the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Twenty Six dollars and Sixty Six Cents per Annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of June 1831, and payable semi annually on the 4th of June and 4th of September in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States, the eighteenth day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirty three. John C. Edwards, Comr of Pensions. Lem C. Bass, Secretary of War.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the BOUNTY LAND to which he may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3, 1855." he also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
his Daniel True
We, Thomas True and Charles H. True residents of Litchfield in the State of Maine, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Daniel True in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be. We further state that the said Daniel True is well known to us, and that he is the identical Daniel True named in the Pension Certificate of which the above copy,
Thomas True Chas H True
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Josiah True Justice of the Peace.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents. That I, Daniel True of Litchfield in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, have constituted and appointed GEO. W. MORTON , of the City of Augusta, in the State of Maine, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land Certificate, or Warrant, due me under existing Laws granting Bounty Lands for services rendered in the United States in the different wars, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make, and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do, or cause to be done, in the premises.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 27th day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five
Witness: Thomas True  Daniel True 
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF Kennebec ss:—On the 27th day of March 185 5 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County Daniel True and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his free act and deed.
Josiah True Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF Kennebec } ss.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that Josiah True before whom the within declaration, affidavit, and power of attorney, were made and executed, 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 thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County aforesaid, this ninth day of April 185 5 Wm Saalton CLERK.
Daniel True
63 1/2 1/2
TO BOUNTY LAND.
Claim of _____
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
He is not entitled to bounty land. Revolutionary Pensions Private in the war of the Rebellion.
PRESENTED BY
GEO. W. MORTON,
ATTORNEY, AUGUSTA, MAINE.

Increase on 7254 Name
Mercy Dyer formerly widow of Raniel True
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
A. H.  Augusta Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars or cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. last payment 27 July 1868 Mad am. cc
Certificate of Pension issued 31 st day of Oct 1868
and sent to Barrett E Potter Augusta, Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 164 Vol. H,
J N Smith sent

Mercy True Widow of Daniel True For Pension 2 d Soc. act Feb 3. 1853
Three large, decorative flourishes or loops, resembling stylized 'E's or 'G's, drawn horizontally.
Per W. Morton Agent Augusta Maine,

Declaration. In order to obtain the benefits of the 2 d Section of the Act of 3 rd February 1853.
State of Maine,
Wennebec County S.S. On this eighth day of June A. D. 1857 personally appeared before the Joint Court of Probate for said County of Wennebec, it being a Court of Record, Mercy True a resident of Litchfield in the County and State aforesaid, aged fifty five years, who first being 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 3 rd February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of Daniel True , who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of June 7. 1832 at the rate of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum, on the Portland, Maine Agency where it has been paid to date March 24. 1857 and that she refers to a declaration made by him of his Revolutionary services presumed to be in possession of the Commissioner of Pensions on which his pension was allowed. She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel True in said Litchfield on the fifth day of December eighteen hundred and thirty seven, that her name before her said marriage was Mercy Babb , that her said husband died in said Litchfield on the twenty ninth day of March A. D. 1857, that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow.
Witness. Joseph R. Nichols. Josiah True
Mercy True

The within declaration sworn to & subscribed on the eighth day of June 1857 by Mercy True in Open Court, before me.
H. R. Baker Judge of Probate
State of Maine
Penobscot County, ss. I, the subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate, for said County, do hereby certify, that Hon. Henry R. Baker, is the sole Judge of said Court, and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Mercy True for a pension.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, at Augusta, Maine, this eighth day of June, A.D. 1857.
J. B. Weston, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Penobscot, Me

State of Maine, County of Kennebec, Town of Litchfield.
"joined in Marriage Daniel True and Mercy Babb both of Litchfield, December fifth A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven by Rufus Blake, justice of Peace"
"True Daniel, died March twenty ninth. one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven"
I certify that the above are true copies from of the Records, with the exception of the dates, which are expressed on the Records in fair legible words and figures, as follows, first, of the Marriage, "December 5, 1837"
That of the Death "March 29, 1857"
Isaac M c Springer
Town Clerk
I, Isaac M c Springer, above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, County, & State aforesaid, and that the above are true copies from the Records of said town, with the exceptions above named as certified by me
Isaac M c Springer, { Town Clerk { Litchfield
Subscribed and duly sworn to, before me this 23. day of May A.D. 1857
Joseph True justice of the peace

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
I, JOSEPH BURTON, Register of the Probate Court in and for said County and State, hereby certify, that Deane Stebbins Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit was made, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Kennebec duly commissioned and qualified, and by law authorized to administer oaths, take acknowledgments of deeds, &c., and that his signature thereto is genuine.
WITNESS, my hand and the seal of said Court, at AUGUSTA, this 13 th day of August 18 67 .
J. Burton Register.

I hereby certify that I am the proper custodian of the records of the Town of Pittsfield, and that on said records I find the following "Mrs Leonard Fayer and Mrs Mary Fayer both of this Town intend marriage. G. C. Waterman Town Clerk Pittsfield June 26, 1865."
Marriage solemnized July Third Eighteen hundred sixty five by Josiah Fayer Esq. Except that the date is in blanc legible figures thus "July, 3. 1865"
G. C. Waterman } Clerk of the Town of Pittsfield
Subscribed and sworn to this 18 day of July 1867
before me Isaac Starkiss } Justice of the Peace

24 648
Daniel True Maine
Admitted
8 months
$26.66
A. B. Noyes Augusta M. C.

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 subjjoined 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. Those 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 Daniel True 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.     N.H. Troops Oct 17/19 enlist 2 Private Capt Brown Col Dam 71 - born in Seabrook N.H. entered there - now lives in Lincoln Co. Maine   July 30. " " 3 " Capt Lovell Col Bartlett   Sep 31 - 11 3 " Capt Parsons Col Brumfield One living witness proves his last 2 tours - and firmly believes that he served all - certificate of Clugyman and citizen  
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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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New Arts

No. 6787
Mercy True, widow of Daniel True Kennebec Co. Maine
Admitted Act. Feby 3, 1853 at rate of $26.66 2/3 per Annum, commencing from March 29, 1853, when husband died
Service 8 mos. private
Pay widow
Certificate to
George W. Morton Esq. Augusta, Maine.

FREE
Wm Geo. L. Whiting Convent Tensions Washington D.C.
32 Mrs. Louisa George For Pension. Dec 1833

4259
Maine
Mercy Dyer "formerly" widow of Daniel Dyer
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Augusta
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 21 February, 1853.
30 th June 1867
Certificate of Pension issued
28 th day of October 1867
and sent to Dearmaur (Care)
Bennett & Potter
Augusta
Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853 Page 164 Vol. 26
J. N. Gannett
Clerk

No. 63767
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 12, 1855.
Daniel Fine Rev. War
Warrant 8/39-160-55
Geo. H. Morton Augusta Me.

N. 36
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 11.026
Mercy Frazar formerly wid. of Daniel Frazar Priv. Rev. war.
Act: Feb. 8 th 1853. July 27 th
Index:—Vol. a , Page 253
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3 d Auditor's Office July 16. 1837.
Sir:
Daniel True, Maine, at 7 June 1832, at $26. \frac{66}{100} per annum, appears to have been paid, as far as accounts have been received from the agency, to March 4. 1857. Name of widow not known.
Very Resp'y
M a Joanna Curtis
Geo: C. Whiting Esq. Commr. of Pensions.

Pensions Office, July 15, 1857
The 3 d Auditor will please certify the date to which the within named pensioner was paid, and the name of widow, if she received arrears.
Very respectfully,
R. Cole Chief Clerk
Adkins

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McGuire
Mercy True, widow of Daniel,
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 — dollars 66 — cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. 29 th March 1857.
Certificate of Pension issued 18 th day of July 1857.
and sent to
Geo. W. Morton, Augusta, Me.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 170. Vol. MC.

Augusta, Maine June 23, 1857
Sir,
I herewith transmit papers in order to have Mary Jane widow of Daniel True allowed a Pension under 2 d Sec act Feb 3, 1853.
Don't True her late husband was a Revolutionary Pensioner of U States on Main Roll at $26.66 per ann. Died in Litchfield, Maine March 29, 1857— Should the enclosed papers be satisfactory I would respectfully request to have her claim allowed and a certificate sent to me for her.
Very Respectfully Your Obed Servt Geo W. Morton
Hon Geo H Whiting Comm Pension Washington D.C.

Brief in the case of Mercy True, widow of Daniel True Kennebec County and State of Maine act February 3. 1833.
Claim, ("original," for increase )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under act of June 7. 1832, at rate of $26.66 2/3 per annum. and was paid to March 4. 1837, as per 3 rd Auditor's Report. - He died March 29, 1837 as proved by in 1837 certified copy from Town records, - Marriage of the parties, in 1837 certified copy from same, (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Identity of applicant as the widow of the above named pensioner proved by two credible witnesses.
George W. Morton Esq. Augusta, Name and residence of Agent Maine
A. Giddings. Examining Clerk.

Mercy True, widow of Daniel True Kennebec Co. - Maine
Admitted, Ad February 3, 1853. at rate of $2666 2/3 per annum commencing from March 29, 1857, when husband died.
Service 8 months as private at Buxton
Pay widow,
Certificate to George W. Morton Esq. Augusta, Maine

Brief in the Case of Marcy Fryer, formerly Augusta Widow of Daniel True a soldier of the Rev. Litchfield Hennebec County and State of Maine 2 nd he Act Feb. 3. 1853.
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A former pension on the roll of Maine at $26.66 pr Ann - dropped by reason of remarriage
Claim Married Leonard Fryer. July 3. 1866. Proof of death of Leonard Fryer - Jan 29. 1867.
Identity of Applicant proved by two credible witnesses
Admitted Oct 24 1867 to a pension at $26.66 pr Ann. Commencing Jan 30. 1867
Claim care
Name and residence of Agent.
Barnett E Potter
Augusta
Maine
WE Frank
Examining Clerk.

Mercy Doolittle Maine band Rev J Augusta agony file
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAR 26 PENSION
RECEIVED MAR 27 1873 1812 DIVISION

Sent copy of Codified Laws ,
File No. 11.026
South Litchfield Me Mar 24 th 1923.
Dear Sir
Mrs Mercy Fryer (widow of Daniel True a Revolutionary Pensioner) is sick and I suppose cannot live a great while. She has asked that the Town will pay her Doctors Bill. If you are inclined to assist her any and will send to me I will see that she has it. She is among strangers has no near relatives and pays her board from her pension. Yours truly E. M. Dreyer J. M.

Augusta Aug. 17 th 67
Sir,
I herewith forward the application of Mrs. Mery Fryer (Dine) widow of Daniel Dine, a Revolutionary Soldier, for the restoration of her name to the pension roll at Augusta Me. her late husband having deceased June 29 th 1867.
Respectfully
Barnet E. Potter
Hon. Jos. H. Barnet Commissioner of Pensions

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
I, JOSEPH BURTON, Register of the Probate Court in and for said County and State, hereby certify, that Isaac Stoddard Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit made, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Kennebec duly commissioned and qualified, and by law authorized to administer oaths, take acknowledgments of deeds, &c., and that his signature thereto is genuine.
WITNESS, my hand and the seal of said Court, at AUGUSTA, this 13 th day of August 18 67 .
J. Burton , Register.

I hereby certify that I am the proper custodian of the records of the Town of Litchfield and that I find on said records the following - "Leonard Fyres died June twenty ninth eighteen hundred sixty seven" except the date is in plain legible figures thus "June 29. 1867"
G. C. Waterman } Clerk of the Town of Litchfield
Subscribed and sworn to this 18 day of July 1867
before me Isaac Starbird Justice of the Peace

United States Pension Agency.
HENRY BOYNTON, U. S. Pension Agent.
Augusta, Nov. 5 th 1868.
Sir.
I herewith return notification received in case of Nancy Frazier, former widow of Daniel Frazier, the name on our Roll being Mercy Frazier, and suckers for Sept. being made out for Mercy Frazier. Which is correct?
Very Respectfully
H. Boynton
Pens. Agent.
Hon. C. C. Cox. Com. of Pens. Washington. D.C.

Mercy Fryer
PAYMENT TO BE MADE
at Augusta
by Henry Boynton
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 3d, 1853, Page 164 Vol. X.
D. N. Smith Clerk.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Mersey Fryer "formerly" widow of Daniel Fryer who was a private in the Revolutionary War, is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Twenty Six dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, commencing on the 30 th day of June 1867, 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 Department of the Interior, this twenty eighth day of October one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven
H. T. Otto
Acting Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countersigned.
Joseph H. Barnett
Commissioner of Pensions.

Application of Mrs. Mercy Frye formerly widow of Daniel Dine for her restoration to the Pension Roll at Augusta, Maine Revolutionary claim
Samuel E. Potter, (Atty) Augusta, Me.

Widow's claim for the renewal of her pension under the Act of Feb. 3, 1853, 2 nd Sec. " " "
State of Maine
Co. of Kennebec ss;
On this 13 th day of August A.D. 1867, personally appeared before me, Register of the Probate Court in the County & State aforesaid, Mrs. Mercy Fryer formerly widow of Daniel Arne - a soldier in the Revolutionary War, a resident of Litchfield in the Co. of Kennebec & State of Maine aged 67 years, who being duly sworn declares that she is the widow of Daniel Arne above-named, and that she received a pension on account of the services & death of the soldier above-named, which pension was discontinued on account of her remarriage with Mr. Leonard Fryer, her last husband, who died on the 29 th day of June 1867. That she now applies for the renewal of her pension at said date and that her name restored to the pension roll of the Augusta Me. Pension Agency at the rate of $26.66 2/3 per year. She also declares that she has ever been loyal to the Gov't of the United States and has never aided or abetted the late rebellion against the Government. She hereby appoints Barrett E. Potter of Augusta Me. her atty to prosecute the claim and to receive the certificate.
Mercy Fryer
Also personally appeared at the time and place aforesaid Josiah Foss and Hanson G. Ball, residents of Litchfield in the Co. & State aforesaid, whom I certify to be credible witnesses who being duly sworn declare that they well

know Mrs. Mary Dyer the widow of Leonard Dyer and Daniel Dyer, who signed the foregoing declaration in their presence and that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that they have no interest in her application for the renewal of her pension
Jasiah Dyer - Hanson & Hall
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 th day of August 1867, and I have no interest in this claim.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Probate Court, for said County
J. B. Burton, Register of said Court

Ent. Oct 22. 1868

Increase Brief in the Case of
Nancy Fryer 7259 Daniel True Rev.
Formerly Widow of Litchfield Ames
Kennebec
County and State of
Maine
2 nd Sec Act Feb 3 1853
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A Pensioner on the roll of Maine at $26.66 per Annum - certificate returned with her application for increase by Act of July 27 1858.
Personal identity & Widowhood shown
Admitted Oct 22. 1858 to a pension at $96. per Annum to commence July 27 1858 thereby pay him
Name and residence of Agent.
Barrett E Pollor Augusta Maine
W E Trask Examining Clerk.

State of Maine.
County of Kennebec S.S. on the sixth day of June A.D. 1857. personally appeared Thomas True and Nathaniel Dennis both of Litchfield in said county of Kennebec of lawful age depose and say that we, were well acquainted with Daniel True and Mercy True of said Litchfield that they lived together for many years as husband and wife with reputation and fidelity and until the death of the said Daniel True which took place March the twenty ninth last past. That we were present at his death & attended his funeral. We further say that the said Daniel True was at the time of his death and had been for many years a Revolutionary Pensioner and that the said Mercy True is now a widow and the widow of the above named Daniel True deceased and that we have no interest for which this affidavit was
taken
Thomas True Nathl Dennis
Hannah True
Margt True
Sworn to and subscribed this sixth day of June A.D. 1857. Before me and I certify that the above affiants are reputable witnesses and are entitled to full faith and credit and that I have no interest in the claim Josiah True Justice of the Peace

State of Maine. } Kennebec County } P I hereby certify that Josiah True Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits acknowledgment were made, was, at the dates thereof, a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly authorized to administer oaths so and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court for said County, this twenty third day of June A. D. 1857.
Wm M Stratton
{ Clerk of said Court

WIDOW'S APPLICATION
FOR AN
INCREASE OF PENSION,
UNDER ACT JULY 27, 1866.
Mary Frye
Residence Sitchfield,
County Kennebec,
State Maine.
Filed in the Pension Office,
186
Forwarded by
Barnes E. Potter, Augusta, Maine, Attorney.

Widow's Claim for an Increase of Pension.
State of Maine County of Kennebec ss. On this 16 day of October 186 8 , personally appeared before me, a person of a Court of Record in the County and State aforesaid, Mary Joyce a resident of Litchfield in the County of Kennebec State of Maine aged 73 years, who, being duly sworn, declares that she is the widow of Daniel True who died in the Military service of the United States, on the _____ day of _____ 186____ while _____
to whom was granted a pension certificate No. 7259 payable at Augusta, Maine, at the rate of twenty six \frac{66}{100} dollars per annum, issued under the act of February 3, 1853, 2 d Section
and that she has remained a widow since the death of said Daniel True and - Fryer That by reason of the death of her husband, as aforesaid, she received a Pension Certificate No. 7,259 and that she is a Pensioner of the United States, duly enrolled at the Pension Agency, at Augusta in the State of Maine at $ 26.66 2/3 per month  annum . That the following the name, date of birth, and present place of residence, of all the children of her deceased husband, who are now under sixteen years of age, to wit:
That she surrenders the aforesaid Pension Certificate No. 7259 , and makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the increased rate of pension authorized by the act "increasing the pensions of widows and orphans," approved July 27, 1868; that she hereby constitutes and appoints Barrett E. Potter her true and lawful attorney , and authorizes him to present and prosecute this claim, and to receive and receipt for all orders or certificates that may be issued in consequence thereof.
My Post Office address is
(Signature of Claimant.)
Also personally appeared before me, at the time and place aforesaid, Joseph T. Jones of Witchfield and Abner E. Brown of Witchfield , in the County of Kennebec , State of Maine whom I certify to be credible persons, who, being duly sworn according to law, declare, each for himself, that they well know Mercy Frye , who signed the foregoing declaration in their presence, and that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; that they have been acquainted with the said ap- plicant and the said deceased for 20 years, and believe the foregoing statement relative to the names, births, and ages of their children , to be true and correct, and that the said statement is believed to be true and correct by the community in which they resided.
They further swear that they, or either of them, have no interest in this claim, either present or prospective, and that they are not concerned, directly or indirectly, in its prosecution.
Jasiah Pierce - Ann G. Howard
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16 th day of October , 186 8 and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim, and that the contents of the above instrument were made known to the applicant and witnesses before signing. Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written.
W. L. Goss (Official Signature.)