Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24589, for Thomas Lombard, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Lombard, Thomas
W 24589
Hannah
A. Dec 29, 1834
CONTENTS

paid h 4 Sept 1833
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1834 to 29 Dec 1834, the day of his death. Agent Notified 19 th July 1839.
Dead.
11.983
Maine
Thomas Lombard of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Patten of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cobbs. in the Mass. line for 7 mos 8 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 24 Dollars 24 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of July 1830 and sent to R. C. Vose Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $48.42 Pensant. allowance ending Sept. - 12.10
$60.52
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 31

7 Maine - 4097
Hannah Lombard 2
widow of Thomas Lombard, who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 th June '32 and who died on the 29 th December 1834 of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a P.M. in the Campy commanded by Captain Potter of the Regt. commanded by McRobb - in the Mass s line for 7 mos 8 dys
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 24 Dollars 21 1 / 2 Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Sept. '39, and sent to Geo. M. Morton, Auburn, Me.
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar. — $ 72.63
Semi-annual allowance ending — 12.10
Cert. issued to — $ 84.73
Ebenezer Beal, Guardian. { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 — Page 14.

6015 Ebenezer Beals Guardian to Hannah Lombard widow of Thomas Lombard who was a prisoner under Act of June 7. 1832 claim Roll.
Hannah Lombard at 7 July 38
m 83 a 34 2985
adm d
7 mo. 8 ds. pri
$24:21.
no deduction
Georgetown August claim.

Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th of July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of Maine.
County of Kennebec ss. On this fourth day of April A.D. 1839, personally appeared before the Hon. Asa Redington Junior, Judge of the for the middle District District Court of the same State , Ebenezer Beal of Bowdoinham, in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged fifty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for Hannah Lombard the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled an "act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows". That the said Hannah Lombard is now a resident of the town of Bowdoinham aforesaid aged about seventy five years, and that she is the widow of Thomas Lombard deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States, under Act of June 7, 1832, that he was entitled to a pension of twenty four dollars and twenty one cents per annum for his revolutionary services, which he received at the Maine Agency for paying pensions, and that his pension was paid to the 4th day of September 1834, that his widow is insane and entirely deprived of reason, he further State declares that he has reason to believe and does believe, she was married to the said Thomas Lombard on the twenty third day of January in the year seventeen hundred & eighty three, that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Lombard died

on the twenty ninth day of December A.D. 1834 at Bowdoinham aforesaid, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time mentioned within and that the said Hannah Lombard has remained his widow ever since his death, her maiden name he has always understood was Hannah Pennington.
Ebenezer Beal
Seaven to and subscribed, on the day and year within written before.
Mr. Pennington U.S. Dist. Court Middle Dist.
I certify that the above named Ebenezer Beal appeared before the District Court of Maine, composed of the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, at its regular session in open court, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed. I further certify that I am satisfied he is the legal guardian to Hannah Lombard the widow of Thomas Lombard late a revolutionary pensioner of the United States.
Mr. Pennington U.S. Dist. Court Middle District

State of Maine.
Lincoln p. ss. at Probate Court held at Noble- boro within and for said County of Lincoln, on the thirteenth day of May A.D. 1839.
Be it known, That on this thirteenth day of May, A.D. 1839, it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, before the Court of Probate for said County, that Thomas Lombard, late of Bordinham, was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and that he died at Bordinham, on the twenty ninth day of December, A.D. 1834, and that Hannah Lombard, is the widow of said Thomas Lombard, deceased.
I further certify, That Ebenezer Beal, of Bordinham, in the County aforesaid, was, on the third day of December, A.D. 1838, duly appointed, qualified and commissioned Guardian unto the said Hannah Lombard, of Bordinham, and that he remains at the present time Guardian of the said Hannah Lombard, as appears on the Records in the Probate Office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court of Probate, and subscribe my name this thirteenth day of May, A.D. 1839.
Geo. M. Nickols } Register of Probate } Lincoln County

I, Orrington Lunt of Bowdoinham, County of Lincoln State of Maine, on oath state that I am town clerk of said town, and that I have in my possession, certain papers, of the late Abraham Preble Esq; who was a justice of the Peace for said county, but who is now dead, and that among these papers is a record of the following marriage, viz,
" Bowdoinham January twenty third (23) Seventeen hundred and eighty three (1783)
was married Mr Thomas Lu- -mbers of Bath to Mrs Hannah Purrinton of Bowdoinham by me - - - - - Abr. Mr Preble, Justice of the Peace"
I hereby certify that the same record is believed by me to be genuine, & that the above is truly copied from the original, with the exception of the date which is thereon expressed in fair, legible figures as follows viz, January 23 d 1783. (January twenty third Seventeen hundred & eighty three)
Orrington Lunt, Town Clerk
Lincoln ss
Sworn and Subscribed the fifth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty eight, the deponent being a credible witness, before me
Edward B. Bourne
{ Justice of the peace

JOHN FAIRFIELD,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS,
GREETING:
Know Ye, That Asa Redington Esq, whose name is borne upon the paper hereunto annexed, is Justice of the District Court, for the Middle District, composed of the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, in this State, - that George W. Nichols, whose name is borne upon the paper hereunto annexed, is Register of Probate within and for said County of Lincoln - and that Edward B. Bowman, whose name is borne upon the paper hereunto annexed, is Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Lincoln - that they were in commission as aforesaid on the day of their attestations, within, and that the signatures, purporting to be theirs, are genuine -
duly nominated and appointed, commissioned and qualified; and that to their Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at AUGUSTA, this tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and in the sixty- third year of the Independence of the United States of America.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
J. R. Nichols, Secretary of State.
John Fairfield

Thomas Lombard Private - Mass'ts. troops. Berry's Co: Gerrish's regt. 6 months Patten's Co: McCobb's regt. 3 months,
25049
Proof E. D. Bangs' certificate,
Applicant in firm - Certified by Judge in Open Court April 4, 1833,
admd 7 mo. 80s 12 1/2
23. 37 1/2 24. 21
W. L. Vose, Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this Second day of January A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Judge , a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Thomas Lombard a resident of Bowdoinham in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged Seventy three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, 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 1778 with Captain John Berry and served in Col. Jacob Gerrish's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Berry Capt. & Gerrish Col. That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private sometime in the summer of 1778 for the months & that this period he fully served out at Cambridge, Massachusetts , in guarding prisoners taken at the capture of Burgoyne & was there verbally discharged. That in June or July 1779 he again enlisted as a private for three months in Capt. Actor Patten's company in Col. McCobb's regiment of the same troops; that this period he fully served out in Maine, was in the defeat at Bagaduce , retreated to Cove's head at the mouth of Kennebec river & was there verbally discharged.

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers:
That he was born in Bath, Maine, in the year 1761, where he presumed his age is recorded where his home was during his revolutionary services. That he afterwards lived in Minot about nine years, in Greene about nine years, & lastly in said Bowdoinham where he has lived about twenty years. That he enlisted & was discharged as he has stated. That Nathaniel Burrill of Newport & Calvin Hall of Monmouth can testify to his services during both campaigns. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Thomas Sumner
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathan Weston
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston
State of Maine April 4, 1833. It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity cannot without prejudice to his health appear in open court to renew his declaration & again to make oath to the same,
Nathan Weston
Int. S. J. C.

I Jeremiah Millay of Bowdoinham, Maine, aged forty two years, do upon oath testify & say, that I have known the within named Thomas Lombard for nearly twenty years, that I well know him to be a man of veracity & entitled to the fullest credit. He is now & has been for many years a member of the Baptist Church, & from having heard him many years ago mention his services in the revolutionary war & from his general reputation in the neighborhood where he resides I fully believe he served as he has within stated.
Jeremiah Millay State of Maine } Subscribed & sworn to this second day of January 1833. Kennebec. ss. } the deponent being a credible witness. Before me Wm. Wentworth Justice Peace.
State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Thomas Lombard for a pension & that William Wentworth is a Magistrate as above. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this second day of January
A. D. 1833,
J. A. Chandler

No 25649 Thomas Lombard Kennebec County Maine
Adm d
R. C. Nosc. Augusta 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 subjjoined 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, shewing the Service of Thomas Gardner  Penobscot County Maine
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1778 - 6 - private Capt Bang, Col Garrison 71 years Traditionary evidence. Four piece   Enlisted July 1779 - 3 - " Capt Patten, Col M c Cobb Birth Maine documentary papers correct  
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 days 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. 
G. { 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 [j] 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.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 5 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Eben: Beal, guard n of the widow of Thos. Lombard, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maine - Agency, at the rate of Twenty four Dollars and twenty one Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1834, to the 29 th December 1834, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 10 th , 1833.
* 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 Thomas Lumbert served as a private in Capt. John Berry's company in the regt. of Lincards commanded by Col. Jacob Gerrish, from Augt. 4 th , to December 22 d , 1778, & was paid for four months & nineteen days service.
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And that Thomas Lumber served as a private in Capt. Acker Patten's company in Col. Samuel McColb's regt. in the service of the United States in the expedition at Penobscot, from the 11 th day of July to the 25 th of September 1779, & was paid for two months & nineteen days service.
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7.08
Edward D. Dary. Secy

Augusta, Maine.
June 18 th 1839
Sir
I herewith transmit the application of Mr Ebenezer Beals, guardian to Hannah Loomis, widow of the late Thomas Loomis who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of June 7. 1832 on the Maine Roll. The widow being insane and entirely deprived of reason, the application for her to receive the benefit of the Act of July 7. 1838. is made through her guardian. Should the papers be sufficient to establish the claim. You are respectfully requested to send me a certificate for her.
I am with respect
Your obedt servt
Geo. W. Morton
James L Edwards Esq Governor of Pennsylvania Washington.

Reg
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24.5-89
Hannah Leonard Widow of Thomas Leonard Brewster line
Act July 7th 1838
Index : Vol. 9 , Page 444
[Arrangement of 1870.]