Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37181, for John Lincoln, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lincoln, John
S.37181
CONTENTS

37 181 Copy INVALID.
File No. 37,181
John Lincoln Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]

7436
Maine
John Lincoln, 4 of Durham, in the Dist of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bailey of the Infantry line, for the term of one year
inscribed on the Roll of the Dist of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of Ap r 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Feb y 1819 and sent to A. G. Parris Esq Paris, Maine
Arrears to 4th of Feb y 1819 10 mts. 7/30/18. 81.83 Semi-ann. all ce ending 1 st Sep r 1819 48.00
Age not stated $129.83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

I John Lincoln a resident citizen of the United States of America an inhabitant of Durham in the District of Maine, on oath declare that some time in the Month of May in the Year 1775 in Sector in the State of Massachusetts, at a private in the company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Woodson in Col John Bailey, Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, in the Continental Establishment for eight Months; after the expiration of that time I enlisted, into Capt Jacobs Company in Col Bailey Regiment for one Year. which faithfully served in said Company & Regiment till the expiration of said Year, was discharged at Fishkill in the State of New York. and And served in the Revolutionary Army in several other short periods of Enlistment - As I do further on oath declare that I am sixty nine Years of age, am not borne on any pension list of the United States, & that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my Country for Support - Wherefore I John Lincoln pray that this declaration & the proceedings to be here thereon may be transmitted to the Secretary of War, to the end that I may be placed on the pension list of the United States agreeably to the provisions of an act of Congress passed March 15. 1818 entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War"
John Lincoln

Personally appeared Noah Hitchcock & made oath that he was will know the within named John Lincoln in the Army of the United States, the Revolutionary Army & that he served in the same Company as a sergeant & will know that the affidavit by him made & signed & sworn to is true in all its parts.
Noah Hitchcock
Personally appeared Robt. Schaeffer & made oath that he will know the within named John Lincoln in the Revolutionary Army & that he served in the same Company & will know that the affidavit by him submitted is just & true in all its parts. Robt. Schaeffer
Sworn to before
Almon L. Parrish Judge U. S. D. Ct.
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Geo: Lincoln Private Coal Railway. Mass's line Dec' 75 - 1 year Nov 28: 1876
Dear Dad!
In the judges certificate on file

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Johnn  Leincoln the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence the deposition of Noah Litchfield and Job Silverter, both soldiers in the Revolutionary army taken and sworn to before me, which are hereunto annexed
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Johnn Leincoln the applicant, served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my official Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Alion H. Parris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.