Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,325, for Samuel Merrill, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
★ Merrill, Samuel
S. 29,325
CONTENTS

1082 Maine
Samuel Merrill of Bangor in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain J. Hill — of the Reg't commanded by Col. Seamon in the Apalachian line for Little Falls, Maine for eight months and in Capt Eldin's company two months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine — at the rate of 33 — Dollars 33 Cents per year to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of Octo- ber 1832 and sent to J Munsey — Portland Me
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 — 49.99 Pemi=ant. allowance ending 16.66 $66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Dillack Clerk. Book ( Vol. 11 Page 71

14325.
Samuel Merrill
Application for a pension
Aug. 1832
to private -
no paper
admit
private $33.33 1/3
Lent J. Humphrey

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 Third day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the HONORABLE ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this Third day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Samuel Merrill a resident of Buxton in the county of Kent in said Maine District, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he
entitled in the several of the United States under the following named Officers I serve as herein stated, viz, that in the year 1775 at Buxton he enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Jer. Merrill Col. Scammon's Regt for the term of eight months, and marched to Cambridge where he was stationed - Genl. Washington came afterwards I took command of the forces - where he served at the term of eight months, for which he had entitled, and was discharged - then returned home - That in February 1776 he enlisted again for two months in Captain Ebenezer Dyer's Company marched to Dorchester near Boston - where he served two months and was discharged in April following - That he entitled as a Volunteer I served as a private both times he has above stated - That he was born in Buxton on the 12 day of April 1754 - That he has no record of his age - That he lived in Buxton when he first entered the service, and has resided there ever since - I now resides there -
Samuel Merrill
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,
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

Gibson Eldon of Buxton do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Samuel Merrill who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. That I was with him when he went to Bowdoin in the last session he has stated, that my father commanded the Company - and that I know that he settled with said Merrill for the two months service he has stated - and I believe him to be of the age he represents.
Gibson Eldon
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid - before Ashmun Wan - { U. S. Judge 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 Mudge 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 Samuel Merrill for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth  twelfth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John Mudge { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

29 325 Very INVALID.
Aug. 2/97 Chas. M. Ayer, Grand Rapids, Mich.
File No. 29 325
Samuel Merrill
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]

#9 South Division St.
Grand Rapids, Mich. 7 July 1897.
The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir: - Please inform me if the following name appears on the roll of Revolutionary pensioners: -
Timothy Ayer, or Ayres.
He was born in New Hampshire, but served in Capt. Aaron Wayne's company, Col. Asa Whitecomb's regiment, of Massachusetts Troops. Capt. Wayne was of Sudbury.
Truly Yours
Elias M. Ayer
P. S. Please look also for
Samuel Merrill Jr. of Buxton, Maine.

I William Andrews of Boston in the County of York and State of Maine, depose & say, that Samuel Merrill of Boston belonged to Capt. Eze. Hild's Company and Col. James Scammon Regiment of Massachusetts Militia in the eight months Service in the year 1775 Stationed at Cambridge Mass. & that the said Merrill served the full term of eight months in the service of the Revolutionary war in the Company & Regiment at Cambridge. Furthermore that I belonged to the same company & served in the same service with him - and I further say, that after at the expiration of my eight months service in the Militia aforesaid, I engaged in the Continental Army & was stationed at Cambridge for a time, and that thereat saw & was acquainted with the s d Sam l Merrill in the Militia service after the expiration of his eight months in the s d . Scammon's Regiment; but cannot say how long he served after the first eight months -
William Andrews

York ss. July 24. 1832. Then personally appeared the within named William Andrews and made oath to the truth of the within statement by him signed Before me. Isaac Merrill, Jr. of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponent, Mr. Andrews, is a respectable & creditable witness. That his character for truth & veracity is good. Isaac Merrill, Jr. of the Peace
State of Maine Cumberland County ss. I William P. Vaughan Clerk of the Court of Cumberland County do certify that Isaac Merrill is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his I believe to be genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this sixth day of August, A. D. 1832. —
Wm P Vaughan