Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15508, for Nathaniel Leman, New Hampshire

SERVICE
N. H.
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 15508
Leman, Nathaniel
carded
CONTENTS

5987 New Hampshire
Nathaniel Keman of Wollis in the State of N. H. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Spalding of the Reg t commanded by Colonel Reed in the New Hampshire line for 17 months 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 57 Dollars 98 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Feb y 1833 and sent to Dana Dana Esqr. Present
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1832 . . 86.91 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th March 1833. 28.99 $115.90
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dana Page Book D Vol. 1 Page 16

11,899
Nathl Leman
Private
17 Mo. & 12 days
W.B.E.
N H
2. 16 & 16 ob
Jany 18 1833
adh
12215.
To John L. Dana
Present Station Mast

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BRIEF in the case of Nathl Leman of  in the State of  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? about  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     1777 — 4 — private Gen. Capt Spalding Col Reed   1777 — 1 12 " Capt Dame   " — 4 — " do - he believes   July '80 believes 3 — " Capt Lovejoy   1777 — 3 — " Capt Barns Col. Peabody   — 2 — " Capt Goss  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bennington  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Halles, N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 3 living witnesses 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Yes - The magistrate who before whom the affidavits were taken has no clerk of court to certify to the authenticity.  I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. C. Easton Examining Clerk.

Alfredaunt of N o 2 Phu. Hardy in the care of Nath l Leman

Phinehas Hardy of Halls in the State of New Hampshire Do testify and say that I served in the War of the Revolution.
And I well knew Samuel Leman de d . and his Mother Sarah Leman now of Halls, I lived about three miles from their father's house where they then lived, and I know that one of them enlisted in Capt. Levi Spaulding's Company in Col. James Reed's Reg t . I was in the same Company, and know that one of them was in the same Com y .
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. July 25
1832
all
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for Counties in said Commonwealth
the
Phinehas Hardy
who subscribed the
unsworn Deposition
and made solemn Oath, that the same is just and true in all its particulars according to the best of his knowledge and belief
Sam. Dana
I hereby certify that the above named Phinehas Hardy is a disinterested and credible witness.
Sam. Dana Justice of the Peace
from the army, my brother Samuel was in the same Company with him, and often spoke of said Leman after his return. — Phin. Hardy Impressed of Jesse Woodhull

Phineas Hardy of Halls in the State of Northampton Do testify and say that I served in the War of the Revolution.
And I well knew Samuel Leman and his Brother Nathl. Leman now of Halls, I lived about three miles from their Father with whom they then lived, and I know that one of them enlisted in Capt. Levi Spauldings Company in Col. James Ruds Regt. I was in the same Company, and know that one of them was in the same Com- pany the whole time and as well as I can recollect, Nathl Leman served as much as half the time, when I was dismissed the 2 d January 1776 I left Nathl Leman in Camp at Winterhill
in presence of Jesse Worcester
Phin: Hardy
And I do further testify, that I well re- member in 1777. the said Nathl. Leman engaged to go to Bennings for two months in Capt. John Goffs Company Col. Moses Nichols Regt. and that he departed from Halls to go on that service, I lived near his Mother as above stated, and know that he was absent for the next two months as well as I can recollect and that I saw him after his return from the army, my Brother Thomas Hardy was in the same Company with him, and often spoke of said Leman after his return. — Phin: Hardy In presence of Jesse Worcester

Declaration of the
Nathaniel Leman
affidavit
This case contains 24 papers No. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Please to place me on the list and pay Rent to my Agent Sam. D. Merrill of Boston Ms

State of New Hampshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Hillsborough ss.
On this twenty seventh day of August A.D. 1882 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at Amherst within and for the County of Hillsborough in the Commonwealth of New Hampshire of Nollum in said County Nathaniel Leman aged seventy-two 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 served as herein stated. That is to say
1. That he enlisted for the term of eight months to go to Cambridge in Massachusetts, that he was in the company of Captain Levi Spaulding in Col. James Read's Regiment, that he marched to Winterhill in Charleston where he served eight months, and was discharged. his Brother Samuel Leman having served the residue of the 8 months. 2. He enlisted to go to Portsmouth in New Hampshire for the term of six weeks, that he was in the company of Capt. Dame where he served six weeks. John Wallis was Lieut. He engaged again under the same Capt. he believes for four months, was at the Isle of Shauls and among the Islands where he served for four months in 1777. and next in the company of Capt. Lucey in the same year, he served at Forts and in New Hampshire as he believes about three months when he returned to me again. 3. In the first part of July A.D. 1780 he enlisted for three months to go to West Point, in New York in the company of Capt. William Barns Eben Bennett Lieut. and Ward Ensign, having been mustered by Col. Peabody, he marched to West Point and was stationed on Robinson's Farm, until Arnold deserted, and he went again to last point where he completed his term of three months and was dismissed. 3. In A.D. 1777. He engaged to go to Bennington for two months & was in the company of Capt. John Goss in Col. Moses Nichols Regt. he proceeded to Bennington & well remembers the first Green which was fired by one Thomas Hardy of Holles in the battle of Bennington. He served out his two months & was discharged, owing to his great age and feeble memory he had lost more particular, but has no doubt that he is substantially correct in his statements.

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Nathaniel Leman
Impressed of
Sworn before me Jesse Worcester
Eli Smith David Leman
Town of Hobbs
a Clergyman residing in the town of Hobbs in the county of Hillsborough and I am a receiver of the
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Leman who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be sixty two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed
Eli Smith
Before me
M c Leod Justice of the Peace
Jesse Worcester
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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
Eli Smith
who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in said Hobbs & that Jesse Worcester
who has signed the same resides in said Hobbs, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
William Parkin. Judge of Probate - Clerk of the Court of
Charles Hatherton Reg d do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Leman for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this
thirteenth
day of
September
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two.
Eli Smith
C. H. Hatherton Reg d
And I further certify that Benjamin Doolittle as a justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough and that his name and office to the preceding Certificate appears to be his proper signature
Sept 29. 1832
C. H. Hatherton Reg d

State of New Hampshire
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hillsborough
to wit,
At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Amherst within and for the County of Hillsborough on the twenty seventh day of August A. D. 1832. On the application of Nathaniel Lemon claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born? Answer,
In a Farm then called Hanson , which now makes a part of the Town of Hollis , in N.H. on the 6th  Aug 1759.
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it? Answer,
There is no family record, but there is a record of my age at Hollis Town book. And you have received my written discharge from service? Answer, I never recd. of you such discharge.
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer,
In Hollis N.H. He went to live in the State of Maine , and still about 2 years since returned to Hollis , where he now resides.
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer,
His service was always voluntary, and on his own motion.
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 service? Answer,
I saw Genl Washington at Princeton his house in Newark the day that Arnold went off and I saw Arnold depart at Winterhill I saw Col Heath & many others.
6. 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? Answer,
Capt. Nathl Jewett . Mr. Joseph Worcester , Joseph Emerson Smith  Ralph Emerson  Turney , and William Hale  Solomon of Hollis , and Dr. Noah Hardy and Dr. Oliver Scripture all of Hollis . Nathl Lemon X In presence of Joseph Worcester  Capt. Nathl Lemon

15508 INVALID.
File No. 15508
Nathaniel Lemmon
Sci Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]

11,899
Nath Leman
Same Dana Eng Grotton Map

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathaniel Lerman which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? It does not appear DAI Report What shall I say?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. Has he mentioned 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? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss.
I, Elias Phinney, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County of Middlesex, do certify that Samuel Dana Esquire is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County of Middlesex, and that his name set to the Captions on the annexed Depositions of Phinehas Hardy, Stephen Dorr and Daniel Merrill, respectively, are his own proper signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands & affixed the Seal of said Court the twenty ninth day of January 1833.
E. Phinney.

Affidavit of A. 2. S. Daniel Merrill in the case of Nath. Leman

I Daniel Merrill of Halls do hereby and declare that I served in the War of the Revolution as my Declaration on file in the Pension Office will appear And I further testify that I well know Nathaniel Leman now of Halls and that he served at least four months in the year AD 1780 in Capt. Bains Company in Colo. Nichols  Abraham  W. H.  W. H.  three months  three months
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. July 25 1882
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth
Daniel Merrill of Halls who subscribed the annexed Deposition
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Sam. Dana
I hereby certify that the above named Daniel Merrill is a disinterested and credible witness.
Sam. Dana per Dore as a juror.

I Daniel Merrill of Halls do hereby and declare that I served in the War of the Revolution as my Declaration on file in the Pension Office will appear And I further testify that I well know Nathaniel Leman now of Halls and that he served at least Nichols point in the year AD 1780 in Capt. Bains Company in Colo. St. Charles  St. Charles Regiment, three months in which Company I also served. —
Daniel Merrill

I Stephen Dorr do depose and say that I served in the War of the Revolution as by my declaration on file in the Pension Of- fice will appear. And I further testify that I well know Nath- aniel Lerman now of Hall's and know that he served as a sol- dier at least point in the year Ad 1780 in Capt Barns Compa- ny and Col. Moses Nichols Regiment in which I also served three months at the same time.
Stephen Dorr

I Stephen Dow do depose and say that I served in the War of the Revolution as by my declaration on file in the Pension Of- fice will appear. And I further testify that I well know Nath and Lemar now of Halls and know that he served as a sol- dier in the War of the Revolution.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. July 23. 1832.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth
annexed Deposition
Stephen Dow.
who subscribed the
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Sam l Dana
I hereby certify that the above named Stephen Dow is a disinterested and credible witness Sam l Dana jus Peace as aforesaid