Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6824, for Caleb Maddocks, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
9th Class.
Maddocks, Caleb.
P. 6824
White Bear Lake
CONTENTS

State of Maine } County of Hancock } P
On this eighth day of May A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Robt. Nelson, Judge of Probate for said County, Col. Macdocks, a resident of Ellsworth in said County of Hancock and State of Maine, aged seventy seven 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 entered the service of the United States in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, and served under Capt. Ebenezer Crotcher, (who was commissioned by the Province of Massachusetts Bay) in the naval service, in guarding the coast in a whale boat, from Frenchman's Bay to Castine, for the term of five months or more; the exact time when he entered the service and when he left he does not recollect, that in this term of service he was a volunteer  officer ; while we were at Deer Isle as the main the British came in some boats with small arms, and attempted to get ashore, we attacked them and drove them off, we also kept off the Hovey Sloop that was coasting along the shore, not however until she had been to Machias front and destroyed nearly all the buildings there, recollects making paddles and

missed and for the whole boat; that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven he served as a volunteer on board a Schooner commanded by Capt A Green Crabtree, who was engaged in guarding the coast, for the term of two or three months; cannot recall exactly, thinks it was sometime in the fall of said year, that we left Frenchmans Bay, having ten guns on board, and went down as far as Macpherson, while there, having understood that a British Brig had come in to the narrows, where she got aground and was forced to haul off, we landed some of our guns for fear she might come again. We stayed there a short time, and then went down to St Johns and captured a Schooner, which we brought in to Frenchmans Bay, stopping on our way at Macpherson to see if she needed our assistance. While at Macpherson  Castine he be- came acquainted with Colonel Allen, who had come over to us from the English Service, and Capt Allen of Yorkeborough, among the regular officers. That in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, sometime in July he assisted as a volunteer in the defense of Castine, where he remained until the Americans were routed in September, his term of service was about two months. After we were routed we went up Penobscot river, the British following after with boats on flat, or they were blown up by our own people. I went up as far as May Mars, and there made my way through the wilderness to Union River, which led

nearly a week. The following year I went to Newbury, and went on board of a Schooner, which sailed from there with a cargo of wood to Bethel in the State of Maine. When arrived there, we heard that the officers a day or two before had cut out a Schooner and carried her to Broad Bay near Bingham- ton. Some of those who were there in another Schooner went in pursuit of her, retake her and brought her back. When she returned, we hauled up and kept guard over her for about a week. We then loaded and went back to Newbury. Then I went on board a Schooner, John Smith Master, and sailed the tenth of August of the same year for Cape Francois in the West Indies, loaded with fish and lumber. We got into Hispaniola, and were taken by a Brig from Panama, which had run us down that day and night. The next morning we met with a French fleet, which captured us and the Brig, and took us into Cape Francois. While there I went on board the Ship Portsmouth, a letter of marque of 550 tons and carrying 20 guns. Thomas Palmer Capt. Thomas Rea 1 st Lieut. & Thomas Palmer Jr. 2 nd Lieut. We set sail from there about the last of November for Boston, and in latitude 28° we were taken by the seven French, Sabay, and carried into St. Domingo, where we remained prisoners about a month; we were then transferred to the prison ship on which we remained about ten weeks, until we were sent on board

4 a fleet which was going to England with transports, conveyed by a several ships, we proceeded thence to Portsmouth, and then carried before the Court, which condemned us for robbery on the high seas. We sent to prison 28 th of June, 81 v, on 22 nd of May '82, we were sent on board a Cartel, which landed us at New Bedford Aug 10 th '82. I then went on board a Brig, little of marque, commanded by John Randall, of about one hundred tons and carrying six guns, and sailed for Cape Horn. On our way out we met with a British Ship of 1,000 tons, which we captured. We afterwards fell in with a fleet which retook the Ship, but the Brig escaped. While at Castine, I became acquainted with the commanding officer General Love of Hingham, and Commodore Follenstake, commander of the fleet. The declarant further states that he has no other residence at Ellis worth in the County of Hancock and State of Maine when he entered the service, and that he has no documentary evidence to prove his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and de- clares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State E. W. Madock
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid. Before me J. Wilson Judge of Probate of Probate

We Benjamin Jordan & Alfred Langdon a clergyman, residing in the town of Ellsworth, and subscribers of said town and Peter Nourse a clergyman residing within said town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Col. Bradstock, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seven or eight years of age; that he is a useful and beloved, in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.
Benjamin Jordan Alfred Langdon Peter Nourse
Before me J. Nelson Judge of the Court of Probate
I, Samuel Bradstock, of Ellsworth in the County of Hancock and State of Maine, whose name is on the pension rolls of said State, do hereby declare that I went to Castine in July of the year seven hundred and seventy nine, in a half regiment commanded by Major Darius Littlefield from Newburyport. He was shocked at the landing, and surrendered to General Gage who was killed in taking Bunker's Hill. The Captain of our company was Nathaniel Cousens. I remained at Castine about six weeks or two months, left there the latter part of August or first of September. I repeatedly saw Col. Bradstock there doing duty as a soldier. He lay off shore the neck at the fort largest fort at what is now called

He knew quite a bit. Three quarters of a mile from the line where I was stationed. He remained there while we were stationed. When he went to the coast I do not know. I recollect his enlistment with Capt. Elazar Crabtree, and of his telling the other men that they drove off the English when they all fought, but died at the  time of his making paddles to be used in the whale boat so that the men might not hear them. I do not recollect the exact time while he was in this service, but should think it from three to four months. I recollect also his going to Washington late in the year, in a six gun Schooner to protect the shore, as they said, from the small British craft that were in fishing it for plunder, assisted by the stores.
Subscribed & sworn to this eighth day of May A.D. 1853
Sam. Maddock
Before me Joseph R. Wood Justice of the Peace
I Samuel Milliken of Mt Desert in said County of Hancock and State of Maine, on oath declare, that on the year seventeen hundred and seventy six I enlisted with Capt Elazar Crabtree who was engaged in guarding the coast from Frenchmans Bay to the Fox Islands, for the term of eight months. It was in the month of May that I enlisted and late in the fall that I left. I recollect that Capt Maddock belonged to our company, and we kept pretty much together.

during the whole of the eight months.
Samuel M. Wilson
Subscribed & sworn to this eight day of May A.D. 1833
Before me J. Nelson Justice
And the said court do hereby declare, there having been after the investigation of that matter, and after giving the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he stated. And the said court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin Jordan, Alfred Langdon & Peter Mousse who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents in the town of Ellsworth and that said Jordan & Langdon are selectmen of said town, & said Mousse a clergyman and that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Nelson Judge of the Court of Probate
I, Hessel Williams, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Hancock and State of Maine do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Col. M. Mousse for a pension & that J. Nelson is Judge of Probate for said County of Hancock & that the above signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of May 1833.
H. Williams Register of the Court of Probate

I Joseph R. Old, Father of the Pean within and for the County of Hancock and State of Maine. Hereby certify that I am acquainted with Samuel Oldfather (Samuel Oldfather), who has subscribed the foregoing deposition that he is a man of credit, and that said State- ment is entitled to credit. Joseph R. Old, Father of the Pean
Oldfather
I Elizabeth Williams, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Hancock and State of Maine, hereby certify that Joseph R. Old is a father of the Pean within and for the County of Hancock aforesaid, and that his signature annexed to the foregoing certificate is a genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this eighth day of May A.D. 1888. Elizabeth Williams, Register of the Court of Probate.
I Jesse Dutton, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hancock aforesaid, hereby certify that I am acquainted with Samuel Oldfather who has subscribed the foregoing deposition that he is a credible person, and that said State- ment is entitled to credit. Jesse Dutton, Justice of the Peace.
I Elizabeth Williams, Register as aforesaid hereby certify that Jesse Dutton is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hancock aforesaid, and that his signature annexed to the foregoing certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this tenth day of May A.D. 1888. Elizabeth Williams, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Hancock.

Caleb Read Adams
Maine
Thomas Robinson Esq. Ellsworth ans. May 26 th 1834. Maine

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Caleb Macdonald in the Revolutionary War
   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.     1776 - 5 - Private Capt. Peasey's Continental 78, years 20, place, New Bedford Discharge of 3 years service - Alfred Thompson   1777 - 2 20 Private Capt. Agassiz's Continental Col. Allen's Continental Maj. M'Intosh's Continental Lt. Col. M'Intosh's Continental 78, years 20, place, New Bedford Peter's War - Several   1779 - 2 - Private Capt. Thomas's Continental Genl. Ladd's Continental Genl. Saltonstall's Continental 78, years 20, place, New Bedford Never had any written discharge & has no documentary evidence - During the period of service here stated, the claimant was employed in the public service in the protection of the coast and sail of his native state - that the other periods in the body of his application mentioned, are not presumed to be within the provisions of the law, & are therefore omitted in this - but after the year 1800 he was in the service of the state - and fully believes -  
State of Maine He recd a bounty of $100 - Personal appearance before the undersigned - Boston of the date of both Macdonald's application for a pension, who lives only seven miles from the said South that by reason of old age and the enlargement of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but that according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned above, and private - namely, nine months & twenty days, under for such service I claim a pension -
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,  JAMES L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions. Caleb Macdonald Sworn & subscribed the day & year above - Before me John Dutton Just. Peace

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
His service on ship 60 and appear to have been on 60 and private armed ships which gives no claim to a pension. If he served in an embodied corps under the State of Massachusetts, he may establish his service by the Roll

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? X  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? X  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? X  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? X  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? X { 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 inquiry 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.
in the office of the Secretary of that State at Boston

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
State of Maine
County of Hancock
Charles K. Tilden
James Maddock
a Justice of the Peace personally appeared
aged 50 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the Son of Caleb Maddock
who was a Revolutionary Soldier, or Pensioner of the State of Maine
and that he died on the day of March 1830 and that his mother named
Abigail died on the day of April 1830 and that they were
married on the day of in the year 1785 and that they were residents of Ellsworth
in the State of Maine and that they resided there Sixty years, and that
resides in Ellsworth and that furthermore BY THESE
PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints and fully empowers and authorises irrevocably and with powers of substitution—F. E. Hassler of Washington City, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government Officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due him as Son of Caleb Maddock & Mary who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law, custom, or equity he is or may be entitled.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF he has on this 20th day of July 1852, hereunto signed his name and affixed his seal.
James Maddock's { SEAL }
Witness: Leonard G. Maddock's }
Witness: Geo. H. Tilden }
Signed, Sealed, acknowledged and Sworn to before me, on this 20th day of July 1852.
Charles K. Tilden J. P. { SEAL }
At the same time personally appeared before me Charles K. Tilden a Justice of the Peace two credible and disinterested witnesses named Leonard G. Maddock and Geo. H. Tilden residents of the aforesaid County and State, who having been by me cautioned and then duly sworn according to law, do depose and say each for himself, that he has always heard it said and it is generally believed by the community that Caleb Maddock was a Revolutionary soldier and that James Maddock was by him always treated as and is by the witnesses believed to be the Son of the said Revolutionary Soldier.
Leonard G. Maddock's { SEAL } Geo. H. Tilden { SEAL }
Sworn to before me the day and year first above written.
Charles K. Tilden J. P. { SEAL }
of
County of
} to wit:
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Esq.,
before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, 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 above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Court, this day of one thousand eight hundred and
Clerk.
* If a Widow applies state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."

Maine
68 24
Caleb Maddocks
—
Reynolds
—
ans d Thos. Robinson
May 26 th 1834
1832

Ellsworth Dec. 10 th 1837
J. L. Davenports Esq r
Sir - Enclosed are the papers of
Col. Woodcock of Ellsworth - returned for amendment - I have made up of the form contained in your printed sheet to furnish to your department in a condensed view the services of the applicant - It will be seen that the Register of Probate, the Court before which the original proceedings were had, has already certified that Dea. Dutton, the magistrate who acts in this instance, is a Justice of the Peace - The applicant appears to be pretty well supported in his declaration by the depositions of others - sufficiently so, it is hoped to make out his claim to a pension - It is extremely difficult in the present case to call to mind with perfect particularity events so remote. The applicant is unfortunately also in having suffered by rheumatism, paralysis and disease consequent upon old age he but a week remains to his general character & reputation as a soldier of the Revolution. Hon. L. Davis, Rep. in Cong. from this district can bear testimony should the opportunity be sent to him, when he visits your office -
Very Respectfully Thos. Rockinson

6824
P. O.
Caleb Meadock
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18