Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,119, for Peter Stuart, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Stuart, Peter
NUMBER
S. 17.119
carded
CONTENTS
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577.
Stearne
Peter Stuart
of Falmouth in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [illegible] of the Reg t commanded by Col. [illegible] in the [illegible] line for [illegible] the Spring of 1775-
Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible] at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Sept r 1832 and issued to [illegible] of [illegible] Portland Maine
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $ 39.99 Pension and allowance ending 2 Mar 1833 $ 13.33
$53.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. [illegible] Clerk, Book [illegible] Vol. [illegible] Page 89.

Peter Stuart
No 4003
8 m
4 1/2 6 1/2
26:00 per am
Handwritten text, possibly bleed-through from the reverse side of the page.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States began and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the fourth  eleventh day of August  August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two  two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this fourth  eleventh day of August  August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Peter Stewart  Peter Stewart a resident of Falmouth  Falmouth in the county of Cumberland  Cumberland in said Maine District, aged Eighty  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 as a soldier in the war of the Revolution in the spring of 1775 in Capt Samuel Boyes company. John Merrill & Josiah Baker all of said Falmouth were lieutenants. That he enlisted at said Falmouth for eight months & was marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts & then joined Col. Phoenix's Regt. & the then Genl. Heath's Brigade under command of Genl. Putnam where he served out the whole of said eight months & was honorably discharged & never had a written discharge. He has been in Hollis in Massachusetts & moved to the town of  the town of Falmouth where he was 22 years old. He has resided in said Falmouth ever since. He was born on the 18th of June AD 1744. & has no record of his age as he knew of.
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 Maine  Maine .
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
John Ware } U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary pensioner, and served as he states
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I John Mudgey Clerk of said District Court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two  two
John Ware } Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District. John Mudgey

We Moses Merrill and Amos Merrill both of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine do testify and say that in the year 1775 Peter Stuart of said Falmouth Enlisted as a Soldier in the Continental service in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Royes and marched from Falmouth to Cambridge and there joined the army under the Command of Genl Putnam in Genl Heath's Brigade in a Regt commanded by Col - Phinney. The term of time of which said Stuart enlisted was Eight months and he served that time and was honorably discharged. this we are knowing to as we were Soldiers in the same company with him during the whole term of service
Moses Merrill Amos Merrill
Cumberland ss July 20 th 1832 Personally appeared Moses Merrill and Amos Merrill and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by them Signed
Before me Silas Leighton for justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Moses Merrill and Amos Merrill sustains a good and reputable character for truth and veracity
Silas Leighton for justice of the Peace
Maine District
District Clerk's Office August 11. 1832
In testimony that Silas Leighton Jr Esquire who took the above deposition is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified & that his official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day & year above written.
John Nussay Clerk U.S. Courts

Rev. & Wars Section
AWF:MLB
September 24, 1930
Mrs. George E. Raymond 23 South Brighton Avenue Kirklyn Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17119, that Peter Stuart (Stewart) was born June 18, 1744, in Hollis, Massachusetts and moved to Wiscasset, Maine with his father, whose name is not stated, and afterwards, moved to Falmouth, Maine.
While residing at said Falmouth, he enlisted in the spring of 1775 and served eight months, as a private, in Captain Samuel Noyes' company, Colonel Phinney's Massachusetts regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11, 1832, at which time he was living in Falmouth, Maine.
There is no reference to wife or children.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Ad.
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by W.T. 6.
Claim No. 5/13/1910
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Peter Stuart (Stewart)
Service Rev.
Additional Service _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No claim as above except SWIF 17,112,

14119
INVALID.
1930-Sept 24. Hich to Mrs. George E. Raymond aug 3.
File No. _____
Peter Stewart
B. New York
Act: June 7 th 38
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 362
[Arrangement of 1870.]

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATE ENLISTMENT APPOINTMENT NATURE OF SERVICE RANK OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE   CAPTAIN COLONEL     June 1775 Infantry Col. Samuel Adams Brady Mass.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill Residence of soldier at enlistment, Chelsea Mass Date of application for pension, July 1822 Residence at date of application, Chelsea Mass Age at date of application, 75 Remarks: He was married with his father taken 70 yrs old moved to Falmouth Me

Mrs George E. Raymond 23 So. Brighton Ave. Kirklynn, Penn. Upper Darby P.O.
Personal request for Peter Sharf 5.17.119 Sept. 2 - 1930