Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9075, for Samuel Marshall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Marshall, Samuel
W. 9075
Jamison, Esther
B.L.W. 3827-160-55.
For Jameson.
(Former widow)
CONTENTS

Maine 27962
Samuel Marshall, late of Lincoln in the State of Maine who was a Serjt. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. _____ commanded by Col. M. East. in the Mass. line for 10 mo: 16 days — _____ _____
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ at the rate of 35 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of _____ and _____ Pension by _____
Arrears to the 4th of _____ Semi-annual allowance ending _____
Due 15 th _____ $88.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 30

1337
Wain
other Garrison widow of Samuel Marshall Maine who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 35 Dollars 10
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 30 Febry 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May 1853 and sent to
H. Bradford Portland Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 20, 1848 , Page 5 Vol. A
1832
Copy

Me
July 53- no 337
Vol M 1. page 3.
31.499
Act March 3/55- April 2/55
Esther Jameson. widow of Samuel Marshall
Priv: Col M Cobb's Reg Maine Troops
War of Revolution
Rec Pension Act July 3 1853
Dynon
Adm 160 act Aug 16/55 Dodge
3827 ip Aug 18/55
Freeman Bradford Portland Maine
W M P

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
State DISTRICT OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF LINCOLN, }
1832
On this Eighth day of August A.D. personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Samuel Marshall a resident of St George in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy years, who being 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and service as herein stated. That he was born at Boothbay in Maine August 15 th 1762. The record of his age he has no knowledge of. That at the time of his enlistment as hereafter stated he lived in St George where he has resided ever since and now resides. That in August 1778 he entered at Thomaston State of Maine under Capt Phillip Ulmer marched to Boothbay & went on board the fleet bound to Bagadosee (now Castine ) - That he was conveyed in a transport - to Castine and joined Genl Lowell - there and served in there  three months at Castine & at Thomaston & was discharged. That in 1779 in May he again enlisted at Thomaston in Capt Phillip Ulmer company John Ulmer Major, Peleg Wadsworth Genl for the term of eight months and served in Thomaston in guarding the place, they they were the Massachusetts State Troops and served the full term of eight months and was discharged. That in 1780 he again enlisted under Genl Wadsworth for the term of three years That he marched to Portland (The Captain's name he has forgotten) & was stationed at Portland fort for the term of one year & then got wounded by the bursting of a gun and then quit the service having served in all Twenty three months as a soldier. That he does not now remember from whom he recd his discharge they being lost from the lapse of time. That he is known to Joel Miller & Genl Prince who can testify to his character for Veracity and their belief in the services above set forth. That the officers and soldiers are nearly all dead and that he cannot find any person

... in Scotland (The Captain's name he has forgotten) & was stationed at Portland fort for the term of one year & then got wounded by the bursting of a gun and then quit the service having served in all Twenty three months as a Soldier. That he does not now remember from whom he rec'd his discharge they being lost from the lapse of time that he is known to Joel Miller & Alex Prince who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief in the services above set forth That the Officers and Soldiers are nearly all dead and that he cannot find any person that is knowing to his services except those on the enclosed statements
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 rolls of the agency of the State
Samuel Marshall mark
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.
We, Joel Miller a Clergyman, residing in the Thomaston and Andrew Robinson, residing in the Union hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Marshall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy 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.
John Ruggles Jas. C.C.P. Andrew Robinson
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 Joel Miller who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Thomaston and that Andrew Robinson who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Union and are both and is a credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Ruggles Jas. C.C.P.
I of the Court of do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of for a pension.
Attest Nat. Coffin Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of

Sam l Marshall
State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Thomaston in said County, by the Hon. John Ruggles one of the Judges of said Court on the Eighth day of August A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of Samuel Marshall for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 14 th day of August A. D. 1832. Nath l Coffin CLERK.

Feby: 20: 1853.
No 391 App d of Esther
Jamison formerly widow of Samuel Marshall.
Act 3 Feb 1853
Maine 32
May.
Act 3 d February 1853.
Revolutionary
27962
$35.10/100 per annum
Commencing 3 d Feb. 1853
F. Bradford Portland Maine

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
PORTLAND, February 19 th A. D. 185 3 } PROBATE OFFICE,
I, Freeman Bradford
REGISTER OF PROBATE,
In and for the said County of CUMBERLAND, certify that Z. H. Harmon Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland, and Rev. Smalley and Samuel Wallis Esqrs. are ACTING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
within and for the County of Lincoln as appears by the papers hereto
annexed; that they are DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT AS SUCH; that the
COMMISSION of the said Harmon is dated Nov. 23,
A. D. 185 7 and will expire Nov. 23 d A. D. 185 7 , said Smalley's Commission bears date June 19. 1849, and will expire June 19. 1856 and said Wallis' Commission is dated May 1. 1848, and will expire May 1. 1855.
and that the SIGNATURE, s purporting to be theirs are GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal official of said Court, the day and year first above written.
Freeman Bradford REGISTER.

State of Maine Cumberland ss. On this ninth day of February AD 1853 personally appeared before me Josiah Pierce Judge of the Pro- bate Court in said County and State Esther Farnson a resident of Portland in said County aged 85 years who on oath makes the following declaration • in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed February 3 1853
• And your declarant states that she was formerly the widow of Samuel Marshall late of St George in the County • of Lincoln deceased. She further states that said Samuel Marshall was a soldier of the Revolution and before his death made application for the ben- efits of the act of 1832 and was allow- ed a pension of about $35,10 per an- num and that he died on the 15 th of September 1833. and your declarant draw the interest of Pension due the said Samuel Marshall at the time of his death which was $88,80. She also states that she was married to the said

Samuel Marshall on the                      day of May            AD 1828 and at the time of her marriage aforesaid she was the widow of Stephen Gardner of St. George. That after the death of Samuel Marshall she married John Jamerson who died on or about the 20 th day of October 1842 and that she has remained a widow ever since as will appear by the testimo- ny annexed.
Attest. J. Pierce
Other            her X            Jamerson mark
Signed and sworn to before me on the day and year aforesaid.
Josiah Pierce Judge

State of Maine Probate Office } Cumberland ss }
Be it known That it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court before me the subscriber Judge thereof. That Esther Jameson now res- ident of Portland was formerly the widow of Samuel Marshall who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and who died on the fifteenth day of September A D 1833. That the said Esther Marshall afterwards intermarried with John Jameson who died on the 20th of October A D. 1842, and that the said Esther is now a widow
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official seal of said Court to be affixed this 19th day of February A D 1853
Josiah Pierce Judge of Probate

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, SS.
OFFICE OF THE COURT OF PROBATE.
I, Freeman Bradford Register of Probate for said County, hereby certify, that Hon. Josiah Pierce whose name is signed to the foregoing Certificate is JUDGE OF PROBATE, in and for said County and State, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Constitution and Laws of said State, that the annexed signature purporting to be his, are genuine, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given, to his official acts and attestations.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Official Seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this nineteenth day of February A. D. 1853
Freeman Bradford Regr

I Jeremiah Foster of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine in oath say that I am fifty nine years of age and have been acquainted with Esther Jamison now of Portland and formerly of St George Maine for more than forty five years last past. While she lived in St George which was my former place of residence I knew her as the wife and widow of Stephen Gardner who was her first husband. After the death of Stephen Gardner which took place about 30 years ago she married Samuel Marshall of St George with who she lived about five years. Samuel Marshall died sometime in 1833. and his widow afterwards married John Jamison. who has been dead about ten years. Esther Jamison is now a widow. I was not present when she was married to Samuel Marshall but was well acquainted in the neighborhood where he lived and had been acquainted with him and his wife from my boy

hood and have no doubt but Samuel Marshall and Esther Graham were legally married Jeremiah Foster
Cumberland Is. February 19 1853 Then personally appeared the above named Jeremiah Foster a credi- ble and disinterested witness and made oath to the above affidavit by him signed Before me
Z. H. Harmon Justice of the Peace }

I Samuel Watts Town Clerk of St George on oath depose and say that I am Town Clerk of said Town and have in my custody and keeping all the records belonging to said Town In those records I find the following viz Joined in Marriage by Rev Benjn Eames Mr John Jameson to Mrs Esther Marshall both of St George On the twenty first day of July One thousand eight Hundred and thirty five.
The foregoing is a true extract from the records of said town except the dates which are all written in fair legible figures.
Samuel Watts Town Clerk of St George
Lincoln S.S February 10 th 1853. Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Watts and Town Clerk of St George and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed Before me Levi Small Justice of the peace

I Robert Jameson of South Thomaston formerly Thomaston and within about sixty- rods of the town of St George in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine On oath depose and say that I have resided in this town for more than fifty years past and am now 73 years of age. I am well acquainted with Esther Jameson now residing in Portland. The said Esther is the widow of my brother John Jameson who died in the town of St George Oct. 1842. Said Esther has not been married since the death of said John Jameson to my knowledge. When my said brother John Jameson married the said Esther she was the widow of Samuel Marshall who was reputed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and who died in the year A.D 1833 as near as I can recollect The said Esther obtained the Pension money due her said husband under the Act of 1832 as I have been informed. The first husband of Esther Jameson was Stephen Gardner. Esther Jameson is now as I believe more than Eighty years of age.
Robert Jameson
State of Maine } Then personally appeared Lincoln S.S }

on the eighth day of February A.D. 1853 Robert Jameson known to me to be a man of truth and a credible and disinterested witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed Before me
Samuel Watts Justice of the Peace

JA 499
CLAIM OF
Esther Jameson To Bounty Land.
Act of March 3, 1855.
WAR OF the Revolution
Freeman Bradford
PORTLAND,
Maine. *

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
PORTLAND, March 30 185 25
I, OBADIAH G. COOK,
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court,
for said County of Cumberland , being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
J. H. Harmon Esq.
is, and at the date of his Certificate to the paper hereto annexed was, an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
within and for _____ the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer Oaths and take Acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid, — and that the following Signatures purporting to be his
are _____ GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
O. G. Cook
CLERK.

State of Maine.
County of Cumberland ss.
On this Tenth day of March A. D. 1855 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Esther Jameson a resident of Portland in said County and State, aged Eighty Seven years, who being duly sworn, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain Bounty Land, under the Act of Congress passed March 3 d , A. D. 1855.
And your declarant further states that she was formerly the widow of Samuel Marshall late of St. George in the State of Maine, dec d , that her said husband Samuel Marshall was a Soldier of the Revolution, and before his death made application for the benefit of the act of 1832, and was allowed a Pension of Thirty five dollars and ten cents per annum, and died on the 15 th of September 1833. She states that at the time of her marriage to Samuel Marshall she was the widow of Stephen Gardner of St. George. That after the death of Samuel Marshall she married John Jameson who died on or about the 20 th of October 1842, and that she has re- mained a widow ever since as will appear by the testimony annexed.

YOUR DECLARANT FURTHER STATES, that she was married to the said Samuel Marshall in the month  day of May A. D. 1828, at St. George in said State, and that her name before marriage was Esther Gardner
And your declarant further states, that after the passage of the Act of Congress of February 3 d 1853 she made application for a Pension, on which application a pension was granted her at the rate of Thirty five dollars ten cents per annum, as will appear by her Pension Certificate, dated the Eleventh day of May A. D. 1853 No. 337 . I further declare that I have never received Bounty Land under any act of Congress heretofore passed, and I believe my said husband never received Bounty Land in his life time, on the part of the U.S.
For proof of marriage, her husband's service in the Revolutionary War, and his death, and of your declarant's identity, she refers to her declaration and proof for a Pension, now on file in the Department of the Interior, at Washington.
She therefore claims Bounty Land under the act aforesaid, and states that she is still a widow.
And for the purpose of this application, I hereby appoint Freeman Bradford of Portland my true and lawful Attorney in the premises.
Attest,
Benjamin Rolfe  Esther  X James on mark Reseniah Horton
Sworn to and subscribed, before me, the day and year first above written, and in my presence acknowledged
the Power of Attorney thereto subjoined, for the purposes above mentioned. And I hereby certify that I believe know the said Esther James one is the  to be the  widow of the person who performed the military service aforesaid, and to be of the age above stated. I have no interest in this claim
J. K. Harmon Justice of the Peace.

WE, Benjamin Rolfe and Jeremiah Foster residents of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, being of lawful age, on oath depose, testify and say, that we are well and intimately acquainted with Esther Jameson of Portland State and County aforesaid, and who is now a claimant for Bounty Land. We have known the said Esther Jameson for many years last past, that she is the identical person she represents himself to be in her application for said Land, and that she is reputed to have served as she has set forth in her declaration. We have no interest, direct or indirect in the claim that said Esther Jameson may have to Bounty Land.
Benjamin Rolfe Jeremiah Foster
STATE OF Maine County of Cumberland ss. March 10. 1853 Then personally appeared the above-named Benjamin Rolfe and Jeremiah Foster known to me as credible witnesses; and to whom the foregoing affidavit was read as the same is written; who, understanding the same, subscribed their names thereto, and made oath that the same is true.
BEFORE ME,
Z. H. Harmon Justice of the Peace.

I Jeremiah Foster of Portland County of Cumberland and State of Maine, on oath depose, testify and say, that I am personally acquainted with Mrs Esther Jameson, the widow John Jameson deceased. That I have known said Esther Jameson more than 45 last past, that I knew her as the wife & widow of Stephen Gardner, that she married Samuel Marshall after the death of Stephen Gardner which took place about 30 years ago & more, she lived with Samuel Marshall about 5 years and he died in 1833, then married John Jameson who has been dead about twelve years, and that said Esther Jameson is now a widow, and I believe she is the identical person she represents herself to be. I have no claim interest in the claim of said Esther Jameson for Bounty Land. I am the same person who has signed the affidavit of identity in this case with Benjamin Rolfe 3
Jeremiah Foster
State of Maine
County of Cumberland ss, March 10th 1833. Then personally appeared the above named Jeremiah Foster known to me as a credible witness, and

Made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him signed is true. Before me
Z. N. Harmon Just. Peace.

1676
Samuel Marshall
Admitted prior 10 mo: 16 days - $20.10.
Certificate to Esther Marshall widow, deed 15 Sep. 1833. -
Application must be Made to S. V. Bangs By leg of the state of Mass. for evidence of Service -
Suspended
amt due $88.70 -
Hezekiah Prince Esq Newton Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
October 5 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Samuel Marshall
   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.     1778 3 Capt Ulmer (No Colonel Menth) 70 St George   1779 8 Capt Ulmer Major Ulmer (No Colonel Menth) One witness   1780 1 ~ ~ No Capt nor Colonel Menth. which must be done  
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 the declaration; that we believe him to be subscribed and sworn to 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
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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 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 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 for 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; 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.

Rev, & 1812 War Section
MS
January 15, 1927
C. A. E. Long Matinicus Maine
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 9075, it appears that SAMUEL MARSHALL was born August 15, 1762, at Boothbay, Maine.
While a resident of St. George, Maine, he enlisted and served as a private with the Massachusetts troops as follows:
From August, 1778, three months in Captain Philip M. Ulmer's Company under General Lowell.
From May, 1779, eight months in Captain Philip M. Ulmer's Company under General Peleg Wadsworth; he went on the expedition to Bagaduce.
He enlisted in 1780 and served one year under General Peleg Wadsworth.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, at which time he was a resident of St. George, Lincoln County, Maine.
He married in May, 1828, Esther who was the widow of Stephen

Gardner.
Samuel Marshall died September 15, 1833.
His widow, Esther, married July 21, 1835, John Jameson who died October 20, 1842.
On account of the services of Samuel Marshall, said Esther was allowed pension on her application executed February 9, 1858, at which time she was eighty-five years of age and was living at Portland, Maine.
There are no data on file relative to children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

State of Maine
Lincoln ss. —
Supreme Judicial Court —
September Term 1834
Be it known that on this 17 th day of September 1834 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court being a Court of Record, that Samuel Marshall late of St. George and an applicant for a Pension from the United States is dead, and that he died on the fifteenth day of September 1833. and that Esther Marshall is his widow — In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name this seventeenth day of September in the year 1834.
Nath l Coffin. Clerk of the Court of Lincoln County

3827
Miss Clegg

Samuel Marshall Maine
Suspended —
Letter 2 Sept. 1834
Nez Perce Prince

Matinicus, Nov. 16, 1926.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir,
Will you please advise me if there are any records of the following men in your files. Said men served in the Revolutionary War, and were from Lincoln Co. and Hancock Co. Maine.
Samuel Thayer.
Samuel Marshall.
Jonathan Allen.
Samuel Tolman.
If you have a record of any of these men, I would be pleased to receive a copy of same.
Yours truly
C. A. E. Long
Matinicus
Me.

1933 Jan 5. Recd to J. S. Howland. Cur 1937 Jan 15 for acct C. C. Young was
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9075 Esther Garrison Wid Samuel Marshall Print Rev War
Act: Feby 3 d  1863
Index:—Vol. A , Page 371
[Arrangement of 1870.]

OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
Bounty Land Claims.
Hon. L. P. WALDO,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City,
D. C.
31.499

Brief in the case of Esther Garrison, widow of Samuel Marshall Cumberland County and State of Maine act February 3. 1853
Claim, ("original," or for increase. )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Claimant received arrears of pay due her husband under act of 7 th June 1832
Marriage proved in original papers by certificate of Probate Court - and in present application by parole evidence - witness certified to be credible.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
F. Bradford Esqr Portland Maine Name and residence of Agent
Examining Clerk.

No. 31.499.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 2, 1855
Esther Jameson Widow of Saml. Marshall. Rev. War.
Warrant No 3827-160-55
Greeman Bradford Portland Maine

Pawtucket, R. I. 12/9/1922
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
Record Division Washington D.C. Revolutionary War Records Section Dear Sir:—
Pray advise if you can give
Military History of Samuel Marshall a soldier of the Revolutionary War He lived on Herring Cut Island of Saint George's islands Maine.
This is what I have found so far Penobscot Expedition service July 8 1779. to Sept 24 1779. Enlisted April 17, 1780. discharged Nov 30, 1780. under Brig. Gen. Wardsworth at Eastwood. Roll certified at headquarters Thomaston Maine. also did he receive a pension Pray advise.
Very Truly Yours
John L. Howland
PO Box 470
Providence R.I.

FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Thomaston September 25 th 1834
Sir I send you enclosed the proof required - in Marshall's case - please forward the Certificate to me respectfully Your Prince
Hon J. L. Edwards

War Department Pension Office September 2 1882
Sir:
Upon the evidence furnished, the service of Samuel Marshall will be computed at 10 months 16 days which is all that is in the slightest degree supported either degree supported either by the testimony or the course of the service. -
When proof of the time of the death of the original claimant, and of the name of his widow, authenticated by the Court of record shall be furnished a certificate will be issued. In the mean time the papers remain on file.
I am Respectfully Your obedt Servt J. L. Edwards
Herveyich Prince Esq. Thomaston
Maine -
53 35 1 75 55 10
70 20 17 55 87 75

I Andrew Robinson of Union in the county of Lincoln & State of Maine, of twenty three years of age on oath do depose as say -
That Samuel Marshall now of St. George in the county of Lincoln and State of Maine, was in the service of the United States, as a private soldier, in the company commanded by Capt. Philip Almer & under the command of Genl. Lowell
The said Marshall was at Bagaduce (now Castine) at the time that that place was taken by the enemy & afterwards served at Camden for the term of three months - This was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine - Andrew Robinson
Lincoln J. August 8 th 1832
Then personally appeared the above named Andrew Robinson & made oath before me that the above deposition by him subscribed is true & I hereby certify that the said Andrew Robinson is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit -
Manasseh H. Smith Jus. Peace - - Lincoln Co. -

State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss— I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Manasseh H. Smith Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 14 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Nathl Coffin CLERK.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 12 th 1834.
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 the name of Sam l Marshall, as a private, is borne on a pay-roll of Capt. Philip M. Ulmer's company, in Col. Webb's regt., where he is allowed from July, 8 th to Sept. 24 th 1779, two Months & sixteen days. - 2-16 m. ds. Sam l Marshall claims for further service of eight Months under Capt. Philip M. Ulmer. A pay-roll for Philip Martin Ulmer, as Major, in Col. Primes regt. for eight months, from March 28 th to Novem r 25 th 1780, is found in this Office, - but the men's names, who were under him, are not mentioned.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

W 9073 -
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 192
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of Samuel Marshall , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the _____ claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug 78 3 mos. Pvt Philip M Ulmer Gen Lovell Mass   May 79 8 " " " Gen Poley Wadsworth   80 1 yr. ✓ " "  
Battles engaged in, in Bangor Expedition Residence of soldier at enlistment, St George Me. Date of application for pension, Aug 8, 1822. His d. was at Residence at date of application, St George Lincoln Co Me. Age at date of application, born Portland Me Aug 15 1762 -  died Sept 15, 1833 Remarks: See mar - m May 1828 Esther wid of  Stephen Gardner. She mar July 21, 1835  John Jameson who d. Oct. 26, 1842  She was at pen on the services of Samuel  Marshall on her ap. ex. Feb 9, 1853 while  living in Portland Me aged 85 yrs.  His mrs states when they had children Respectfully,
Commissioner.
I was service as alleged by soldier.

Aug M L
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Thomaston August 25. 1834
Sir - Samuel Marshall - the applicant for pension in the enclosed paper Died - about the time this appli- cation was returned - and nothing further was then done -
The Widow is now desirous of obtaining the balance of pension due her husband at the time of his death - I have obtained all the evidence in my power and hope it will be satisfactory
please send to me your decision - respectfully
Her Poinee -
Hon J. L. Edwards