Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23966, for Daniel Merrill, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Merrill, Daniel Merrill
W 23966
Mary
CONTENTS

Let R. W. Young,
Dec. 19/51
Same Sept. 15/52.
See Fulton, Oct. 21/52.

Cline - 2973
Mary Merrill
Widow of, Daniel Merrill
who died on the 21 st February 1824 of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a Sgt. of Co. in the County commanded by Captain Stoyes of the Regt. commanded by General in the Dept. for 9 mos 23 dys
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 66 Dollars 83 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of Aug. 39, and sent to Mrs. Anderson, Portland, Me.
Arrears to the 14th of March - $554.64 Semi-annual allowance ending 33.41
$588.05.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by R Bendire Clerk Book A Vol. 2 Page 12.

100334_00430 State of Maine County of Cumberland } ss
On this twenty fourth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty Seven personally appeared before the Honorable Ezekiel Whitman Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said State Mary Merrill of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland State of Maine widow aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress, passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of Daniel Merrill late of Falmouth in said County yeoman deceased, who was a Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolutionary War for four months & a Sergeant in said War for Eight months. That said Daniel enlisted at Falmouth in said County in May AD 1775 as a Sergeant in Captain Samuel Noyes Company marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts & served out the term of said enlist- ment which was Eight months. That said Daniel afterwards in August AD 1779 at said Falmouth entered the Army as first Lieutenant of a Company commanded by a Captain whose name said Mary does not now recollect & marched to Rhode Island & there served four months & was regularly at the time in both instances, discharged. That said Daniel during all the last named service commanded said Company his Captain acting as paymaster of the Regiment. She further declares that she was married to said Daniel Men- ill on the fourteenth day of December (AD 1777) in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy Seven. That her husband the aforesaid Daniel Merrill, died on the twenty first day of February AD 1824: and that she has remained as widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Mary Merrell mark
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written before at her place of her dwelling in Falmouth aforesaid before me Ezekiel Whitman Chief Justice of the 1 st Court of Com. Pleas

I further certify that by reason of age and infirmity the aforesaid Mary Merrill is unable to attend court that I have no doubt she is of the age she states and that I believe her to be a person of creditability
Esraiel Whitman

Intentions of Marriage entered since Decem r 10 1776.
Merrill Mr Daniel Merrill of Falmouth & Mrs Davis Mary Davis of this Town Intentions of Marriage entered Oct r 11 1777. Entered for David Mitchell Town Clerk.
A List of couples married by me the Subscribers since October 1774.
Dec r 14 th 1777 Daniel Merrill & Mary Davis
North Yarmouth Decem r 30 1777 Tristram Gilman.
Recorded for David Mitchell Town Clerk North Yarmouth A true copy of Record March 7 1837 Samuel Sweetser Town Clerk
I Samuel Sweetser Town Clerk of the Town of North Yarmouth on oath testify and say that the above certificates are truly copied from the Town Record of said Town of North Yarmouth -
Samuel Sweetser Town Clerk of the Town of North Yarmouth
Rembrandt Is March 7 th 1837, Subscribed and Sworn to before me, Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace I certify that said Samuel Sweetser is Town Clerk of the Town of North Yarmouth Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace

100354_00455 I Sarah Davis of North Yarmouth in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, Widow, on oath testify and say that Mary Merrill of Falmouth in the County aforesaid, widow of Daniel Merrill late of said Falmouth deceased, is my sister I was present at her marriage, and testify that she was married at said North Yarmouth on the fourteenth day of December A.D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, and the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Brittain Gilman, I further testify and say, that said Daniel Merrill died at said Falmouth on the twenty first day of February, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, and that said Mary has ever remained the widow of said Daniel and is and ever has been unmarried since the death of said Daniel Merrill
Her Sarah - X Davis mark.
Cumberland ss. March 7 th 1837. Subscribed and Sworn to before me Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace I hereby certify that Sarah Davis is a person of truth and her statements entitled to full credit. Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace

No 10 Mary Merrill Widow of Daniel Maine Row - act of 1836
Phy 51
L. H. Young att.

State of Maine
County of Cumberland } ss:
Be it known, that on the 29 day of August A. D. 1851, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Daniel Merrill of Falmouth in said county and made oath according to law, that he is the child of Mary Merrill late of said Falmouth deceased —widow of Daniel Merrill late of said Falmouth (who was an officer of the War of the Revolution,) and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $66.83 per annum; that he has reason to believe that the said pension ought to be increased; and that he is directly interested in the same, and makes this affidavit to be filed by attorney, with any additional evidence or arguments he may deem necessary in the prosecution of said claim.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me,
Daniel Merrill
Arthur M'Arthur Justice of the Peace. Throughout said State
State of Maine
County of Cumberland } ss:
Be it known, that before Arthur M'Arthur a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county in said State , personally appeared Daniel Merrill of Falmouth in said county who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that he is the child of Mary Merrill late of said Falmouth deceased , widow of Daniel Merrill (who was an officer in the War of the Revolution,) and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $66.83 per annum, that he now makes this declaration to recover any increase and arrears of pension, that may be due, on account of the services of Daniel Merrill only surviving children of said Mary as aforesaid , for the benefit of himself David Merrill, Elizabeth Merrill, Timothy Merrill & Esther Merrill under any acts or resolutions of Congress applicable to the case.
Sworn and subscribed this 29 day of August
1851, before me,
Daniel Merrill
Arthur M'Arthur Justice of the Peace. Throughout said State
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Daniel Merrill of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine a child of Mary Merrill of said Falmouth deceased , widow of Daniel Merrill (who was an officer in the War of the Revolution,) do hereby constitute and appoint Robert W. Young, Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful attorney for me, and in my name to prosecute my claim to any increase and arrears of pension that may be found due on account of the services of said Daniel Merrill as aforesaid; and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all papers and documents touching my claim, on file in the departments at Washington or elsewhere, and file any additional evidence or arguments he may think proper, to ensure the recovery of the same.
Witness my hand and seal this 29 th day of August A. D. 1851
Signed and sealed in the presence of
WITNESS, Amos Leighton
Daniel Merrill {L.S.}
WITNESS, Brassey Adams
State of Maine
County of Cumberland } ss:
On this 29 day of August A. D. 1851, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Daniel Merrill aforesaid and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Arthur M'Arthur Justice of the Peace. Throughout the State
State of Maine
County of Cumberland } ss:
Be it known, that on the 29 day of August A. D. 1851, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Peter Merrill and Sarah Merrill two disinterested and respectable witness, and made oath according to law, that they were well acquainted with Mary Merrill late of Falmouth Maine deceased , widow of Daniel Merrill (who was an officer in the Revolutionary War,) and that Daniel Merrill, David Merrill, Elizabeth Merrill, Timothy Merrill & Esther Merrill are her only surviving children. And that she the said Mary Merrill departed this life on the fifth day of July A. D. 1843
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me,
Peter Merrill Sarah Merrill
Arthur M'Arthur Justice of the Peace. Throughout the State of Maine
I Charles C. Harmon clerk of Supreme Judicial Court in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine do hereby certify that Arthur M'Arthur before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and his name thereunto subscribed is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 29 day of August A. D. 1851.
Chas. C. Harmon Clerk aforesaid

O. W. & N. Div. L. W. B. W. 23966.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
October 28th, 1896.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Daniel Merrill, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that Mary, widow of Thomas Merrill, made an application for pension on May 24th, 1837, at which time she was 82 years of age and residing at Falmouth, Maine, and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a sergeant and Lieutenant in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of nine months and twenty-three days; a part of the time he served under Capt. Samuel Noyes. He enlisted at Falmouth, Maine.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Thomas Merrill,
Saginaw (W. S.,) Mich.

Daniel Merrill of Falmouth entered his name and purpose of marriage with Mary Davis of North Yarmouth October 11 th 1887.
I Joseph Colley Town Clerk of the Town of Falmouth on oath testify and say, that the above certificate is truly copied from the Town Records of said Town of Falmouth Falmouth March 11 th 1887. Joseph Colley } Town Clerk of the } Town of Falmouth
Cornwall ss March 11 th 1887. Subscribed and sworn to before me, and I certify that said Colley is Town Clerk of said Town of Falmouth Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23966
Mary Merrill Wid. of Daniel Merrill Lieut. Rev. War.
Act July 4th 1836
Index : Vol M , Page LH
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct 28 '96 docd found to Thos Merrill SWB Saginaw, Mich.

Maine - 2973
Let R. W. Young Dec 19/57.
Same, Sept 15/5-2.
Leo Gilmore Oct. 21/52

Samuel Root No 3 For Daniel Merrill
No 3)

I Samuel Sweet of Gray in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine Yeoman Aged seventy six years on oath testify and say, that Daniel Merrill late of Falmouth in the County and State aforesaid, was first Lieutenant of a Company in the war of the Revolution, that Partis had under him (he having a Lieutenant's Commission) at Falmouth aforesaid in the summer of seventeen hundred sixty nine as I now believe for five months, we then marched from said Falmouth to Providence in Rhode Island where we joined another part of a Company under a Captain whose name I cannot now recollect, and which Captain acted as Pay-master of the Regiment, The Company being under the command of the first Lieutenant Daniel Merrill aforesaid we were carried on to Rhode Island where we tarried four months when myself with a number of others of said Company were discharged, leaving the aforesaid Lieut. Daniel Merrill in command of said Company, I further testify that the aforesaid Daniel Merrill had the care and command of said Company as first Lieutenant during the four months that I was with said Company and that I have now no recollection of seeing the Captain but once during that time and cannot remember his name
Samuel Sweet
Cumberland 18 November 28 th 1857 Subscribed and sworn to before me Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace and I certify that Samuel Sweet is a man of truth J. Smith Justice of the Peace

100354-00450 I William Colley of Falmouth County of Barnstable & State of Maine aged Eighteen years on oath declare that in the Spring of Seventeen hundred & Twenty five in March or April I enlisted as a minute man at Falmouth under Capt Samuel Sturges & we were embodied & drilled until June of that year. Immediately after the Battle of Bunker Hill we had orders to march Cambridge in Massachusetts & did so march & joined Col Edmund Phinneys Regt & there served Eight months. I think Gen Heath was our General. I further say that Daniel Merrill late of said Falmouth deceased was then all the a Sergeant at that time in some company & was regularly discharged with the remainder of the company. I further say that Mary Merrill of said Falmouth

is the widow of the Hon. Daniel Merrill before mentioned.
I further say that Josiah Baker was on first St & Josiah Merrill 2 a St in same company.
W. Knapp John Anderson
William his X Calley mark
Concord N June 26 th 1838
Subscribed & known to before me
John Anderson just Peace
I certify that I have been many years acquainted with the above- named Mr Calley & know him to be a man of truth & his statement entitled to full faith & credit
John Anderson just Peace

I William Colley do further in oath say that I know said Daniel Merill after said service at Cambridge in the year 1779 I think, went again into the service as a St. I then have ever since understood & believe that he served at St in company of a company at Rhode Island for months.
I further say that before at the time of this last service said Daniel was married to one Mary Witness John Anderson William his X Colley mark
Commonwealth of Mass June 26 1838 Subscribed & sworn to before me I certify that said Colley is a man of his wits & entitled to full faith & credit.
John Anderson Justice of the Peace

Dear Miss L. Edwards Comms of Review Washington St.
(8 6/10)
No 2

Portland May 24 th 1837
Sir. I herewith transmit the declaration & evidence in the case of Sarah Pratt, widow of Thos Pratt for a Pension.
There is a discrepancy between her statement & the Record as to the time of her marriage. She believes she was married in Dec r 1774 while the Record shows it to have been in May 1775. But as the marriage at either period was before the service, I presume it can not be material.
I also enclose the declaration & evidence of Mary Merrill widow of Daniel Merrill deceased who served as Sergeant & afterwards as 1 st Lt. commanding a company, his Capt being on other duty.
I have the honor to be, Sir, very respectfully Your obedt Servt John Underwood
To Hon Jos L Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.

Dr
John Anderson Esq r
Portland - m e
May 29
No 9

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 16 th 1839
I 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 Daniel Merrill is borne on a Master Roll of Capt. Samuel Noyes Company. 31 st Reg t of foot in the Continental Army Encamped at Cambridge. Fort N o 2. "where he served as a Sergeant and enlisted May 15. The name of Daniel Merrill is also borne on a Billing Roll for Capt. Samuel Noyes Company in Col. Phinnies Regiment in the Continental Army. Encamp d ." that there he enlisted May 15. Marched from home July 13. and Bilted himself 8 Weeks, 3 days. the Roll last mentioned bears date 1775. In the list of the above named Services, Daniel Merrill was from Falmouth.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I James Blake of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine aged Seventy three years on oath testify & say that in August or first of September in the year of our Lord Seven hundred and Seventy nine I enlisted under Lieutenant Daniel Merrill of Falmouth as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, & marched to Providence Rhode Island & there served under said Merrill until regularly discharged the last of December of same year.
Said Lieutenant Merrill commanded said company, the captain being, as I was told, paymaster & Muster Master of the Regiment. & I think his name was Martin. This service was in Col. Tyler's Regiment & I understood Col. Tyler belonged to Worcester in Massachusetts. our Lieutenant Colonel's name was Putnam. & I believe the 2 nd Lieutenant of our company was named Winchel. I heard, I think, that said Captain Martin had been a Captain in the Continental or Regular Regiments under Major. Bradish & on account of some difference had resigned. but as he never took command of the company himself I did not see much of him & I believe I never saw him before.
I further say that Lt. Daniel Merrill has been dead several years & his widow Mary Merrill is now living. & she was married to Lt. Daniel before we went to Rhode Island in 1779 as above described.
James Blake
Cumberland Dec 16 th 1837
I subscribe & swear to this statement to Dec r 1837 before me I certify that James Blake the above deponent is a man of truth & his statement is entitled to full faith John Anderson Just Peace When Anderson Just Peace

I Jacob Knight of Fulmerston in the County of Cumberland & State of Massachus- etts do hereby certify that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five I marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts as a soldier in Captain Samuel Wages Company Col Phineas Regiment. St. Col March and served at said Cambridge Eight months at the end of which time said company was regularly discharged. I further say that Daniel Merrill late of said Fulmerston and was a Sergt Sergeant in said Company are the terms aforesaid.
I further say that Mary Merrill now living in said Fulmerston & who is now applying for a pension is the widow of said Daniel. I further say that Samuel Wages was Captain Isiah Baker 1 st Lieutenant Joshua Merrill 2 nd Lieutenant of said company - Jacob Knight
Cumberland ss On the 26 th V 1739 Subscribed & sworn to before me I certify that Jacob Knight the Deponent is a man of truth John Anderson Just Peace

I James Blake of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine age seventy three years on oath declare that I was well acquainted with Daniel Merrill late of Falmouth in said County deceased. That prior to my entering under sd Merrill as stated in my first deposition I knew that said Merrill enlisted in the Spring of 1775 under Captain Samuel Woyes of said Falmouth & went, as I understood to Cambridge & was there all the summer & fall to the best of my recollection. I further say that Joshua Merrill was the Lieutenant of said Capt Samuel Woyes company.
James Blake
Cumberland ss. Dec 16 th 1787 Subscribed & sworn to before me John Anderson just Peace
I certify that the above named James Blake is worthy of full faith & credit John Anderson just Peace

State of Maine Cumberland ss.
I Charles Cott Clerk of all the Judicial courts in said county certify that John Anderson is a Magistrate as appears within and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this eighth day of February A.D. 1838
Charles Cott Clerk
No 5 38

In - at Feb 13 Bomb
Mrs Merrill
FREE
Hon James L Edwards Commissioner of Customs Washington D.C.
Feb 28
No 6.

Portland Feb 8 th 1838
Sir - On the receipt of your letter of Dec 5 th in relation to the claim of Mary Merrill widow of Daniel Merrill for a pension I wrote to Boston requesting an examination there in relation thereto, & now enclose you the certificate that day received from him - But as the Daniel Merrill for whom services Mary Merrill claims was a Lt., tho' he commanded a company this certificate probably relates to another man.
But I have here the deposition of James Blake, who says Daniel Merrill commanded a company in Col. Tylers Regt in the fall of 1779 at Rhode Island. Also the deposition of Jacob Knight who says Merrill was a Sergeant in Capt Samuel Daps company Col. Phinney Regt at Cambridge in 1775 which I hope will enable you to find his name on the Rolls. It will be perceived by Blake's depo. that the Col. of Tylers Regt was named Putnam. & he thinks Merrill's Captain was named Martin. others think the Col's name was Skillin. but as he never found the company list little is recollected of him -
I have the honor to be Sir, Very respectfully your affec Son John Anderson
Hon. S. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington

one June 6. acknowledged Mary Merrill
FREE
Hon James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
July 30
No 8

Boston May 31 st 1839
Sir. In compliance with the earnest solicitation of Mrs Mary Morris, widow of late Lt Daniel Morris, I beg leave, once more, to call your attention to the evidence in her case, which, with the additional evidence herewith transmitted, I hope will be found sufficient to place her name on the Pension Roll.
In accordance with the suggestion in your letter of the 5 th Dec r 1837, that the Roll of Capt Farnall's company might be found in Boston I applied there & have after great delay rec d the enclosed certificate, & with it, now forward a deposition taken before me, nearly a year since, which I retained awaiting to hear from Boston. I do not know that any further evidence can be had, or can be expected, & as it is now evident Capt Farnall's was in continental service, & several deponents testify that Dan l Morris was a Lieut. & served eight months with them in said company, I can not doubt but that this Lieut. Farnall it must be considered as substantially proved. In the latter part of your letter of the 8 th of March 1838. you say "If the Christian named the Capt of the company of which he was Lt commander in 1779 was given, it might lead to a more satisfactory examination". You will, on reflection, at once perceive that it is impossible now to get at the Christian name, or indeed to the Lieut name, other than from the faint recollection of those who served in the expedition to Rhode Island. In the deposition of James Blake you will perceive that he thinks the Capt's name was Martin, others think it was Capt Skillin. All agree that the Capt, who was

he was, did not serve with the company, but acted as a Staff Officer of the Regiment.
James Blake, whose deposition is with the papers in your files, served in that expedition & testifies that Lt Merrill had command of a company. That the Capt was named Martin & he thinks in Col. Tyler's Regt. Lt Col Putnam.
I wrote to Boston to have the Depts of Col. Tyler through examined & am informed that this shall, with others, have been delivered to yourself. inasmuch Had it remained in Boston I would have spared you the labor of its examination. The uniform good character of this family (of Merrill's) inspires me with confidence in their statements, & I feel a perfect confidence that they believe the husband & father substantially as claimed. Though the claimant may not have been accurate in dates, as the whole declaration was made from memory, her husband having been dead many years.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, very respectfully your obedt Servt John D. Sleeper
Hon Jas L Edwards Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Not. G. Merrill
Bureau of Pensions.

No 12
Mary Merrill w/o Danl. Maine 30 adm?
Feb 52

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
February 5, 1852.
I 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 Daniel Merrill is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Adam Martin's Co. Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt as 1 st Lt. from Sept. 25, 1779, 3 months 16 days.
The above named Capt. Adam Martin belonged to the town of Sturbridge in the County of Worcester, and Col. Tyler also belonged to said County.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Frances Walker Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
November 12 1851.
I 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 Daniel Merrill is borne on Army Books as a Captain in Col. Sprouts Regt. credited by Service from Jan'y 1. 1777. 2 years 3 months. discharged April 1. 1779.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Daniel Waldo Secretary of the Commonwealth.

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, — } PORTLAND, April 14th — A. D. 1852 }
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Arthur M c Arthur Esq
Is an Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for every — the County of said State , as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that his COM- MISSION is dated August 6th — A. D. 1850 and will expire August 6th — A. D. 1857
and the following SIGNATURE purporting to be his are — Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
C. C. Harmon, CLERK.

I, James Merrill of Falmouth in the county of Cum- berland State of Maine aged ninety one years do hereby testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Daniel Merrill late of said Falmouth, who served in the War of the Revolution & was reported to have been an officer in Sproat's Regiment in Massachusetts Continent- al line & was personally acquainted with Mary Merrill surviving widow of said Daniel Merrill; that the said Daniel Merrill lived in the same Parish with me, went to same meeting, to same school & same mill; that I knew him before his marriage and afterwards until he died; that he married Mary Davis of North- Yarmouth which was an adjoining town & not far from my residence & that said Mary Davis afterwards Mary Merrill was a native of said North Yarmouth her father & mother dwelt there & her relatives now live there; that her father lived at top of what was called Davis' hill that I frequently travelled over & that he was married before went into the army as an officer as aforesaid. James Merrill
Witness Jeremiah Merrill
State of Maine
Cumberland County ss: Subscribed & sworn to on this fourteenth day of April AD 1852
Before me Arthur McArthur justice of the Peace throughout the State of Maine
I certify that I am personally acquainted with James Merrill the affiant and that he sustains a good character for truth & veracity & is of sound memory & remarkably intelligent
Arthur McArthur justice of the Peace Throughout the State of Maine.

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, October 29th A. D. 1851
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Arthur M c Arthur
Is an Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for every  the County of said State as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that his COM- MISSION is dated August 6th A. D. 1850 and will expire August 6th A. D. 1857
and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be his are Genuine.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
C. C. Harmon CLERK.

Portland Oct 29 1857
I certify that I was employed by Daniel Merrill Esq d of Falmouth in the County of Hampshire several years since to assist his Mother Mary Merrill to obtain a Pension for the services of Daniel Merrill her husband then deceased who served as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. I drew the declaration from her statements, she was aged & infirm & her recollection imperfect. It enabled me to get a clue to the services of her husband so far as her memory served her & I terminated the claim to her statements not knowing, at the time, of any other services of her husband than as stated by her.
Witness John Anderson State of Maine
John Anderson
Cumtuleu ss: Subscribed & sworn to Oct. 29 th 1857.
Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace throughout the State of Maine.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with John Anderson the affiant, that he has been for several terms a Representative in Congress & sustains a good character for truth & veracity
Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace throughout State of Maine

I Edward S. Bucknam of Falmouth in the county of Cum- berland aged sixty seven years desire testify & say, that I was born in the Town of Falmouth aforesaid and have resided there ever since; that I was personally acquainted with Daniel Merrill late of said Falmouth deceased, who was reputed to have been a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army and was the late husband of Mary Merrill late of said Falmouth deceased & who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States for the services of her said husband as a Revolu- tionary officer of the United States; that I was well acquainted with said Daniel Merrill and have frequently heard him relate the in- cidents of his services as a revolutionary officer, that I have had a general acquaintance with the people of this town from my youth up to this time & have been Selectman and Assessor of this town for several years where my duty was to keep list of the names of its inhabitants and have been familiar with the records and known from them as well as my own personal knowledge, that there has never been any one by the name of Daniel Merrill excep- ting the Daniel Merrill above named & one of same name the son to said Daniel, about fifty five years old who have ever been resident of this town for sixty years last past, and I have

not from any record or tradition known or heard of any other Daniel Merrill than the first & last named Daniel Merrill, who the first named was the late hus- band of the said Mary Merrill & reputed to have been & so generally believed to have been, an officer in the Revolutionary Army, Witness
Ezra S. Buchanan
John Buchanan
State of Maine
Cumberland ss: On this twenty seventh day of October A.D. 1857 personally appeared Ezra S. Buchanan above named and made solemn oath to the truth of foregoing deposition by him subscribed.
Before me Arthur M'Arthur, Pastor of the Peace throughout the State.
I certify that I am personally acquainted the above named affiant and that he sustains a good character for truth & veracity. Arthur M'Arthur Pastor of the Peace throughout said State.

100554_00470 I James Merrill of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine aged ninety one years do hereby testify and say that I am a native of Falmouth as aforesaid and that I have resided in Falmouth my whole lifetime and have all that time resided near Daniel Merrill late of said Falmouth who was reputed to have been an officer of the Revolutionary Army until the day of his death, which occurred about 20 years ago, excepting the time he was absent in the army, when he returned in Spring of 1779 said he came from the army, that I have heard him relate the incidents of his Revolutionary services & that he served as a Lieutenant in Col. Droot's Regiment of the Massachusetts line; that I was well acquainted with Mary Merrill his surviving widow who was pensioned for his Revolutionary services & died A.D. 1843; that I have been very generally acquainted with the inhabitants of said Falmouth and am certain that no one by the name of Daniel Merrill has ever resided in the Town of Falmouth aforesaid from the commencement of the Revolution to this time excepting the Daniel Merrill, who has generally been supposed & believed to have been a Revolutionary officer, & who was the late husband of the said Mary Merrill deceased, excepting and the Daniel Merrill now residing here who was son to said Daniel deceased. Witness Jeremiah Merrill, James Merrill State of Maine, Cumberland County ss On this twenty eighth

day of October A D 1851 personally appeared James Merrill the aforementioned and made solemn oath to the truth of foregoing depo- sition by him subscribed
Before me Arthur M c Arthur
Justice of the Peace throughout said State
I certify that I am personally acquainted with James Merrill the efficient and that he is remarkably intelligent sustains a good character for truth & veracity. Arthur M c Arthur, Justice of the Peace throughout said State of Maine.

I Jeremiah Merrill of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine, aged sixty five years do here testify and say, that I was born in said Falmouth and resided there all my life time, and that I was personally acquainted Daniel Merrill late of said Falmouth who was the husband of Mary Merrill late of said Falmouth deceased, who was pensioned for said Daniel's Revolutionary services as a Lieutenant and died A.D. 1830; on the 17th of Oct that I knew when I was young, worked for said Daniel Merrill & resided in his family and heard him till his Revolutionary story & have heard him frequently say he was a Lieutenant in Col Sproat's Regiment Massachusetts line and heard him say that when he was going out to join the army at New York there was a national Salute fired at Portsmouth N.H. & was heard at Falmouth sixty miles distant and that he was glad to find near home in so short a way, that the said Daniel had a son Daniel about ten years younger than I am

now residing in said Falmouth and that these two Daniel Merrill are the only ones of the name, which have ever resided here since my recollection from my intimate knowledge of the people of Falmouth and the knowledge I have of the genealogy of the Merrill, I have no knowledge of any other and am very confident there never was another of that name resided here during nor since the Revolution; that it was generally believed & understood in the town of Falmouth, that said Daniel Merrill was a Lieutenant in Col Sprouts Regiment Maine Charities line during the Revolutionary War.
Watson
Jeremiah Merrill
Grandly N Merrill
State of Maine Cumberland ss: On this twenty eighth day of October A D 1851 personally appeared Jeremiah Merrill abovenamed to me well known to be, the person described in and who executed the foregoing declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me Arthur M. Arthur Justice of the Peace in every county of said State.

V 2011 No 1. Mary Merrell widow of Daniel -
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100554_00401 State of Maine Cumberland Ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that Ezekiel Whitman before named is Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the State of Maine, being a Court of Record and that Joseph Smith is a Magistrate as appears within, and that the Signatures purporting to be theirs are mine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Name and the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this twenty fourth day of May A.D. 1837
Charles Cobb Clerk

I William Colley of Holbrook in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, Yeoman, aged Eighty five years, do hereby testify and say, that Daniel Merrill late of Holbrook aforesaid Yeoman deceased, was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he enlisted at said Holbrook in the month of May or June, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, in a Company commanded by Captain Samuel Hayes for Eight months, and went to Cambridge Massachusetts where he served his term out, and was regularly discharged with the rest of said Company, I was a Soldier in said Company, and served the time aforesaid, and know that said Daniel Merrill served as above stated.
his William Colley mark
Cumberland ss March 11 th 1837. Subscribed and sworn to before me Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace I certify that William Colley is a man of truth Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Sweet of Gray in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine Yeoman. Aged Twenty four years on oath testify and say. That Daniel Merrill late of Halloway in the County aforesaid Yeoman deceased, was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution. That he enlisted at said Halloway as First Lieutenant of a Company commanded by Captain _____ in the month of August or September in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty nine, for four months and marched to Rhode Island where he served his term out and was regularly discharged with the rest of said Company, I was a Soldier in said Company and served the time aforesaid, and know that said Daniel Merrill served as above stated, And I further testify that during the time above stated the aforesaid Company was under the command of said Daniel Merrill as First Lieutenant, that the Captain was Paymaster of the Regiment, and was absent from the Company most of the time, that I never knew him personally and cannot now remember his name
Samuel his  X mark Sweet
Cumberland ss March 10 th 1838, Subscribed and sworn to before me Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace And I certify that Samuel Sweet is a man of truth Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace

I James Blake of West Brook in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine Yeoman, Aged Seventy three years on oath testify and say that Daniel Merrill late of Falmouth in the County aforesaid Yeoman deceased, was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he enlisted at said Falmouth in the month of August or September in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine, as First Lieutenant of a Company commanded by Captain for four four months, and went to Rhode Island where he served his term out and was regularly discharged with the rest of said Company, I was a Soldier in said Company, and served the time aforesaid and know that said Daniel Merrill served as above stated, I further testify that during the time above stated the aforesaid Company was under the command of said Daniel Merrill as First Lieutenant; that the Captain was Paymaster of the Regiment and was absent from the Company most of the time, that I never knew him personally, and cannot now remember his name,
James Blake
Cumberland ss March 11 th 1854, Subscribed and sworn to before me, Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace, I do hereby certify that James Blake is a man of truth Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace,

I, Amos Merrill of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine yeoman, aged Eighty four years, on oath testify and say that Daniel Merrill late of Falmouth aforesaid yeoman deceased was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he enlisted at said Falmouth, in the month of May or June in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, as a Sergeant in a Company commanded by Captain Samuel Rayes for eight months, and marched with said Company to Cambridge in Massachusetts, and served his term out, and was regularly discharged with said Company I was a Soldier in said Company and served the time aforesaid and know that said Daniel Merrill was as above stated
Amos Merrill
Cumberland ss March 11 th 1837. Subscribed and Sworn to before me Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace I certify that Amos Merrill is a man of truth
Joseph Smith Justice of the Peace

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Mr James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Am 37
Miss G. F. Hall - 3 Prince St
No 4

Portsea Nov 30 th 1834
Mr. I would respectfully call your attention again to the cases of Mary Dennis & Sarah Pratt & I herewith transmit another deposition in relation to the first.
It may be that Daniel Dennis, first term of service was in 1776 instead of 1775 for it can be proved by many witnesses that Capt Samuel Dwyer, under whom Dennis served, was in the service but probably subsequent to the year 1775.
As Dennis served at Rhode Island in 1779 as Lt was under a Capt. who joined them at Providence & who acted as paymaster & never served with the company, it will be perceived that it is next to impossible to get the names.
It Dennis as the enclosed deposition, with Dep't accompanying also Dennis's declaration, shows in fact commanded the company. & his name without question is on the Rolls of the Northern Troops in that expedition, as a Lt. The widow has done used every means in her power to get at the name of this Capt. or the name of the Reg't but without success. She finds many who can testify that her husband served at Rhode Island as a Lt. & in fact commanded the company & this is all she can find. I am sorry to ask so much of all she can find. I am sorry to ask so much of you, but she can do no more & unless the evidence adduced shall be sufficient she must abandon

The hope of obtaining her pension -
As regards Mrs Pratt you observe that the name of Capt John Wortley does not appear on the Rolls. It is certain there was such a Captain in service & several old soldiers are on the Pension Roll for services rendered under Capt Wortley - or Wortley. It is said he was in Col. Fogg's Regt -
Believing you will find that Pratt served under Capt Wortley by turning to Col Fogg's Regt & his other service of 4 mos 18 days having been found. I apprehend there will be no difficulty in Mrs Pratt's case. Mrs Merrill's case I am sure must give much labor & if the search can be made by any one out of your office, or by a clerk out of office hours, she will cheerfully make any compensation for the time -
While the Papers were at Boston applicants invariably paid for the examination & would readily do so now if one could be procured to do the labor & not interfere with the rules of your department -
I have just transmitted your letter of the 5 th inst, that the objections may appear without you again going over the cause
As the bearer is here Sir, very respectfully your obedient
Honble L. Edmonds Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.
John Anderson

(Copy.)
Pension Office,
December 17, 1851.
Sir:
The claim of the heirs of Mary Merrill, deceased, widow of Daniel of Maine, for an increase of pension has been carefully examined.
In her original declaration the widow asserted a claim for 8 months service as Sergeant & 4 months as Lieutenant. She set forth that her husband enlisted at Falmouth in May 1775 in Capt Voyes Co & served 8 months as Sergeant. That afterwards, viz: in August 1779, at Falmouth, he entered the Army as Lieut (and) served 4 months & was discharged - that said Daniel during the last named service commanded the Co, the Captain of which was then acting as Pay Master to the Regiment.
Upon that statement and other evidence deemed sufficient, she was allowed a pension at the rate of $66;83 Cents per annum for 7 months (and) 15 days as Sergeant, & 2 months & 6 days as Lieutenant. You now file a Certificate from the Secretary's Office at Boston, shewing that a Daniel Merrill was Capt, in Sprouts Regiment, from 1 st of January 1777 to 1 st April 1779. 2 years and

3 months. But that that Officer is not the one claimed for by Mary Merrill is abundantly shewn from her declaration and the testimony of the witnesses.
It is in evidence that Mary Merrill was married to her husband, Daniel Merrill, in December 1777. At this time , the Daniel Merrill referred to in the Secretarys Certificate was a Capt in Col Sprouts Regiment. How the widow could recollect and set forth the services of her husband in '75 for 8 months and for another period in 1779 and have overlooked and have forgotten the service as Capt from '77 to April '79, is marvelous & not to be believed; especially as he must have been in service & in that grade at the time of her marriage. Nor did any of the witnesses mention any such service as that now claimed.
Until you can clearly identify the Capt in Sprouts Regt with the husband of Mary Merrill, whose heirs you represent no allowance can be made.
R W Young, Esq Present
Very Resp y , &c. (signed) H. Stearns Commissioner

100554-00451 23.
Pension Office
Oct 21. 1852
Comm. of Pensions
Rel: to the case of Mary Merrill: act 4 th July 1836 —
Does your say the case may be referred to the files.
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Rec d Oct. 25. 1852.

Pension Office, October 21 st 1852.
Sir:
I have the honor to submit, herewith, papers numbered from one to thirteen, inclusive, in the case of Mary Merrill deceased, widow of Daniel, late a pensioner on the Maine Roll under the Act of July 4 th 1836, at the rate of $66:83 Cents per annum, for 7 months and 15 days service of her husband as a Sergeant, & 2 months 6 days as Lieutenant, in which Dr R. W. Young, who filed an application for an increase of her stipend, has appealed from the decision of this Office. The grounds of the claim for increase, and my reasons for rejecting it, are stated in my letter addressed to Dr Young, on the 19 th of December last, a copy of which is herewith enclosed. In addition to the reasons stated in that letter for my belief that Mary Merrill's husband could not have been the Soldier of Sprouts Regiment, whose service is shewn by the Certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts, dated November 12 th , 1851, and numbered 11, we have evidence on the Rolls of the Line of Massachusetts, filed

with our Revolutionary Records, that the Daniel Mer- rill thus credited, was a Captain in Col Brewers Regiment as early as the 6 th of November 1776. That Regiment was subsequently commanded by Putnam, and finally by Sprout, who served in it to the close of the War. On the 5 th of Sep r 1779, Genl Washington Communicated to Congress a new ar- -rangement of the Massachusetts Line, which was sanctioned by that body on the following day. The arrangement embraced Sprout, but not Daniel Merrill, who had been discharged from the Reg t on the 1 st of April 1779, as shewn by the Secretarys Certificate. If, therefore, we were at liberty to dis- -regard the averments of the original declaration of Mrs Merrill, the Record & parole testimony by which they were sustained, it would be necessary to shew, in the first place, that her husband was a Cap t as early as Nov r 6, 1776, to entitle the claim to increase to consideration - for that the Officer who thus served was the same party who served under Sprout from January 1 st 1777, to April 1 st 1779, I have not the slightest doubt. But no evidence of the fact of such service is found among the pa- -pers, nor could it be inferred from the parole testimony in the case - which refers to him as

having been a Lieutenant only.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Most Ob t Serv t , & Health Commissioner.
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Hon A. H. A. Stuart, Secretary of the Interior.

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Washington Oct 9/52
R. W. Young -
Relative to the case of the widow of Dan Mer- -ril a Revolutionary Officer
Ref to the Commission of Pensions for report. Dept into Oct 11/52

Washington Oct. 9 th 1852
Hon. A. H. Stuart Secty of the Interior.
Sir
I respectfully Appeal from the decision of the Com t of Pensions in the Case of Mary Merrill Widow of Daniel Merrill An Officer in the War of the Revolution.
The Com t decided against the Claim on the ground that the identity of her husband is not satisfactorily made out.
As I propose to make a statement of this Case, that I have no doubt will satisfy you, that the point of Objection raised by Mr. Keith has been fully negatived by the evidence, I respectfully request a report from the Pension Office in the Case & the paper sent down to your Office, that I may then have access to them.
Very respectfully Your Obedient Servt J. M. Young
* Mary Merrill Widow as above was Pensions Under the act 4 th July 1836. & placed on the Main Roll.

THOMAS MERRILL RECORD & PENSION OFFICE 459451 968 WAR DEPARTMENT SEP 30 1896
Saginaw Mich Sept. 28. 86
Daniel Merrill of Falmouth Me Rev. War.
Thomas Merrill request record of service.
Address: "Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D. C."
Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, September 30, 1896.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. Thomas Merrill, 1209 South Michigan Avenue, Saginaw, Michigan.
The records of this office show that one Daniel Merrill served as a captain in the 6th, known also as the 12th Regiment from the State of Massachusetts (of which Maine formed a part), commanded by Colonel Samuel Brewer, Revolutionary War. He was commissioned November 13, 1776, and his name last appears on the roll dated at Camp near White Plains, July 20, 1778, which contains no special remarks relative to his service.
Rec'd Back OCT 5 1896
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
[Signature] Colonel, U. S. Army, Chief of Office.
Per

THOMAS MERRILL,
MERRILL BLOCK.
SAGINAW (W. S.) MICH., Sept. 28, 1896
Col. F. C. Answorth Washington D.C.
Dr Sir
Will you kindly give me the War Record of Daniel Merrill , Falmouth Maine - His official rank & time of service - in the revolutionary war - Also the amount of pension awarded him or his widow Mary Davis Merrill
Yours very Truly Thomas Merrill
Street 1209 South Mich Ave

THOMAS MERRILL,
MERRILL BLOCK.
SAGINAW (W. S.,) MICH., Oct 9. 1896
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
on sir
Kindly give me the amount of pension awarded Daniel Merrill - Falmouth Maine - or his widow Mary Davis Merrill - & also his War Record
& oblige
Thomas Merrill
P. S. I enclose previous papers - T. M.

459451 Oct. 5, 96.
Record and Pension Office, W
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October 5, 189 6.
[Handwritten initials]
Respectfully returned to
Mr. Thomas Merrill, No. 1209 South Michigan Avenue, Saginaw (W. S.), Mich.
The indorsement hereon of the 30th ultimo contains all the information found of record relative to the service of Daniel Merrill during the Revolutionary war.
For information relative to the pension granted on account of that service application should be made to the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., who is the custodian of the pension records of all wars, and whose office is separate and distinct from the Record and Pension Office of the War Department.
1 inclosure.
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
[Handwritten signature: F. R. Ainsworth]
Colonel, U. S. Army, Chief of Office.
Per [Handwritten mark]
(300a)

THOMAS MERRILL,
MERRILL BLOCK.
SAGINAW (W. S.,) MICH., Oct 2, 1896
Chief of pension Office + War Department - Washington D. C.
Dr Sir
Will you kindly give me the information requested - in the enclosed note of Sept. 28, 1896
+ Obey
Thomas Merrill

THOMAS MERRILL,
MERRILL BLOCK.
SAGINAW (W. S.,) MICH., October 24th , 189 6
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Please give me the revolutionary war record of Daniel Merrill, Falmouth, Maine, and also the pension awarded him and his widow Mary Davis Merrill.
I have previously written, not receiving a reply, I renew my request.
Yours Truly,
Thomas Merrill