Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,471, for Reuben Kendall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Kendall, Reuben or Kendal
S. 44,471
CONTENTS

0106 New Hampshire
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of Richmond in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Byelor of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Six years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of March 1812 and First Lord of the Admiralty Right Honourable Lord Viscount Melville
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 86.56 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819 78.
$ 184.36
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

44471
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 44471
Reuben W.P.O. Bandal
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 269
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Huber Kendall Declaration Private Col Biglow's Regt. Massachusetts Line 1777-8 years Ad

I Reuben Hurdall a black man born in Africa not far from ninety years of age now of Richmond in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire Testify and declare, that I served in the war of the revolution on the Continental establishment, that I entered the service as a private in Capt. Hildings Company in the fifteenth Regiment in the Massachusetts line I believe in the month of Sept. Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven for the term of during the war and served in said Regiment until it was reduced then I went into I think the fifth Regiment in the Massachusetts line and served to the end of said war when I was discharged in I believe the summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three but my discharge I cannot find, And that from my reduced circumstances I stand in need of assistance from my country for support
Reuben Hurdall mark
State of New Hampshire } Cheshire ss. April 11. 1818 } Pursuant to a law of the United States entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed the 18th of March 1818 Personally appeared before me the subscriber Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County the above named Reuben Hurdall and made oath to the declaration aforesaid signed it in my presence and on examination made by me the said Judge it appears to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Nathaniel P. Fisher

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CHESHIRE SS.
On this twenty fifth day of May 1818, before me the sub- scriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County, per- sonally appears Reuben Hindall a man aged about years, resident in Distr. and in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in or- der to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Hindall on the same day of Sept. 1777 enlisted in Chichester in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Hudon of the Regiment of Infantry in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment commanded by Col. Bigelow being the fifteenth Regt. in the Massachusetts line in the revolutionary war that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the Month of June 1783 , when he was discharged from ser- vice in Newborough state of New York , that he was in the battles of Stillwater Saratoga Monmouth & at the taking of Cornwallis and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Nathaniel Parker
I, Nathaniel Parker Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Reuben Hindall did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, a- gainst the common enemy, for nine months on the continental establishment; and in view circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and laid before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforemen- tioned act of Congress.
May 25, 1818
Nathaniel Parker
I, Salma Hale Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cheshire, hereby certify, that the Hon. Nathaniel Parker whose proper hand is above subscribed, is one of the Justices of said Court, du- ly commissioned, and that no particular impression is used as a seal by said Court.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed a seal in usual form as used by said Court, this 20th day of June , A. D. 1818
S. Hale

State of Tenn. These are to certify whom they may concern, that Job Barber of Hickman County Tenn. has been duly appointed and now is administrator of the estate of the late Rondall late of said Hickman deceased.
Given under my hand and seal of office this twentysecond day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Job Barber Judge of Probate for said County of Hickman.

Application for a new Certificate State of Northamptonshire Cheshire ss
On this 23. day of May 1820 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County of Cheshire personally appeared Job Nesbitt Administrator of the Estate of Reuben Kendall late of Richmond, in said County deceased. Who on his Oath declares that the said Reuben Kendall is the same person whose name was pleaded on the pension roll of the State of Northamptonshire as appears by a Certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which the said Reuben left at his decease which Certificate with a power of Attorney authorizing Amos A. Parker to draw the money due him at the time of his decease and said Certificate therefor he sent said Amos A. Parker by the hands of Nathan Parker Esq. And that he believes said Certificate was stolen from said Attorney at the time on the night of the 15th of April 1820, by which theft said Certificate is lost, And that he can find no estate of the said Reuben except the sum due on said Certificate the sole object of taking out administration of his estate being to draw the money due on his Certificate and pay the expenses of his last sickness Sworn and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid Before me
Job Nesbitt
Nathan Parker, J.P.
State of Northamptonshire, Cheshire ss. On this 24. day of May 1820, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County personally appeared Amos A. Parker and made oath that the above mentioned Certificate was stolen from his possession at Shrewsbury in said County on the night of the 15th April 1820, & has not since been recovered - I have to & subscribed before me Amos A. Parker the day & year aforesaid Nathan Parker, Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss
I Nahun Parker, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County, do certify, that the within named Reuben Kendrick was the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Hildreth in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Beslow in the service of the United States, that I knew him in said Regiment, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire that I received a Certificate of that fact from the War department under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War for him, which Certificate was in the month of March put into the hands of Amos A. Parker with a power of Attorney executed by Jobe Beslow the Administrator of the Estate of said Reuben Kendrick deceased, and that it appears to authorize said Amos to receive the money due said Reuben at his discharge, and that it appears said Certificate is lost by being stolen from said Attorney on the night of the 15th April 1820 25th, May 1820, Nahun Parker,
Rendall
Cheshire ss.
I Salma Hale, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Nahun Parker is an acting Justice of the Peace & a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for said County, & that the foregoing are his signatures. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of our Superior Court of Judicature S. Hale.
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