Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20435, for Henry Leland, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Leland, Henry
S 20435
CONTENTS

N o 11,210
Maine
Henry Leland
of Schooback Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Alexander of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Wigginworth in the Mass. troops time for 17 months & 21 days Private $ 58.96
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 58 Dollars 96 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of April 1833 and sent to Col. James Thomas Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 117.92 Semi-ant. allowances ending 16. Sept. 1833 29.48 $147.40.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk.
Book H Vol. 1 Page 31
Let to Mrs. W. Waulin 2 May 1831
Rev J. Washburn
Feb. 27/57

Cambridge Me April 21 1857
Dear Sir
Henry Leeland of this town died June 26 1836, and was in receipt of a Pension for the services which he performed in the Rev. war - He left a widow who died May 26 1838 - She was married before 1794 -
Are the heirs in that case enti- tled to the amt which the widow might have drawn from the death of her husband to the time of her death? - She never applied for it -
Subj
Your answer kind
Reply Yours
H. Haverlin
H. Haverlin Com of Pen.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. Penobscot
ON this Sixth day of February A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon' Court of Probate for the County of Penobscot of said State, Henry Leland a resident of Sangerville in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, aged seventy two 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, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the year 1777 with Captain Heiland and served in Col. Wigglesworth's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Heiland Captain
Wigglesworth Col - in General Hovey's Brigade. He enlisted in March 1777 for three years & continued in the service under the officers above named till Sept 1779 when by leave of his commander he left for home on account of sickness - did not return. During the period of his service he was part of the line from Nov 1777 to Apr 1778 absent on furlough - and detained after the expiration of his furlough till his return to the service by sickness

part of the line from Nov 1777 to Apr 1778 absent on furlough - and detained after the expiration of his furlough till return to the service by sick leave
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers :
He was born in Shesbury Nov 2 nd in the year 1760 where the present record of his age tells. He enlisted in the service and after having served as above stated he left it by leave of his commanding officer. He never received a written discharge. At the period of his revolutionary service, he resided in Shesbury. He now resides in Sangerfield. He adduces the depositions of Jeremiah Phelps & Elisha Hooker who knew of his revolutionary services. He was stationed part of the time at Red Bank and was in the Army at Saratoga at the taking of Genl. Burgoyne. He was in the Jerseys at the time he left the service - the name of the place he has forgotten. He recollects the names of Genl. Schuyler and Genl. Gates. He was in no battle Jeremiah Phelps & Elisha Hooker are both still in the service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Henry Leland
sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. in open Court.
William D. Williamson Judge of Probate for the County of Franklin
the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
William D. Williamson Judge as aforesaid

State of Maine.
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, 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 Henry Sewall who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Sangerville and that Thomas W. Walbridge who has also signed the same, is a resident of the Town of Sangerville and is a respectable person, and that their statements is entitled to credit. and the said Court of Probate is a Court of Record according to the Laws of this State -
William D. Williamson Judge of Probate for the County of Penobscot
State of Maine.
Probate ss.—I, Alexander Savage Register of Probate Court for the County of Penobscot hereby certify that the Rev. W. D. Williamson before whom the within proceedings was had, is Judge of Probate for the County of Penobscot of said State ; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge the matter of the application of Henry Sewall for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, this fourth day of February A. D. 1833
Alexander Savage
Henry Sewall

21335 Henry Island Maine
Admitted
17 mos 21 days $58.96
Col James Thomas Present Bangor 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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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, showing the Service of Henry Seland Pembroke Garrison
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlistment time Not stated Captain Alexander Dickson Col G. H. Glover 22 years Shelburn Massa Conditional evidence 12 witnesses   10 March 77   1 Sept. 78  
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 _____, 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 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 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 he 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 enquiry 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.

INVALID.
1910. June 22 - Auditor Interior Dept. For date of death etc. M.B.H.
File No. 20485 20485
Henry James Rev. War
Act: June 14, 1891
Index: Vol. 1, Page 129
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Chideacon
Stony Island
Me
J. Washburn re
The Court of Reunions
Washington

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington,
June 28, 1910.
The Commissioner of Pensions:
Sir:
In reply to your letter of without date (Record Division), you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered
by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Portland, Me.,
the records of this office show last payment to have been made to
Henry Leland, War of the Revolution, certificate No. 11210, at $ 58.96 per annum,  month to June 26, 1835, date of death, to Charles
Blanchard, Attorney for the Executor, Abel Brockway and the widow, Sarah Leland.
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
J. M. Bell Acting Auditor. FR
Deputy Auditor.

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190____
Record Div. Division. A. F. No. 20435 Henry Island. Nautical Almanac.
Clare on R.R. M. 73 TC. Ex'r.
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Henry Island . pensioned under the Act June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 11210 issued April 12, 1833 Mabel Agency, showing date of last payment, to whom paid and date of death.
Very respectfully,
J. H. Humphreys
Commissioner.
Treasury Department.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Record Div Division. S. F. No. 20435 Henry Leland Revolutionary War.
Claim on file. M. 73 76. Ex'r.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190___
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Henry Leland.
pensioned under the Act June 7. 1832 _____ by certificate No. 11210 _____ issued Apr. 12. 1833 _____ Maine _____ Agency, showing date of last payment, to whom paid and date of death.
Very respectfully,
E. K. Kavanagh Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department.

State of Maine.
WE Henry Leavell a Clergyman, residing in the town of Longville in the County of Penobscot and Thomas H. Waterman residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Leland who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two 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.
Henry Leavell Thomas Waterman
STATE OF MAINE.
Penobscot ss. Sworn and subscribed this sixth day of February A. D. 1833
Before me.
Charles P. Chandler Justice of the Peace.
Penobscot ss. I Alexander Savage High Sheriff of Probate for the County of Penobscot, certify that Charles P. Chandler whose signature is above is a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Penobscot & that the above is his genuine signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand & the seal of said Court this fourth of February 1833
Alexander Savage

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By his Excellency LEVI LINCOLN, Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :
Know Ye, That Amos Allen and Walton Goulding Esquires are justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex —
Levi Lincoln in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and

For the County of Middlesex -
Love Lincoln
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned, and that to their Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court; and that
their signatures to the annexed papers are Genuine
In Testimony Whereof , I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this Second day of October A. D. 1832, and in the fifty Seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor,
Edward D. Bangs Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Judiah Phipps formerly of Sherburne in the County of Middlesex & State of Mass s now residing in Boston County of Suffolk in said State do testify and say that Henry Leland formerly of Sherburne in said County and State but now residing in Bangor in the State of Maine enlisted in the Continental Army for the term of three years in March 1777 with Lieut. Isaac Russell in Capt. Alexander's Comp y Col o Wigglesworth's Reg t Gen l Gates's Brigade joined the Army at Fishkill State N y from thence repaired to Albany and proceeded up the R r River to Fort Edward from thence we returned to Saratoga under the command of Gen l Schuyler at which place Gen l Gates took the command and at which place we defeated Gen l Burgoyne that soon after he obtained a furlough for two months did not return to the army till Sept r 1778 on account of ill health from the above period he served till Sept r 1779 at which time he obtained leave of absence in consequence of sickness — I further testify and say that I was in the Continental Army at the same time with said Leland and was personally knowing to his having rendered the services above stated. — Judiah Phipps
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ss. On the 22 nd day of September A D 1832 the aforesaid Judiah Phipps personally appeared and made oath that the aforesaid deposition by him submitted is just and true
Boston I Judiah Phipps Fulton Court Street

I Zibeon Hooker of Newton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army of the United States, do testify and say, that at the commencement of the revolutionary war I lived in the town of Sherburn in said County of Middlesex where Henry Leland then with whom I was well acquainted, then resided but as I am informed now lives in Sangerville Sangerville in the State of Maine - I know that said Leland served for some time in the army of the revolution but how long I am unable to say - He was in the army commanded by Gen. Gates and was with said army at the taking of Burgoyne's army - I saw him frequently at and about this time serving in the company of Capt. Alexander Col. Wigglesworth's regiment. I always understood that he enlisted in the three years service but when he enlisted or how long he served I do not know - Lieut. Russell with whom I was well acquainted and who with myself then lived or belonged to Sherburn informed me that he enlisted said Leland into his company in the Spring of 1777 this information was received from said Russell at while we were both serving as Lieutenants in the northern army under Gen. Gates and about the time of the taking of Gen Burgoyne's army. Zibeon Hooker
Middlesex ss. Newton September 26th 1832 Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts the above named Zibeon Hooker and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed.
Almy Almy Justice of the Peace