Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29981, for Amos Merrill, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Merrill, Amos
NUMBER _____
S. 29981
CONTENTS

4028
Maine
Amos Merrill
of Falmouth in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Noyes of the Regt commanded by Col. Thibney in the Massachus line for 17 mo —
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Jan'y 1833 and Sept to Hon. B Anderson. House of Reps —
Arrears to 14th of Sept: 1832 $ 74.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar. 1833 28.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. S. Bullock Clerk Book 1 Vol. 1 st Page 71

Amos Allen
Ladin Office
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this day personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Simon Merrill a resident of Falmouth in the county of Penobscot in said Maine District, aged Eighty 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 at said Falmouth in April in pick of men AD 1775 into the Continental service in the Revolutionary war under Capt Samuel Boyes of said Falmouth to serve eight months. That said Baker & Joshua Merrill of Falmouth aforesaid were lieutenants in said company. That we marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts & there joined Col Edmund Phinneys Regt & there served & about there & Boston until the first of January AD 1776 at the expiration of the eight months. When he was discharged the same as all others were & returned home, but he never received a written discharge.
That in the first of July AD 1776 he volunteered for six months to complete a draft ordered, under Capt Richard Miley of New Hampshire in said county. Lieutenants not being enough, he marched to Dorchester in Massachusetts & joined Col Francis Peabody & served two months. That he was then regularly discharged but not in writing. & immediately joined New Hampshire Company of the same Regt & marched to Lake Champlain & joined Col Williams Regt & there served out the remainder of the six months & was regularly discharged but not by a written discharge.
That in June AD 1779 he volunteered into Capt Wm Colbys Company. Col Mitchell Regt for three months to go against the rebels. at Bennington. After the Battle of Bennington that he sailed in a transport from Bennington through the expedition was driven up the Bennington River & marched back by land & completed the three months in said service at said Bennington, then called Falmouth & was regularly discharged but never had a written discharge - making in all seventeen months service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any 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. Before,
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And he further says that he was born on the 2nd of May AD 1752 at said Falmouth & has

Resides at said Falmouth. That he believes there is a record of his age in the Town Books but does not know for a certainty. Amos Merrill
Signed & sworn to before
Almon Warren Judge of the United States for the District of Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Merrill for a pension. and that John Anderson Esquire who took the annexed deposition is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland and that full faith & credit are due his official attestations
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this first day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey
Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

I Samuel Knapp of Gray in the County of Cumberland State of Maine age seventy two years do hereby declare that I was a private in Capt Wm Colbbs Com- pany Col Mitchell Regt in June 1779 in the expedition against the British at Penobscot in said District of Maine, called the Bangor expedition.  It I declare that I was a native of Falmouth in said County of Cumberland was a soldier in said Company & served through the whole term of three months, being the term we enlisted for & was regularly discharged at Portland, then called Falmouth after our return from Bangor - Samuel his Knapp mark
Cumberland ss August 1 st 1832
Subscribed & sworn to by the above named Knapp before me - & I hereby certify that said Knapp is entitled to full credit & holding John Andross pub peace

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Amos Merrill a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 7 8 mo. Pri Samuel Royes Phiney Mass   July 7 6 mo. " Rich Mayberry Francis "   June 7 3 mo. " Thos Cobb Mitchell "  
Battles engaged in, None mentioned. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Falmouth Maine. Date of application for pension, Aug 1, 1832. Residence at date of application, Falmouth, Maine. Age at date of application, 80 years.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
Giles W. Merrill  669 Laure ave  St Paul Minn.
13603 b-3 m
Commissioner.

29 981 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,981
Mrs Merrill
P. Rev War
Act: June 7 n 1827
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 25 th 1894 Miss. Christ. Co. Giles W. Merrill; 669 Laurel Ave. St. Paul, Minn. C

Cumberland, ss. July 31. 1832.
On the thirty first day of July, One Thousand, Eight Hundred and thirty two, Benjamin Prince, of Falmouth, the Deponent, was examined and cautioned and sworn, agreeable to law, to the Deposition, herein by him given and signed, taken at the request of Amos Merrill, formerly a soldier, in the Company commanded by Capt s Wentworth and under the command of Col n Willard, in the year of our Lord One thousand, seven hundred and seventy-six.
Q. Where was you acquainted with Amos Merrill, in his capacity as a soldier?
A. At Piconderoga.
Q. What year and in what particular company, was you situated, at the time of your acquaintance with Amos Merrill, as a soldier?
A. In the year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and seventy six and during the months of October and November, I was then a soldier in Capt s Watkins' company, commanded by Col n Edmund Skinner of Gorham, when our regiment was ordered to Fort-George, sometime in said November.
Q. To what company, did the said Merrill belong? A. To Capt s Wentworth's under Col n Willard.
I hereby certify that the cause of taking this Deposition, is to substantiate the proof, that the said Amos Merrill, of Falmouth aforesaid, was a soldier in the Continental service, during six months of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and more particularly as the said Merrill, was unable to find but one, formerly belonging to Capt s Wentworth's Company.
Josiah Batchelder, Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine — Cumberland County ss, William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Court of Cumberland County do certify that Josiah Bach- elder is a magistrate as within, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name and affixed my seal of office this second day of August, A. D. 1832. —
Wm T Vaughan

I know all men by these presents That I Josiah Chute of Windham in the County Cumberland and State of Maine, of lawful age do testify and say that Amos Merrill, belong to a company as a soldier with me in the  the commanded by Captain Richard Mayberry the regiment commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Francis at Dogester neck, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and the said Merrill left Captain Mayberry company and joined the company commanded by Captain Wentworth and went on to the lake Champlain said Merrill joined said Captain Mayberry Company for for six months and then exchanged with a nother man and joined said Captain Wentworth Company by order of the Commanding officers
Josiah Chute
Cumberland ss July thirtieth day in one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared the above named Josiah Chute and made oath to the above statement. before me Wm Brown Justice of the Peace
State of Maine. —
Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Court of Cumberland County do certify that William Brown is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature pur- porting to be his, I believe to be genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this second day of August A. D. 1832. —
Wm T Vaughan

1934 00221 We William Colley of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine and Nathan Merrill of Cumberland in said County and State. Do testify and say that in the year 1775 Amos Merrill of said Falmouth Enlisted as a soldier in the Continental service in a Company under the command of Capt Samuel Hovey and marched from Falmouth to Cambridge and there joined the army under the command of Genl Putnam in Genl Heath's Brigade in the Regt under the command of Col Phinney. The term of service of which said Merrill Enlisted was Eight months and he served that time and was honorably discharged this we are knowing to as we was Soldiers in the same Company with him during the whole term of service
William his Colley mark Nathan Merrill
Cumberland ss July 20 th 1832 Personally appeared William Colley and Nathan Merrill and made oath to the truth of the above deposition By them signed
Before me Silas Leighton Jr justice Peace I hereby certify that the above named William Colley and Nathan Merrill sustains a good and Reputable character for truth and veracity
Silas Leighton Jr for just of the Peace
State of Maine —
Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the County of Cumberland County do certify that Silas Leighton Jr. is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this second day of August, A. D. 1832.
Wm T Vaughan

PRESIDENT: ALBERT EDGERTON, St. Paul. VICE-PRESIDENTS: GEO. K. SHAW, Minneapolis. S. J. R. McMILLAN, St. Paul. HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS: ALEXANDER RAMSEY, St. Paul. RENSSELAER R. NELSON, St. Paul. HENRY P. UPHAM, St. Paul. DANIEL R. NOYES, St. Paul. SECRETARY: EDWIN S. CHITTENDEN, St. Paul. TREASURER: WILLIAM P. JEWETT, St. Paul. REGISTRAR AND HISTORIAN: WILLIAM H. GRANT, 194 Pleasant Ave., St. Paul.
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
John B. Sanborn, St. Paul. Nath. F. Warner, Minneapolis. James H. Weed, St. Paul. Albee Smith, Minneapolis. Douglas Putnam, St. Paul. Henry S. Goff, Minneapolis. Daniel D. Merrill, St. Paul. Samuel E. Adams, Minneapolis. Alfred S. Tallmadge, St. Paul. Elwood S. Corser, Minneapolis. William H. Lightner, St. Paul. William M. Prindle, Duluth. Hiram F. Stevens, St. Paul. Rev. E. P. Chittenden, Winona. William D. Cornish, St. Paul. Thos. E. Clark, Stillwater. Nath. P. Langford, St. Paul. Calvin L. Brown, Morris. Rev. Edwin C. Mitchell, St. Paul. Jas. H. Baker, Garden City. Giles W. Merrill, St. Paul.
St. Paul, Minn., April 5 th 1894
Dear Mr. Lockhart Com. of Pensions Washington DC
Dear Sir
Referring to my note of yesterday - asking for the Military history of Amos Merrill - I stated in that communication that his name as a pensioner was to be found on page 25 - of Vol. 1 of the "Report of the Sec. of War in obedience to resolutions of the U.S. Senate of June 5 th and 30 th 1834 and the 3 rd of March 1835 in relation to the pension establishment of the U. States." That was a mistake - his name will be found on page 95 - vol 1. of that work.
Very respectfully
Giles W. Merrill. No 669 Laurel Ave St. Paul, Minn.

Masonic Veteran Association,
OF THE
State of Minnesota.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY: 669 Laurel Avenue.
St. Paul, Minn., April 2 1894
Hon Wm Lockner Washington D. C.
Dear Sir
Will you please furnish me with the Military history as far as may be on record in the U.S. Pension Office of Amos Merrill - a revolutionary soldier - placed on the roll of pensioners Jan 7 1832 - Age at that time 82 years, he was a resident at the time of enlistment & also when he applied for a pension of Falmouth - Cumberland Co - Maine.
His name appears on page 25 - Vol 1 - of the "Report from Sec of War - in obedience to Resolutions of the U.S. Senate of the 5 th and 30 th of June 1834 and the 3 rd of March 1835, in relation to the Pension Establishment of the U. States."
Very truly yours
Giles W. Merrill.
No 669 Laurel Ave. St. Paul, Minn.