Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 17737, Joseph True, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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True, Joseph.
8 17 737
Carded
CONTENTS

Maine 29.952
Joseph True
Resided in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Muller of the Regt commanded by Col Merrill in the N H State line for troops 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of June 1835 and sent Appleton Hill Bangor Maine
Arrears to the 4th of March 80 — Semi-ant. allowance ending 6 Sep 10  $90
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Keller Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 59

no 3,022 Scribble Time
advent 6 in 20
Abbleton & Hill Bangen MC

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, ss. County of Grafton
On this twenty fifth day of May 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Probate Court for said County, now sitting, Joseph True a resident of Garland in the County of Piscataquis and State of N. H., aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated - that he enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier in Captain Henry Breckler's Company of Infantry in Colonel Thomas Brattle's Regiment of the Massachusetts State Volunteers or Militia in the Army of the Revolution about the first of July A.D. 1780 for the term of three months, and served for himself in said Company and in a Cannonery Guard during said term of three months until he received a verbal discharge, sometime in the month of October A.D. 1780 at West Point in the State of New York; and that he never received any written discharge from said service; - that he with said Company was first mustered at Kingston in said State of New Hampshire, then marched to Springfield in the State of Massachusetts and stood a few days - then was stationed at Glencoe in the State of New York a few days, then went to West Point in said State of New York - that the declarant was soon after placed in a Cannonery Guard at Mr. Harrison's Wharf at said West Point in the vicinity of said Brattle's Company and remained in said Guard until the close of said term - at Mr. Stefford's Cannonery and at Mr. Hilliker's Creek - that while he served in said Company at Glencoe and at West Point, other troops were stationed near them - that Gen. Joseph Morgan was in command of the troops at West Point - that Joseph Clapp and David Dufield served with him in said Guard at said West Point - that he was discharged at the same time and place with him and will testify to the facts above stated - if said Dufield be now living.
That he again enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier sometime in the month of September A.D. 1781, in Captain Parsons' Company of Infantry in Colonel Russell's Regiment of New Hampshire State Volunteers in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months and served for himself in said Company during the whole of said term of three months until he received a verbal discharge sometime in the month of December in the said year A.D. 1781 at Charlestown in said State of New Hampshire, and that he never received any written discharge from said service - that he enlisted at Dufield in said State of New Hampshire and joined said Company which was first stationed at said Charlestown, (then called No. 4.) for a few days - there said Company was ordered to Castleton in the State of Vermont where it remained a short time - then marched to Fort Ticonderoga in the State of New York and there remained some time, then returned to said Charlestown and then to said Charlestown where he was discharged as aforesaid - that Lieutenant Haynes was Lieutenant of said Company and Simon Maeston was Major in said Russell's Regiment which he served therein - that other troops were stationed near said Company at all the above named places and all under the command of Colonel Russell and Major Maeston - that True Brown formerly of said Dufield and Jeremiah Avery none of said Company served with him in said Company during the whole of said term of three months, were discharged at the same time and place with him and can testify to the facts above stated - and is the information proper to the induction of the war. That he was born at Dufield aforesaid May 10, 1762, but has no record of his age, nor does he know whether there is a record of it in Dufield or not - that he was living in said Dufield when called into the service at said time - that he lived in said Dufield after the Revolutionary War until the year A.D. 1820, when he removed to said Garland where he now lives - that he is known to Hon. Reuben D. Foster, Isaac Wheeler & Charles Reynolds Esquires, & Ezekiel Stone & David Dufield, who are well acquainted with him and can testify to the facts above stated.

P
14434 INVALID.
File No. 17,737
Joseph True
Pa Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 372
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Jeremiah Tracy of Deerfield in the County of Franklin- County and State of Massachusetts aged seventy two years do testify and declare upon oath that I am well acquain- ted with Joseph True name of Golland in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, and have been acquain- ted with him ever since he was a child - that said True lived in said Deerfield from his childhood until about the year 1820, when he removed to said Gor- ham - that said True was at said Deerfield on a visit about four years since when I was and con- versed with him - I further depose and say that sometime in the month of September in 1781, I enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Parsons Com- pany of Infantry in Colonel Merrill's Regiment of Massachusetts State volunteers or militia in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months and served in said Company during said term of three months until I received a verbal discharge sometime in the month of December in said year 1781 at Charlestown in said State of Massachusetts - that said Company was first stationed at said Charlestown (there called No. 4) for a few days - then said Company was ordered to Castleton in the State of Vermont where it remained a few days, then was ordered to Fort Ticonderoga in the State of New York and there remained several days, then returned to said Castleton and then to said Charlestown where I was discharged as aforesaid - that said Joseph True enlisted as a volun- teer and private soldier in said Company at said Deerfield and continued with said Company during the whole of said term of three months until we were discharged by a verbal discharge at said Charle- stown as aforesaid & and that neither of us ever received

any written discharge from said Company to my knowledge - that I knew said True to have served as a private soldier in said Company during the whole of said term of three months, and was discharged at the same time and place with me -
I further testify and say that Lieutenant Hayes was Lieutenant of said Pecos Company and Simon Morton was Major of said Rundles Regiment which was raised in said Company as aforesaid - Deerfield Vt. April 29. 1835 - Jeremiah Avery
State of Vermont
Rockingham ss - April 29, 1835 - Personally appearing the above named Jeremiah Avery, made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is in his belief true -
Before me,
Ira H. Clark, justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Jeremiah Avery, that his character for truth and veracity is good, and his statement entitled to full credit -
Ira H. Clark, justice of the Peace
State of Vermont
Sunbury Office April 29. 1835.
The above name Ira H. Clark is a justice of the Peace in and for our county of Rockingham duly qualified and his signature genuine. The testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of state. Ralph Metcalf Secretary.

I Joseph Shaw of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged about seventy one years of age do hereby testify and declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with Joseph Sine now of Garland in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, and have been acquainted with him ever since he was a child - that said Sine lived in said Deerfield from his childhood until about the year 1820, when he removed to said Garland - that said Sine was at said Deerfield on a visit about four years since when I saw and conversed with him - I further declare and say that about the first of July in the year 1780, I enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Henry Butler's Company of Infantry, in Colonel Stephen Bartlett's Regiment of New Hampshire State volunteers or militia in the Army of the Revolution for the term of three months and served in said Company during said term of three months until I received a verbal dis- charge sometime in the month of October 1780, at West Point in the State of New York - that said Com- pany was first mustered at Kingston in the State of New Hampshire - then marched to Springfield in the State of Massachusetts and staid a few days - then were stationed at Glouster in said State of New York a few days - then went to West Point aforesaid, and remained there until I was discharged in the month of October 1780 as aforesaid - That said Joseph Sine enlisted as a volunteer and private soldier in said Company at the same time I did, was mustered with said Company at said Kingston and continued with me in said Company until we reached West Point, when he was placed in a Battery, "Grand under the Command of Battery Officer, where

he continued in the immediate neighborhood of said Company until he was discharged at the same time with us as aforesaid, by a verbal discharge, and that neither of us ever received any written discharge from said Company to my knowledge — and that I know said Sime to have served as a soldier called in said Company or in said Guard for the whole of said term of three months until we were discharged as aforesaid — I further testify and say that Nathaniel Chandler was Lieutenant of said Butler's Company and I think Major Albin was Major of said Butts' Regiment which we belonged to said Company, although I am not positive that the Major's name was Albin — Joseph Chase Deerfield, Vt. April 3. 1835
State of Vermont Rockingham ss. April 3. 1835 — Personally appearing the above named Joseph Chase and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed, is in his belief true —
Before me, Ira H. Albin, justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Joseph Chase, that his character for truth and veracity is good, and his statements entitled to full credit —
Ira H. Albin justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
WE John Sawyer a Clergyman, residing in the town of Goeland in the County of Penobscot and Reuben Bartlett, Charles Reynolds residing in the same town, hereby certify, Isaac Wheeler & Ezekiel Straw that we are well acquainted with Joseph True who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be 72 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.
Reuben Bartlett Charles Reynolds Isaac Wheeler Ezekiel Straw
STATE OF MAINE.
Penobscot ss. Sworn and subscribed this 26 th day of May A. D. 1835
Before me, Reuben Bartlett Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine Penobscot ss. Sworn to and subscribed by Reuben Bartlett the 26 day of May , 1835 before me Isaac Wheeler Justice of the Peace

- State of Maine
Penobscot County ss
I Alexander Savage Register of the Court of probate for said County of Penobscot certify that Reuben Bartlett and Isaac Wheeler are magistrates as within, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs, are genuine. In testimony whereof I have affixed the seal of our probate Court and subscribed my name this twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five - Alexander Savage Register of probate

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers :
as above —
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.
Joseph True
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. in open Court —
William D. Williamson. Judge of Probate for the County of Penobscot —
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
William D. Williamson
Judge of Probate for the County of Penobscot

State of Maine.
Penobscot ss May 29. 1835-
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and 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 John Sawyer . . . . . who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Garland - and that Austin Bartlett  Charles Reynolds who has also signed the same, are residents of the same Garland . . . . . and are creditable persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
William D. Williamson Judge of Probate of said County of Penobscot
State of Maine.
Penobscot ss. - I, Alexander Savage Register of the court of probate for the County of Penobscot hereby certify that the Hon. Wm D Williamson before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Judge of a court of probate of said State ; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Joseph True for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this twenty-ninth day of May - A. D. 1835
Alexander Savage