Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7860, for Ebenezer Inglee, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Inglee, Ebenezer Elizabeth Otis
W 7860 B.L. Wt. 40.017-160-55
CONTENTS

Maine 11,527
Ebenezer Ingle of Washington in the State of Maine who was a P. in the Company commanded by Captain Sparre of the Regt commanded by Col Weston in the Mass  troops
12 mo 98 P. - 40.98
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine at the rate of 40 Dollars 98 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of May and sent to - 1833 R. R. Peter, Machias, Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 81.96 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 20.49
$ 102.45
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Sprague Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 24

Ret: Wm B Smith. p.m. 30/56. Off: Charles
191.825.)
Act & Maria July 19/55
Elizabeth Otis Inglee wid. of Ebenezer Inglee.
40. 01 up Aug 11
Rev. War.
Revolutionary Pensioner Certificate N o 2426 July 53-2426
W: 160000 Aug: 27/56 B Dph Dr
[Handwritten signature]
Wm B Smith Machias Maine
Vol I = 66

2426
Maine Elizabeth Otis Inglee widow of Ebenezer Inglee Massachusetts who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 98.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Oct r 1853 and sent to
M m B. Smith Machias Me.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 5, Vol. A
Reg Mar. 3 1853 19,1825
Clg N.

1918255 Elizabeth O. Inglee Application for Bounty Land, -
Revolutionary War
Under act March. 3. 1855. —

State of Maine.
County of Washington ss.
On this twelfth day of July A D one thou- and eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me William A. Crocker a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Otis Inglee, aged seventy five years, a resident of Machias in the same County and State, who being sworn according to Law, on oath declares that she is the widow of Ebenezer In- glee deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Acts of the Congress of the United States; that said Inglee was such a Pensioner up to the time of his decease - that her name before she was married to said Inglee was Elizabeth Otis Smith; - that the proof & date of her marriage with said Inglee is connected with the papers relating to her application for pension as widow of said Inglee - upon which a pension was granted her on the 13 th Feb. 1853, by Widows Pension Certificate 2476; that she is still unmar- ried; that she is the identical Elizabeth Otis Inglee, widow as aforesaid, and that she hereby refers to & makes a part of her present state- ment & declaration, the several papers and Statements connected with & which make a

part of her said application for her pension as aforesaid, and to the said application also.
She further declares that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land under any act of Congress, nor made any application therefor - but makes this application statement for the purpose of obtaining a Warrant for Bounty Land under the Act of Congress passed March 3, 1855.
And I hereby authorize and appoint William B. Smith, of Machias, to be my Agent & Attorney to receive any Warrant or claim which may be granted under this application. Betsey B. Inglee
State of Maine County of Washington ss. Personally ap- peared Elizabeth Oles Inglee aforesaid and acknowledged. I made out to the foregoing statement which she subscribed the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Elizabeth Oles Inglee who signed & executed the above declaration and is now present to be the identical Widow of the said Ebenezer Inglee who served as aforesaid, and that she is of the age above stated and that I have no interest in said claim.
W m A. Crocker
Notary Public

State of Maine, County of Washington. July 12 th 1855. Personally appeared Harrison T. Smith and Nathan M. Gardner both of Ellachia, in said County State, — who being duly sworn de- pose say that they are personally acquainted with the said Elizabeth Oti Ingles, and that — she is the person now present who signs & exe- cutes the foregoing declaration.
N. M. Gardner H. T. Smith
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 12 th day of July A D 1855 and I hereby certify that the said Harrison T. Smith and Nathan M. Gardner are credible & respectable citizens.
W m A. Brockway
Justice

Ebenezer Inglee. No 47 Declaration for a Pension Decr. 4 th 1832.
22409

State of Maine. County of Washington ss:
On the fourth day of December, 1832, personally appeared before the Probate Court held at Ma- chin in the said County, by Hon. John Dickinson, Judge of Probate, Ebenezer Inglee, Esquire, a resident of Ma- chin aforesaid, aged sixty eight 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 th 1832: That he enlisted on the first day of July, 1779. as a private in Capt. Edward Sparrows' company, in Col. Nathan Tyler's Regiment, in the service of Massa- chusetts in the war of the Revolution, & served from the time of his enlistment till he was discharged, on the first day of January, 1780: That he also about the 24 th day of June July, 1780. enlisted as a recruit for the Continental in a company of the Continental army, for and on the distribution of the recruits he was placed in  the  Col. James Weston's Company six months; was  each field officer then having a particular company commanded  as a Subaltern in Col. James Weston's Regiment, & served therein in the Continental army, until he was discharged, on January

Second 1781. Six months & nine days: That at the time of his enlistment he resided at Halifax in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and on his first enlistment aforesaid he was marched to Providence, thence in the autumn to Bristol & thence to Newport, where he was stationed till discharged: That on his second enlistment he was ordered to Springfield with other recruits to report himself where an Officer took command & marched them to West Point; there they were distributed among the regiments & he was placed in the Company of Col. Weston as before stated, commanded at most of the time by one Lieut. Welch if he neglects right. Soon after forming the Regiment he was detached to King's Ferry, remained there all the winter following the then  then marched to Springfield  Springfield where they returned to West Point  West Point where he was discharged. In the winter he was detached  detached for a foray in different places  in different places which was attached to the Springfield  Springfield & had to return with loss of some  some  men  men . He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll.
He further states that the only documentary evidence he has of his services, is the annexed certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts. Eb
Sworn to the day & year aforesaid, & subscribed.
Ebenezer Duglee
And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion that Ebenezer Duglee Eynie above-named was a revolutionary soldier & served as he has above stated.
John Dickinson Judge

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Oct. 5 th 1832.
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 Oliver Ingles served as a private in Capt. Edward Sparrow's Company in Col. Nathan Tyler's Regiment in the Massachusetts service at Rhode Island - that he enlisted July 1. 1779, and was discharged January 1. 1780 - Also that said Oliver Ingles's name is borne on a "Pay Roll of the Six months Men raised for the town of Halifax", to recruit the Continental Army in 1780; and is therein stated to have marched to the Camp July 5 and to have been discharged Jan'y 2 d 1781 - and is made up on said roll for six months and nine days service. No officers named.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

State of Maine,
Washington ss.
I Aaron S. Raymond Register of the Court of Probate, within & for the County of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Inglee for a Pension. —
In testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fourth day of December A.D. 1832. —
Aaron S. Raymond.

State of Maine Washington County ss.
I Albert G. Lane Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in & for said County it being a Court of Record, hereby certify that Joshua W. Hathaway is & was on the 12 th day of April a Judge of said Court, and that his signature to the annexed certificate on the affidavit of Elizabeth O. Mylee is genuine. — I also further certify that Peter Thacher is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty third day of March A.D. 1852, & will expire on the twenty third day of March A.D. 1859, and that his signatures to the annexed certificates are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this twentieth day of August A.D. 1853.
Albert G. Lane Clerk.

I, Hannah Smith of Machias, in the county of Washington and State of Maine, do de- clare and say that I am well acquainted with Mrs Elizabeth Ovi Inglee, the widow of the late Ebenezer Inglee, of said Machias; that she was a sister to my late husband, William E. Smith; her maiden name being Elizabeth Ovi Smith; that I knew her and her late husband before their mar- riage; that I was present at their marriage and have a distinct recollection of the same, tho' I am unable to state with certainty who solemnized it, but I think it was the Rev. Mansfield Steele; that said marriage took place about fifty years ago, tho' I cannot state the day or the year; that I have always resided in Machias and was ac- quainted with said Ebenezer Inglee up to the time of his decease.
Hannah Smith
State of Maine, Washington County, ss: I hereby certify that on this nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Hannah Smith of Machias, in

said County, and whom I hereby further certify to be a credible witness, and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed, in my presence. before me ,
Peter Thacher. Justice of the Peace.

I, William Inglee of Machias, in the County of Washington and State of Maine, do on oath testify and say, that I am the son of William Elizabeth Oles Inglee of said Machias and the late Ebenezer Inglee, deceased, who was a resident of this town; that my age is forty seven; that the record of the marriage of my father and mother and of the births and deaths of their children attached to the declaration of said Elizabeth Oles Inglee, and marked "A E. O. Inglee", was detached by me from my father's family Bible a few days ago; that said record is throughout in the hand writing of my late father, said Ebenezer; that I remember said record from my earliest years. I further depose and say that my late father died October 29, A.D. 1857, at said Machias, and that my said mother has since remained unmarried.
W m Inglee
State of Maine, Washington County, ss: I hereby certify that on this nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, William Inglee of Machias, in said County, and

whom I hereby certify to be a credible witness, and sub- scribed the foregoing affidavit and made oath to the truth of the same, according to law, before
Peter Thacher Justice of the Peace.

I John S. Kelly, Clerk of the Town of Machias, in the County of Washington and State of Maine, do hereby certify that in the Record of Marriages published in this Town, in my cus- tody, the record of the publishing of the banns, or intention of marriage of Ebenezer Inglee and Eliza- beth Otis Smith is as follows, viz. "Eighteen Hun- dred first November Capt Ebenezer Inglee and Miss Eliza Otis Smith - place of above Ma- chias". And I further certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the Record in full legible figures, as follows:
"1800 1 st Nov"
I further certify that the time of the actual solemnization of the marriage is not recorded, nor the person by whom such marriage was performed, and that in the Record of marriages in Machias, in my possession, such entry is omitted in many instances where the Record is full and particular as to the publication of the banns.
John S. Kelly Town Clerk of Machias
I, John S. Kelly, deposed and say

that I hold the office of Clerk of the town of Machias and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the excep- tion above named, as certified by me.
John S. Kelly Clerk of Machias.
State of Maine, County of Washington ss:
I certify that on this twenty second day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Washing- ton, John S. Kelly of Machias, in said County, whom I hereby certify to be a credible witness, and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made oath, in due form of law, to the truth of the same.
Peter Thacher, Justice of the Peace.

I, Stephen L. Bowler of Machias, in the County of Washington, do testify and say that I am pastor of the Centre Street Church and Society in said Machias, being the same church and society, over which Rev. Marshfield Steele was formerly settled; that no church record of marriages, solemnized by said Steele, or any of the pastors of said church and society has ever been kept, nor does any such now exist, to my knowledge; that I have examined the records of such church and society and found among them any record of marriages that I believe none such exist.
Stephen L. Bowler.
State of Maine, County of Washington, ss:
I hereby certify that on this eleventh day of August, in the year of our Lord one Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Rev. Stephen L. Bowler of Machias, in said County, whom I further testify to be a credible witness, and subscribed the

foregoing affidavit and made oath, in due form of law, to the truth of the same.
Peter Thacher Justice of the Peace.

Elizabeth Ingle born March 17 1764 -
Elizabeth Ingle born August 11 1779 p 25
Ebenezer Ingle & Elizabeth Ingle married  November 1800
Charles Ingle, born September 27 1801, - Died December
the 23, 1819 - Annah Ingle born November 7 1803 -
William Ingle born January 20 1806
Betsey Ingle born March 13 - 1808 - Dide June 19 1826
Jane Ingle born June 25 1811 - Dide March 12 1843
Lewis Ingle born May 3 - 1814 -
John Ingle born April 5 - 1817 -
Charles Ingle Born February 26 - 1820 - Dide April 19 1824
A E.O. Ingle

Before CHRIST CH. 161.
multitude, and the divers preparations of armour, and the fierceness of the beasts, stretched out his hands toward heaven, and called upon the Lord that worketh wonders, knowing that victory cometh not by arms, but even as it seemeth good to him, he giveth it to such as are worthy:
a 1 Mac. 7. 40, 41. ch. 8. 19.
22 Therefore in his prayer he said after this manner; O Lord, a thou didst send thine angel in the time of Ezekias king of Judea, and didst slay in the host of Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand:
23 Wherefore now also, O Lord of heaven, send a good angel before us for a fear and dread unto them;
24 And through the might of thine arm let those be stricken with terror, that come against thy holy people to blaspheme. And he ended thus.
25 Then Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with trumpets and songs.
26 But Judas and his company encountered the enemies with invocation and prayer.
27 So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered.
b 1 Mac. 7. 43.
28 Now when the battle was done, returning again with joy, they knew that b Nicanor lay dead in his harness.
29 Then they made a great shout and a noise, praising the Almighty in their own language.
30 And Judas, who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and mind, and who continued his love toward his countrymen all his life, commanded to
c strike off Nicanor's head, and his hand with his shoulder, and bring them to Jerusalem.
Before CHRIST cir. 161. c 1 Mac. 7. 47.
31 So when he was there, and had called them of his nation together, and set the priests before the altar, he sent for them that were of the tower,
32 And shewed them vile Nicanor's head, and the hand of that blasphemer, d which with proud brags he had stretched out against the holy temple of the Almighty.
d ch. 14. 53.
33 And when he had cut out the tongue of that ungodly Nicanor, he commanded that they should give it by pieces unto the fowls, and hang up the reward of his madness before the temple.
34 So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord, saying, Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled.
35 He hanged also Nicanor's head upon the tower, an evident and manifest sign unto all of the help of the Lord.
36 And e they ordained all with a common decree in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before f Mardocheus' day.
e 1 Mac. 7. 49.
f Esther 9. 17, 23.
37 Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end.
38 And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.
39 For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste: even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end.

United States of America,
State of Maine, County of Washington, p.
On this twelfth day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Three, personally appeared before Honorable Dester W. Southaway, Duan of the Supreme Judicial Court now held at Machias, in and for the county of Washington and State of Maine, Elizabeth Otis Ingles, a resident of the same Machias, aged Seventy Three years, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth, in her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by certain Acts and Resolutions of Congress, viz. the Act of July 7, 1838 "granting half pay and pensions to certain widows", an act approved August 23, 1842 amendatory thereof, a Resolution approved August 16, 1842, entitled "A Resolution declaratory of the Pensions Act of July 7, 1838", an Act passed March 3, 1843, entitled "an Act granting a Pension to certain widows of Revolutionary soldiers" and an Act passed June 17, 1844 entitled "an Act to continue the pension of certain widows", an Act approved July 21, 1848, entitled, "an Act amending the Act granting half pay to widows and orphans where

their husbands or fathers have died of wounds, received in the military service of the United States, in case of deceased officers and soldiers of the militia and volunteers, passed July 4, 1836, which approved Feb-ruary 22, 1849, entitled "An act granting five years half pay to certain widows and orphans of officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, both regular and volunteers," * and an act approved Feb-ruary 3, 1853, entitled "An act to continue half pay to certain widows and orphans," or any or all of these, or any other act or acts. Resolution or Resolutions, which may apply to her case:
That she is the widow of Ebenezer Snitzer, who was a private in the army of the United States during the War of the Revolution for a number of years, as she believes, but for precisely how long she is unable to state, or in what regiment or locality he served; but that her late husband was a pensioner of the United States, in conformity with the law of 7th June, 1832, and continued to receive a pension of Forty Dollars and ninety eight cents per annum up to the time of his decease; that her said husband died at Leachins aforesaid on the twenty ninth day of

October 2d. 1851; and to the papers substantiating his claims as a pensioner which she believes must be in the War Office of the United States, in the Pension Department, she refers for particular information touching her late husband's services as a revolutionary soldier.
She further states that her maiden name was Elizabeth Coker Smith, and that she was married at her own request to the said Ebenezer Inglee on the twenty fifth day of December A.D. 1800, by the Rev. Mansfield Steele, long since deceased; but that she cannot recollect who were present at the marriage: that she has caused careful search to be made for a record of her marriage, but that she knows and can hear of, none except a family record that was made by her deceased husband many years ago in the family Bible, which she has caused to be detached therefrom and is appended hereto, marked A and signed with her name at the bottom; that no church record of marriages exists in said Mansions or parish record thereof; that in the Town Records

no record of her marriage can be found; but that a record of the publishing of the banns banns or intention of marriage between her and said Ebenezer Inglee November 1, A.D. 1800 has been found and a copy there- of duly certified by the clerk of said church, ac- companies this Declaration; that she was not married to him, prior to his leaving the service, in subsequent thereto, & until December 25 A.D. 1800, as before stated.
She further states that she is now a widow and that she never before has made application for a Pension. E. O. Inglee
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written, Before me, and I certify that the said applicant, Elisabeth Ots Inglee, is unable to appear in court on account of bodily infirmity. Joshua W. Matthews for S. F. G. court

22408 Ebenezer Ingle Washington Co. Maine
Adm o Bonds 98 Private $40,98
Rufus K. Porter Machias Washington Co. Me.

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 subjoined 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,  showing the Service of Ebenezer Ingle Washington Co Maine
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     enlist July 1779 6 pr. capt Sparrow col Tyler Ms. 18 Halifax Documentary   June 1780 6 9 " col. Weston R Island Mass-   1 9 —  
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 day 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 [i] 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.
Researched
CLR

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elizer Snider a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. W. 7.860
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 12, 1776 Jan'y 1, 1780 Private Edward Harkness Nathan Dyer Maine   June 24, 1780 Dec. 1, 1781 Private Quint. Washburn Benjamin Merrill        
Battles engaged in, 1
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Waltham, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 25, 1860. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Madison, Washington Co. Maine.
Age at date of application, born March 7, 1764, at Waltham, Mass.
Remarks: Elizer Snider married Abigail Merrill Dec. 25, 1800. Elizer died Oct. 29, 1851. Abigail died May 11, 1879. He died Oct. 29, 1851. Abigail Snider was allowed a pension in 1853. Children: Charles (born Sept. 29, 1801) died Dec. 23, 1879; Sarah (born March 13, 1802) died June 25, 1811; John (born March 2, 1803) died Jan. 20, 1866; Abigail (born March 12, 1804) died March 12, 1843; Elizer (born May 12, 1805) died Sept. 5, 1817; Charles (born Feb. 26, 1820) died Feb. 19, 1824.
Respectfully,
( Officer notes: Richard Nichols, Lt., Col. Merrill's regt. Mass. Militia, Vol. XVI, p. 859. )
Commissioner.

Aug 30, 1901 W.B. Ingle, Whitehall, N.Y. 1918 May 31. Hist. to Mrs. Julia C. Worcester, p.
Revolution
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7860 Elizabeth Dis Inglee Widow Ebenezer Inglee Post Rev. War Act: July 3, 1853 Index: — Vol. 4 , Page 366
[Arrangement of 1870.]

✓ 40.017
J Newbury

P. 100 Commissioner of Pensions Wash. D. C.
Gentlemen:—
Will you please forward to me a statement of the services of Ebenezer Inglee as a Revolution- ary pensioner
Thanking you

I remain Sincerely Mrs. Julia Pennell Worcester, Machias, Maine

Nashua, N.H., August 19. 1833.
Sir,
I herewith transmit you the application of Widow Elizabeth Otis Inglee of this town for a Pension under the Laws of the United States. You will perceive that her husband, Ebenezer Inglee, was a United States Pensioner under the Act 7 June 1832. His Pension Certificate bore date May 16, 1833. Mrs. Inglee is aged, and being unable to state the revolutionary services of her husband in detail, she refers to the papers in the pension office supporting his claim.
The Deposition herewith enclosed proves her marriage, authenticity of the identity of the family record accompanying Mrs. Inglee's application, while the affidavits of Mr. Kelly, the town clerk, & Mr. Bowler the clergyman explain the absence of other record proof of the marriage.
Mrs. Inglee is a very deserving person, in advanced age, feeble, & in need of the pension, & I beg leave to ask your attention to this case as soon as possible.
Respectfully
Your obedient
Wm B Smith
Agent for Mrs. Elizabeth O. Inglee.
Hon The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.

Brief in the case of Mrs Elizabeth Otis Ingles widow of Henry Washington County and State of Maine act of Feb. 23—1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Husband a pensioner under act of June 7, 1832 at $40 98 / 100 per annum.
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
A private in Massachusetts troopers 12 months & 9 days. Pension paid to his death Oct. 29, 1851
Allowed $40 98 / 100 per annum
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by private record
Death " " auditor's report
Identity & widowhood - by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent
Wm B. Smith Machias Me.
Examining Clerk.
H. Gray

W 7860
Ebenezer Ingles Dec 4, 1852 of Machias Me. 68 yrs.
July 1, 1779 Edward Capt. Sparre's Mass. Pine. myrtle Col. Taylor, 6 mo.
June 1780 — James Col. Weston 6 mo 9 da.
Enlisted at Halifax, Mass
Born Mar 7, 1764 { married Elizabeth Bm Aug 11, 79 } Dec 25, 1800
Children Charles b Sept 29, 1801 Annah " Nov 9 - 1803 Wm " Jan 20 - '06 Betsey " Mar 13 - '08 James " June 25 - '11 Lewis " May 3 - '14 John " Apr 5 - '17 Charles " Feb 26 - '20
Died Oct 29, 1851
Smith Wife's maiden name Elizabeth Otis

Aug. 25, 1853.
No. 3103
Appel. of Eliz- beth Olin Inglee, widow of Ebene- zer Inglee,
Washington co., Me.
11527
Act 3 rd Feb. 1853.
Rev. Allowed $40 98 / 100 per Con Feb. 3 - 1853
M rs B. S. Smith, Machias, Me.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

Pension Office Oct 10/53
Sir Please report time of last payment to or death of within named pensioner
Respectfully &c
F Burt Esq and
Present
J. C. Cogle for Commt.
Ebenezer Inglee, act 1832 $40.98 p. an. - Died 29 th October 1851, Paid to his death.
F Burt Auditor.

No. 191824
Application of Elizabeth Otis Ingles
Additional Evidence

State of Maine
Washington County ss.
I Albert H. Lane Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County aforesaid hereby certify that Wm. S. Crocker is, & was on the first day of June A. D. 1855 a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such.
In testimony whereof I here to set my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said County this twelfth day of July A. D. 1856.
Albert H. Lane Clerk

Maclean July 15. 1856.
Sir,
I enclose additional Evidence in the case of Elizabeth Otis Taylor, No. 191824, appli- cation for Bounty Land under the act of March 1855.
Yours Respectfully W B Smith
Hon J. M. [?] Commissioner of Pensions

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secy. of War f. U.S.
Machias, 5. Dec. 1832.
Sir:
At the request of a worthy man & revolutionary patriot, E. Inglee Elyea, I have the honor to enclose this application for a pension. I presume there can be no doubt of its allowance at the rate of 12\frac{1}{2}  24 of the full monthly wages, — and it is desired that it may be made payable in Boston, where the course of trade & exchange makes it most convenient to be received.
Most respectfully
Y. obedt. Servt.
Rufus K. Porter