Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7137, for Aaron Merritt, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Merritt, Aaron.
P. 7137
CONTENTS

Otsego Com Pleas. - Of the Term of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two
State of New York Otsego County ss } on this 13 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego, now sitting, Aaron Merritt a resident of the Town of Otsego and County of Otsego & State of New York aged seventy four years in the month of April last who being first 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated, viz. That on or about the first of November in the year 1776 he this deponent volunteered as a private soldier in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Nathaniel Hely of the Town of Sudley. That this deponent volunteered for one month & joined the company at Charlton, in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, where this deponent then resided & marched from Charlton to Providence where this deponent remained for the Term of one month & was engaged in constructing entrenchments & erecting breast works. at the expiration of which time this deponent again volunteered in the same company for the Term of three months and was engaged at the same place as above in erecting breast works and constructing entrenchments during said term of three months . and this deponent further saith that after the
1 month
3 months

3 weeks
expiration of said three months this deponent without returning home again volunteered for the term of three weeks in the same company and was engaged at the same place as before in the same work as before during all which time this deponent was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Larned, and this deponent saith that there were no Continental Troops at Providence according to the recollection of this deponent during the time he was so engaged at that place, and this deponent after the expiration of the last period of time returned home to Charlton, and this deponent further saith that he continued to reside in Charlton for about three weeks when this deponent again volunteered as an alarm man in a company commanded by Capt. John Nichols and held himself ready to march at minutes notice, and this deponent met with said company at Charlton as often as once in two weeks for exercise and improvement untill about the first of August 1777 when this deponent was called upon by Captain Nichols to march to Bannington & this deponent did thereupon march from Charlton to Bannington where this deponent arrived two or three days after the battle there fought and remained there with the company two or three days and then this deponent marched from Bannington to Bat-terill and remained there about one week and from there this deponent marched with said company to Saratoga where this deponent remained two or three days, without any provisions, and this deponent then marched

with the same Company to Fort Edward and was and was wounded in two places in the arm by ball There engaged in one or two skirmishes, and this deponent there remained till the Surrender of Burgoyne when this deponent was dismissed during all which time this deponent was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Abel Hol- mon according to the best recollection of this deponent - and this deponent recollects of seeing Maj. Coffin at Bennington and some of the Con- tinental Troops making a little over four months 4 1/2 months and a half from the time this deponent volun- teered as an alarm man under Capt. Nichols to the time this deponent was dismissed and this deponent saith that he has no documentary evi- dence in his possession in rotation to such service, and this deponent does not now know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, but this deponent believes that he can show by his sister Julia Thompson who resides at Hamilton that this deponent did leave home as he has stated and was expected to be engaged in the service as he has stated, that his sister used to fix his knap- sack for this deponent - and this deponent saith that he was born in Charlton & County of Worces- ter & State of Massachusetts in the year 1758 this deponent thinks there is a record of his age in the Town Clerks book at Worcester, but this deponent has no such record in his possession this deponent resided in Charlton till he entered the service - and since the Revolution this deponent continued to reside at Charlton till within about nine years when this deponent moved to Otsego County where

This deponent has since & now resides - and this deponent never did receive any written discharge from the service but was dismissed as Captains usually dismiss their Companies and this deponent hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present one declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 13 th day of October 1832
Aaron Merrill
Horace Lathrop. Clerk.
State of Mass. } Oxford County } ss
Judge Thompson being duly sworn doth depose and say that she is a Sister of Aaron Merritt, that she was born in the year 1764 at Charlton in Worcester, Massachusetts. That she resided at Charlton at the time her Brother volunteered as a soldier in the revolu- tionary war and this deponent well recollects of her Brother's leaving home in the fall of the year of 1776 to join the army at Providence in Rhode Island and was gone about four and a half months as near as this deponent can recollect. And this deponent well recollects that clothes were sent her Brother while he was at Providence in the army & she also recollects of helping her Brother

his knapsack when her Brother left home This deponent also recollects that in the year 1777 her Brother again left his home for the Army in Vermont and was gone about two months as near as this deponent can recollect this was about the time of the taking of General Burgoyne & his Army and that he did not re- turn until the Surrender of that Officer This deponent well recollects of fixing her Brothers knapsack at this time. This depo- nent further saith that her Brother Aaron Mer- rill left home after the times above speci- fied for the Army but for what place does not recollect - recollects of his coming home on a furlough and remaining a few days and going again for the Army, but how long he was gone does not recollect. This deponent saith that she then resided in Charlton, Worcester County Massachusetts that she removed from Charlton in 1782 shortly after the declaration of peace that she now resides in Hamilton Madison Coun- ty and is sixty eight years old last March and further saith not.
Sworn & subscribed This 13 th day of Oct. 1832
Jude Thompson
Horace Lathrop, Clerk

State of New York } Otsego County } I say Beadle being duly sworn saith that he is a Physician and Surgeon by profession that he resides in Otsego and that he has at this day of giving the oath of Honor Merritt the within affidavit. that he has no doubt but that the two scars on the right arm of the said Merritt were caused by a musket ball. Sworn & subscribed the 17 th day of October 1832. I say Beadle Horace Lathrop v. Clerk.
State of New York } Otsego County } Geo. A. Stockumather, Counselor at Law residing in Cooperstown Otsego County and Ira Tanner residing in Town of Otsego hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Honor Merritt who has subscribed and sworn to the above Dec- laration; that we believe him to be of the age he has stated and that he served as a soldier as he has set forth and also certify that he is a man of good habits and of truth & veraci- ty and that implicit confidence may be placed in his statement Sworn & subscribed Geo. A. Stockumather in open Court this 13 th Oct 1832 Ira Tanner Horace Lathrop v. Clerk.

and the said Court do hereby declare themselves after the investigation of the matter and after reading the Intelligence 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 George A. Stashworth is a Sunner who have signed the preceding Certificate on credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
J. O. Mason } Judges E. Hook } S. Page - }
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Otsego County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Aaron Merrill for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office This 19 th day of October 1852
Horace Lathrop By J. N. Cong Deputy

I Job Potter, a clergyman residing in the village of Cooperstown and County of Otsego, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Aaron Merritt who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and that I believe him to be twenty four years of age as by him stated, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion. Job Potter
Otsego County ss. I certify that on this 3 rd day of June 1833 personally appeared before me Job Potter to me known to be a clergyman & the same person who subscribed the above affidavit, who being by me duly sworn deposed and said that the facts set forth in said affidavit are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Walter D. Dribbledy Jr. Justice
State of New York 3 rd ss. I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the Otsego County ss. Said county do certify that Walter D. Dribbledy Jr. Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in for said county; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said certificate or affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of June 1833. Horace Lathrop By G. A. B. Luce Dep.
In the Matter of Aaron Merritt a Pensioner
18315
G. A. B. Luce

State of New-York
Madison County ss
Judg. Thompson being duly sworn doth depose & say, that she is a Sister of Aaron Merritt, that she was born in the year 1764 at Charlton in Worcester, Massachusetts, that she resided at Charlton at the time her Brother Volunteered as a Soldier in the revolutionary war and this deponent well recollects of her Brother leaving home in the fall of the year 1776 to join the army at Providence in Rhode Island and was gone about four & a half months as near as this deponent can recollect - and this deponent well recollects, that clothes were sent her Brother while he was at Providence in the army & he also recollects of helping prepare his knapsack when her Brother left home This deponent also recollects that in the year 1777 her Brother again left his home for the army in Ver- mont & was gone about two months as near as this deponent can recollect, this was about the time of the taking of General Burgoyne and his army and that he did not return until the Surrender of that Officer. This deponent well recollects of fixing her Brother's knapsack at this time - This deponent further saith that her Brother Aaron Merritt left home after the times above specified for the army but for what place does not recollect, recollects of his coming home on a furlough and remaining a few days and of going again for the army but how long he was gone does not recollect This deponent saith that she then resided in Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts that she removed from Charlton in 1782 shortly after the declaration of Peace, that she now resides in Hamilton Madison County and was sixty nine years old last
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Sworn & subscribed before me this day  14 th day June Thompson of June 1833
Madison County ss. I certify that on this 14 th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me Jude Thompson to me known to be the same person who subscribed to the foregoing affidavit and made oath that the facts therein contained are true. and I further certify that the said Jude Thompson is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to credit
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 14 th day of June 1833
Lucas Craine J. Pean
Lucas Craine J. Pean
Madison County ss This may certify that on this 14 th day of June 1833 Mary O'Brien personally appeared before me the under named Justice of the peace, and makes oath that she is, and has been well acquainted with Jude Thompson for seven years and that she is a woman of truth & veracity and entitled to credit, being the very Jude Thompson who subscribed to the foregoing affidavit. And she the said Mary pointed out the said Jude Thompson to me, she being present at the time
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 14 th day of June 1833
Mary O'Brien
Lucas Craine J. Pean
State of New York County of Madison
ss. I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said county do certify that Lucas Craine before whom the two preceding affidavits purport to have been sworn and also whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County. and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature this 18 th day of Dec 1833 Witness my hand & seal of office A. Sloan Ck

No 18315
Ad. M. Otsigo County New York
Yes. A. Starbuck Cooper Town Otsigo County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 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 Aaron Merit Otsego County New York
   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.     Vol. Nov. 1776 - 1 - private Capt. Delby Marched to Providence 74 years Charlton Worcestershire Massachusetts Traditionary, not authenticated, no Clugman or Mason given - papers not properly attached   Vol again 1776 - 3 - private Capt. Delby   Vol again - " - - 21 private Same Company Col. Larnard Marched to Bennington to Battle Hill to Saratoga to Fort Edward   Vol - 1777 - 4 15 private Capt. Nicholls Col. Abel Holman  
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 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 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.

July 5. War Department.
My Dear
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington -

Coopers town 28 th June 1853
Hon. J. L. Edwards.
Sir.
I return you the papers in the case of Aaron Merrill corrected according to the brief sent me Respectfully Yours Geo. A. Sturtevant

Revo. 7137 Act. 7. Janw 1832
Supended
Aaron Merit let to Hon. S. Page April 29. 1834
See letter to G. A. Stackpole Coopertown N. Y. Oct. 29. 1833
Rejected

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1863.
9137
P. O. _____
Aaron Merrill
Service: _____
RECEIVED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Febr y 21 st 1834.
* 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 Aaron Merritt as a Private is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. John Nichols' Company, in Col. Jonathan Holmans' Regt. where he is from Septem r 27 th 1777. One month. — — — — — m d 1 = 0
Aaron Merret claims for services under Capt d William Tucker in 1778. the roll of Capt d William Tucker's Company from July 1778. to Jan y 79. is found but the name of Aaron Merret is not borne on it.
Aaron Merret claims for services under Capt d . Nathaniel Holsey in '76. But the roll he describes is not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs