Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,730, for Samuel Litchfield, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Continental Mass
Litchfield, Samuel Carter, Sarah Former widow
NUMBER
W. 22.730
CONTENTS

1199 Maine
Sarah Carter. widow of Samuel Litchfield
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars 53
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of August 1848. and sent to
Am. A. W. H. Clapp Portland Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 6 Vol. 1.
Reported
Ed Dickens Hoosick June 21/57.

State of Maine Cumberland County ss On this Third day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five, personally appeared before the Hon- orable Barrett Potter judge of Probate for the County of Cumberland, in the State of Maine, being a court of Record in said State in open Court, Sarah Cutler a resident of Freeport in the County of Cum- berland and State of Maine aged eighty eight ye- ars, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 - March 3 rd 1843 and June 7 th 1844 - And this declarant states that she was formerly the widow of Samuel Litchfield a native of Scituate in the State of Massachusetts, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and entered the service from that place - She believes that her said husband served eight months in Capt. Samuel Stockbridge's Company in 1775 - That he also served in Capt Joshua Jewell's Company for the term of twelve months, commencing soon after the expiration of his service under Capt Stockbridge. In both of which services she believes he was a private. And this declarant further states that she was married to said Samuel Litchfield on

or about the first day of December 1778 by Rev. Mr Grosvenor of said Silsbee - and that her husband died on the 8 th day of September 1798 - That after the decease of said Samuel Litchfield to wit on the 20 th of November 1806 she was married to Daniel Carter - That said Carter died on the 15 th day of March 1813 - That she has not married since the decease of said Daniel, and is now the widow of said Daniel Carter and said Samuel Litchfield.
Witness B. Potter
Sarah Carter
Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year first above mentioned
Barrett Potter Judge

I William James of Scituate in the County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, hereby certify that I am Clerk of said Town of Scituate the present year and that the following is a true abstract from the records of said town viz -
"An account of those who entered their purposes of marriage"
Mr Samuel Litchfield was to Miss Sarah Curtis both of Scituate, November the fourteenth seven- teen hundred and seventy eight - And I certify that the foregoing is a true abstract from the records except the date which is written in fair legible figures as follows. Nov y 14 th 1778. And I further certify that I find no record of the mar- riage of said Samuel to said Sarah -
Attest William James Town Clerk. Plymouth ss. Nov r 15 th 1845 Then personally appeared the above named William James and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true. Before me Eben r T. Fogg Justice of the Peace
I Ebenezer T. Fogg of Scituate aforesaid and a justice of the Peace hereby certify that the above named William James (a person well known to me) is Clerk of the Town of Scituate the present year Scituate Nov r 15 th 1845
Ebenezer T. Fogg - Just. Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston November 25 th 1845
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Ebenezer D. Fogg was a justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his 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 hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

March 28. 1857
Sarah Carter widow of Samuel Litchfield.
Claim under the law of 1836 was allowed under act of 1838.
Mr. Triplett.
Dickins & Coombs. Alb.

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, March 14 th A. D 1851 }
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
— H. Waterhouse is an
Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COMMISSION of the said Waterhouse is dated February 13 th A. D. 1848 and will expire February 13 th A. D. 1852
and that 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.

Revolutionary Claim, Declaration for the benefit of the act of Congress, approved on the 4 th of July 1836,
On this 14 th day of March in the year of our Lord, one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before the Hon: Ashur Ware Judge of the Uni- ted States for the District of Maine, George Litchfield of Freeport in the County of Cumberland, and State of Maine, aged 61 years who upon oath makes the following decla- ration for himself & Samuel Litchfield, Sarah Litchfield, Sally Melcher, Rebecca Anderson, Zintha L. Soule & Hooa Morse who are the chil- dren & the only surviving children of Sarah Barter, former widow of Samuel Litchfield a Soldier of the Revolution, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of the 4 th of July 1836, Also, That the aforesaid Sarah Barter, our mother received a Pension under the Act of 1838, and subsequent acts , at the rate of twenty five dollars, & fifty three cents per annum, on account of the Re- volutionary service of her first husband, Sam- uel Litchfield, That she died on the 17 th day of October 1850, leaving the claimants her only surviving children, That they believe, that over

The evidence on file in her case satisfactorily proves that her said husband Samuel Litchfield, served at least twenty months in the war of the Revolution, and that she was married to him before his last service in the army. That we therefore make this declaration for the purpose of claiming the benefit of the act of July 4 th 1836, and also for an increase of Pension, which, we the only surviving children of Sarah  Carter , are entitled to. That we have no doubt that the records in the pension department corroborate said Samuel Litchfield's Revolutionary service, as set forth with the former papers in this case. We therefore very respectfully request, that our said claim be granted , as soon as is practicable. George Litchfield
Signed & sworn to before me Asa Wren
I certify that it has been proved to my satisfaction by the acts of two competent & credible witnesses that Sarah Cartar named in the above application was the widow of Samuel Litchfield a soldier of the revolution who at the time of his death was in the town of Dummerston & that she died on the 17 th of October last, & that George Litchfield, Samuel Litchfield, Sarah C. Litchfield, Sally Medear, Rebecca

Anderson & Zintha L. Soule & Hon. Morse are the children & only surviving children of said person before the present widow of Samuel Litchfield
Adams Mass
March 14. 1807
Sub. judge of the Prob. for the Dist. of Mass.

United States of America Maine District ss.
District Clerks Office
I hereby certify that the Honorable Ashur Ware before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is Judge of the United States in and for Maine District and that the several signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said District Court this fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
W m T. Preble Jr. Clerk.
U. S. Dist. Court. Maine

I, Rebecca Stetson of Durham in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine aged, ninety years, of sound mind & memory on oath depose testify and say, that I am a pen- sioner of the United States, that My Sister Sarah Curtis, Married for her first Husband Samuel Litchfield, who was a soldier of the Rev- olution, that I was well acquainted with my said Sister's husband at the time he performed his Re- volutionary service, that, I well remember that he performed one tour of service in 1775, and one tour of service in 1776, which was all the service on the land that he performed, for the reason he went a privateering & half take some prises, Mr Samuel Litchfield aforesaid, & our family to which I belonged were residents of The town of Situat Massachusetts, in the time of the Revolution, that he afterwards came to Freeport this State, I also state, that Mr. Samuel Litchfield & my said Sister Sarah Curtis was Mar- ried in the time of the war, & that he afterwards performed one tour of service in 1776, which was the last service by land which he performed, that my Sister, aforesaid survived said Samuel Litchfield who was her husband, & afterwards Married Daniel Carter, that she survived him and became a pensioner of the U. S. but it was not over

granted in proportion to his service, My said sister should have been pensioned for his service in 1776, as well as for service of 1775, —
Witness
Mnira Stetson
Rebecca her { Stetson mark
State of Maine Lumberville County, S.S. Durham March 11 th A.D. 1851, Then personally appeared the above named Rebecca Stetson a person known to me to be of same mind & memory & a credible witness and made oath in due form of law that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true before me
Asi Waterhouse Justice of the Peace

I Rebecca Heston of Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged ninety years of sound mind & memory on oath Depose testify & say that I am a pensioner of the U.S. That I was born & brought up in the town of Situate Massachusetts, that I had a sister Sarah Curtis, & that she & one Samuel Litchfield who was a Revolutionary Soldier was married during the period of his said service & after the war they came to Freeport this State, that my said sister survived her said husband, & afterwards married one Daniel Carter of Freeport, & that she survived said Carter & has since been pensioned, for her first husband Samuel Litchfield's Revolutionary service, that George Litchfield, Samuel Litchfield, Lemuel B. Litchfield, Sally Melcher, Rebecca Anderson, Timothy Soul, & Hooa Morse, are the children & only surviving children of said Samuel Litchfield & his wife Sarah who afterwards was the widow of Daniel Carter, that the beforementioned children are the children & only surviving children of Sarah Carter, former wife of said Samuel Litchfield, deceased.
field, deceased. Witness: Almira Stetson      Rebecca her X Stetson State of Maine                      mark
County of Cumberland S.S. Durham March 11 th 1851. Subscribed & sworn to before me & that she is a credible witness, A t Waterhouse Justice of the Peace

I, David B. Soule & Joanna Soule of Freeport in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine of lawful age, On oath Depose testify & say that we was well acquainted with Sarah Carter who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the U. S. & former widow of Samuel Litchfield a soldier of the Revolution deceased late of Freeport, — That we the aforesaid affiants do know that the aforesaid Sarah Carter died on the seventeenth day of October One Thousand eight hundred and fifty. from the fact that we saw her after she died & was at her funeral when she was buried, — Also, that George Litchfield Samuel Litchfield, Leonard C. Litchfield, Sally Melcher, Rebecca Anderson, Zintha L. Soule & Hooa Morse, are the children & the only surviving children of said Sarah Carter former wife & widow of Samuel Litchfield deceased
David B Soule
Joanna Soule
State of Maine
Cumberland County S.S.
Freeport March 11 th A.D. 1851. Then personally appeared the above named affiants, known as credible witnesses, & made oath to the foregoing affidavit by them subscribed Before me A. Waterhouse Justice of the Peace.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,730
Sarah Carter Widow of Samuel Carter. Dis. New War
Act Feb 22 48
Index: Vol. A , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10.012 Maine
Reported
Sarah Caplan, for the Widow of David Gilchfield who was a pensioner under the Act of — and who died on the 8th Sept. 1798 at Kennebec in the State of Me. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain — of the Regt commanded by — in the Revolution time for 7 Mos 20 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 25 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of May 1846 and sent to Jacob Peruck Esq South Court Street Boston Mass Total amount, $ —
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. Rumpel Book — Vol. 1. Page 3. Clerk,

7741 Maine
Returned Letter to Pen Agt 14 July 1845.
Sarah Warren, for widow of Saml Littlefield who was a Private in the Mass.
Husband died 8th Sept 1798
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of May, 1846 and sent to
Jacob Merrill Esq South West Branch Me Durham
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 2/174 Jan 1849 Vol. 1 Page 2.

1899 Waine Sarah Carter dec. widow of Saml Litchfield Mass who served in the Revolutiona
war, as a Private
And from 1818 to 1830 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 65 Dollars 5 3/4
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. SE 1849
17 October 1850 Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of June 1850 and sent to
Deekins & Coombs Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 8. W
6

Mtd under y th 183 3 rd March 1843, am 17 June 1844, after and 2 nd Feby 1848

V No. 12.481
Sarah Carter
Mr Jacob Herrick Jan'y 30 1846
act 7 July 1838

Sarah Carter widow of Samuel Litchfield at 48 Maine - for Dockins 2 brooks
By Mr. Deacon
March 37

No. 12481
ad 43 8620 ad 44 325
Sarah Carlin formerly widow of Saml. Seitchfield Mr
act 7 July 1838
Marnid 1778
instad dec? 1798
Admitted
75-7 mo 20 d $ 25.53
3 March 1843
Also. 17 June 1844
+
Jacob Herrick Esq
Attorney South West Bend
Durham Maine

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 7 1843.
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 Samuel Siblefield, of Situate is found upon the Light Infantry Rolls, as a private in the Company of Capt Samuel Stockbridge in Coll Dautrey's Regiment, Brig Gen John Thomas D. and enlisted May 10. 1775, is returned in October 1775 and received a Coat as member of said Company Jan'y 5 1776
There are no other rolls in this office showing further service in regard to S. Siblefield
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this

Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Samuel H. King Esq. Freeport Me.
Mo A. Bolla Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I, Sarah Carter of Freeport in the county of Cumberland, State of Maine, formerly widow of Samuel Litchfield, a soldier of the Revolution deceased, and now widow of Daniel Carter late of said Freeport, deceased, do hereby appoint George Litchfield of said Freeport esquire, my attorney, to act for me in all matters relating to the procuring of a pension to which I am intitled as the widow of the said Samuel Litchfield.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
Witness
Robert G. Soule
Sarah Carter
Cumberland ss June 19-1843. Then personally appeared the above named Sarah Carter and acknowledged the above instrument to be her free act and deed
Before me
Daniel Hings { Justice of the Peace for the county of Cumberland
Hon John A. Bolles. Secy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Sir
Will you please make search for proof of the service of Samuel Litchfield in the Continental Army. Said Litchfield served eight months in the company under the command of Capt Samuel Stockbridge and at the expiration of said time he enlisted under the command of Capt Joshua Jacobs. Capt Stockbridge's and Capt Jacobs's companies were in the Reg. commanded by Col. Bailey. Said Litchfield resided at the time of his enlistment at Scituate Mass.
Respectfully Your Obt Servt
Fruitport Me June 19-1843
George Litchfield
Attorney for Sarah Carter

Sheport Me June 19 1843
Sir
Inclosed I send you the application of Geo Litchfield for certificate &c in relation to a claim for a pension for services in in the Continental Army by Samuel Litchfield. If the inclosed is not sufficient, please inform me of the necessary proceedings; and if any special forms are requisite have the goodness to send me blanks necessary for the same.
The person claiming the pension is, (as you will perceive by the power of attorney) the widow of the said Samuel Litchfield.
Please inform me of the steps necessary to be taken after the establishment of the fact that the said Litchfield was a soldier of the Revolution.
You will also find inclosed three dollars, the amt of your fee as noted in your advertisement of June 1843
Very respectfully
Samuel Thwing
Hon John A. Bolles
Secy of the commonwealth of Massachusetts

I Samuel Gannett of Scituate in the county of Plymouth and State of Mass. ts. aged eighty two years, testify, and say, that Samuel Scitfield and Sarah Curtis both of Scituate, were married at Scituate aforesaid by Revd Ebenezer Grosvenor, Minister of the first Congregational Society in Scituate, about the last of the year Seventeen hundred and twenty eight. Said Sarah Curtis was Cousin to me, and I was at her wedding; Samuel Gannett
Com. th of Mass. ts Plymouth County ss. July 31 st 1843. Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Gannett and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed. And I further certify, that I have known him forty years, and that he is a credible witness. Samuel H. Turner Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said county do hereby certify that Samuel H. Turner Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & qualified & that the above is his true & genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this fifteenth day of August 1843.
Jacob H. Lord

(1845) Durham, South West Bend (Me) Dec 8 th
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir, herewith are the papers in the claim of Mrs Sarah Carter, which were returned from your office to Hon. R. P. Dunlop in 1840 with such other papers as were considered necessary to establish her claim, which I trust will prove satisfactory — Mrs Carter has been subjected to considerable disappointment and expense, on account of the imperfect manner in which her case was gotten up, and I most respectfully solicit for her as early an investigation of her case, as the Rules of your office will admit of — She has directed me to forward her papers to your office and you will cause any communication on the subject to be directed to your most obt.
Jacob Herrick. South West Bend P. Office Durham Maine.

STATE OF MAINE.
PROBATE COURT, } Cumberland County, s.s. }
Be it known, That on this third day of December 184 5 , it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Samuel Sitchfield  late of Freeport, in said state was a Revolutionary soldier  Powneborough of the United States, and that he died at said Freeport on the Eighth day of September  18 179 8 And that he married Sarah Curtis on or about the first of December A.D. 177 8 ; that after the decease of the said Sitchfield , the said Sarah married Daniel Carter , who died on the fifteenth day of March A.D. 181 3 , - and that the said Sarah is still the widow of the said Sitchfield & the said Carter , the  and the only  deceased, and that he left no widow.  of the said
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto, affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name this third day of December in the year 184 5
O. O. Pillsbury } Register of Probate for Cumberland County.

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that, — Saacb Herrick is a Magistrate , —
as appears by the papers hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission bears date September 24 th A. D. 1841, and will expire Sep- tember 24 th A. D. 1845.
and that 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, this Third day of December Anno Domini 1845.
Charles Cobb CLERK.

Daniel Scartn died in Freeport March fifteenth eighteen hundred and thirty-three —
The foregoing is a true copy of the records of the Town of Freeport with the exception of the date which is expressed in legible characters thus Feb March 15 th 1833 —
Attest Nhemiah Thomas Town Clerk
I Nhemiah Thomas on oath depose and say that I am Town Clerk of Freeport in the County of Cu mberland and State of Maine duly chosen and sworn. That the Records of said Town are in my custody — That the above certificate was taken from said Records and is a true copy of the same with the exception above named Nhemiah Thomas
State of Maine Cumberland ss Nov. 24 th 1845 Subscribed and sworn to before me
Jacob Shurick Just. Peace.

Samuel Litchfield died in Freeport September eighteen hundred and ninety eight— The foregoing is a true copy of the records of the Town of Freeport with the exception of the date which is expressed in legible characters thus Sep 8 th 1798
Attest Nehemiah Thomas Town Clerk
I Nehemiah Thomas on oath depose and say that I am, Town Clerk of Freeport in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine duly chosen and sworn, that the records of said Town are in my custody—That the above certificate was taken from said records and is a true copy of the same, with the exception above named. Nehemiah Thomas.
State of Maine Cumberland ss No. 26:1845 Subscribed and sworn to before me
Jacob Merrill Just. peace.

I Rebecca Stetson of Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged eighty five years, on oath depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Mrs Sarah Luter of Freeport who was formerly the wife of Samuel Litchfield and more recently the wife of Daniel Luter of said Freeport, and who died in that place in 1813 — That the said Sarah has not intermarried since the decease of her husband Luter and that she is now the widow of the said Daniel Luter and the said Samuel Litchfield.
Rebecca her X Stetson mark
State of Maine Cumberland ss Nov 24 th 1845 Personally appeared Rebecca Stetson who is well known to me as a person of veracity, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit, by her signed before me
Jacob Merrill just. peace.

I David Soule of Freeport in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, and sixty two years, on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with the widow Sarah Carter, who was formerly the wife of Samuel Litchfield and more recently the wife of Daniel Carter, who formerly lived in said Freeport and died in 1813 — That the said Sarah has not intermarried since the death of her husband Daniel Carter, and is now the widow of the said Daniel Carter and the said Samuel Litchfield.
David Soule
State of Maine Cumberland ss Nov. 24 th 1845 subscribed and sworn to before me,
Jacob Merrill just. juu.

I William Litchfield of Freeport County of Cumberland State of Maine aged seventy nine years on oath depose and say that I am a native of Scituate Massachusetts - That I am brother to Samuel Litchfield late of said Freeport deceased, who married Sarah Lunt and after his marriage removed to said Freeport - I also depose and say that my father's name was Nathaniel Litchfield and that he had a brother named Samuel who lived in said Scituate while my brother lived there from that circumstance my brother Samuel was sometimes called Samuel Litchfield Jr - William Litchfield
State of Maine
Cumberland ss personally appeared William Litchfield who is a respectable person and a witness of veracity and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed before me
Jacob Merrill Just. Peace.

Durham Me Feb 11 Feb 16. 1846 Recd Mr. Cane
April 10
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

S. W. Bend Durham(Me.) Feb. 9 /46
Sir
Having presented your letter of the 30 th ultimo to Mrs Carter who claims under the act of July 7 th 1838 &c for services of her former husband Samuel Lathfield, she has directed me to say, that she will receive certificates for your 20 days service in 1845. You will please direct to your O bt Servt.
Jacob Merrill
South West Bend Maine
To James L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner Washington D. C.

16 Jan 1848 2 Feb 1848
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
FREE
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the paper]

Sir. Nattaw a June 12. 1848
I Smith Enclose you the application of Sarah Vinton claiming one years pension, which if correct will thank you to give direction (agreeable to your letter of direction 3 rd August 1846) for pay ment.
Respectfully your In Haste
J. L. Eamaras Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Increase, Sarah Carter, dec d . formerly mo of Sam l . Litchfield Maine.
Aets 7 July 38. H o .
Ad m o 1 yr 7 mo 20 ds 65:5-3 from 4 March 1836
except 2 yrs - forward the 17 Oct 1850 when she died -
forwards paymt, dec d etc.
Payable to
Sam l . Litchfield, Lendall Co. Litchfield. Sally Melcher, Rebecca Anderson, Zintha L. Soule & H o a Morse, only children.
cert to
Dickens, Hovey Present

There are no rolls in existence of the continental line of any of the States for the year 1776.

_____ STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Webb
Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, certify that, _____
Samuel King is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission is dated January 1 st A.D. 1839. and will expire January 1 st A.D. 1846.
and that the _____ following _____ signatures 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, this fifth day of October Anno Domina 1843.
Charles Webb
Clerk.

I, Elisha Stetson of Durham in the county of Cumberland, State of Maine, Eighty four years of age do hereby depose and say,
That in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, Samuel Litchfield enlisted into the Continental Service, in the company under the command of Capt Samuel Stockbridge and there served the term of eight months; at the expiration of said term the said Litchfield enlisted into the company under the command of Capt Joshua Jacobs for the term of one year. When under the command of Capt Stockbridge he was stationed at Roxbury, also was stationed at the same place while under the command of Capt Jacobs for five or six months and then was marched to New York. The said companies were in the Regiment commanded by Col. Bailey. My brother, Isaac Stetson was a sergeant in the same company that said Litchfield served in. I was frequently in the Barracks and had said Litchfield was personally acquainted with him and had been for several years. Said Litchfield was a resident in Scituate at that time, and afterwards was married to Sarah Curtis.
Witness Samuel Thwing
Elisha Stetson
Cumberland ss June 3 rd 1813 Personally appeared Elisha Stetson above named, whom I believe to be a man of truth of a sane mind, and retaining his intellectual faculties to an uncommon degree, and after being sworn to state the facts in relation to the above named Samuel Litchfield gave the above deposition, signed by him, and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me
Samuel Thwing Justice of the Peace for the county of Cumberland

I Priscilla Brewer of Freeport in the county of Cumberland State of Maine, of lawful age do testify that I was well acquainted with Sarah Garter (now resident in the town of Freeport aforesaid) when she was a single or unmarried woman, her name was then Sarah Curtis that being her maiden name, she was married about the year 1778 to Samuel Litchfield then a resident in the town of Scituate in the State of Massachusetts. I was at the wedding being at that time about eighteen years old, or between the age of seventeen and eighteen. The said Litchfield to whom the said Sarah Curtis was married was a soldier in the revolutionary Army. He enlisted in Scituate, was marched to Roxbury and afterwards went to New York. I think, that when the term of his first enlistment expired, he enlisted under Capt Jacobs who belonged to Col Brileys regiment, and that he then served one year.
Witness her Dumel Thirly, Brilla + Brewer mark
Cumberland ss Aug 21 st 1843 Personally appeared Priscilla Brewer above named, whom I believe to be of good moral character, of a sane mind and retaining her faculties in good degree, and after being sworn to state the facts in relation to the above named Samuel Litchfield, gave the above deposition, signed by her, and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me
Samuel King Justice of the Peace for the county of Cumberland

I Rebecca Stetson of Durham in the county of Cumberland, State of Maine, of lawful age do testify and say that I was well acquainted Sarah Carter (now resident in Freeport in the aforesaid county of Cumberland) when she was a single or unmarried woman, she being my own sister. Her name was then Sarah Carter, that being her maiden name. She was married in the year 1778 to Samuel Litchfield, then a resident in the town of Scituate in the State of Massachusetts.
I was at the wedding, being at that time eighteen years of age.
Witness Samuel Thwing
Rebecca her  Stetson mark
Cumberland ss August 25 th 1843 Personally appeared the above named Rebecca Stetson, whom I believe to be a woman of truth - of a sane mind and possessing a strong memory of past events, and after being sworn to state the facts in relation to the above named Samuel Litchfield gave the above deposition, signed by her, and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me
Samuel Thwing
Justice of the Peace for the county of Cumberland

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Sarah Carter
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7741
Admitted
NW 66th Portland Maine

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
CLERK'S OFFICE, JUDICIAL COURTS, }
Portland,
June 28th A. D. 1848. }
I, Chas C. Harmon CLERK of all the JUDICIAL COURTS in and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Ebenezer Wells Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is
Duly qualified to act as such; that the Commission of the said Wells is dated Jan'y 22 nd  is dated A. D. 1846, and will expire Jan'y 22 nd A. D. 1853
and that the following  this is Genuine.
SIGNATURE purporting to be
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.
Chas C. Harmon CLERK.

State of Maine Cumberland County f.f.
On this 14 th day of June A.D. 1848. personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, Sarah Carter a resident of Freeport in the County of Cumberland aged Ninety years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war that she is the widow of Samuel Pitchfield who was a private in Capt. Jonathan Jaquish and Capt. Joseph Stockbridge Company, 2 d in Col. Bailey regiment.
She further declares that she has received a pension under the acts of Congress 7 July 1835, 3 March 1843, and 17 June 1844, at the rate of Twenty five 53 3/4 dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow, and that Samuel Pitchfield died on 8 th Sept 1798 and Daniel Carter her last husband died on March 6 th 1813. Witness H. L. Soule, Joseph  Joseph Carter Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me me Ebenezer Wells Justice of the Peace