Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.33433, for Timothy Palmer, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Continental Noass.
NUMBER _____
Palmer, Timothy
S 33433.
CONTENTS

Massachusetts.
17,664
Timothy Palmer,
of Essex co. in the state of Massach ts . who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel J. Baldwin of the Massach ts . line, for the term of nine months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massach ts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31. of July, 1824 and sent to William Hoar, ag t . Newbury port, Massach ts .
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $179.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1820 165.
22 mo s 8 } 1820 $227.16 8 4 30 } 31
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }

5674.
Timothy Palmer, Essex county, Mass - (1 st declaration) 23. April, 1818.
Various services, Col. Jeduthun Bald- -wins reg t . artificers, became 9 months. found on the rolls.
The judge is desired to certify, that he is satisfied, the applicant is in reduced circum- -stances, and needs the support of his country.
D. A. White, judge, Salem, Massach ts . rec d . 24. Jany, 1820.

Common-wealth of Massachusetts
Essex's Town of Newburyport.
Declaration of Timothy Palmer of Newburyport aforesaid, as a Substitute for his declaration, which was made by him on the 23 d day of April 1818. before the Honorable Daniel A. White.
On this twenty eighth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and nineteen, before me the subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate for said county of Essex personally appeared Timothy Palmer aged sixty eight years, resident in Newburyport in said county, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order 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 Timothy Palmer, enlisted into the Army of the United States, in the war of the revolution, and served therein as a Soldier or non commissioned officer as follows viz - he first enlisted for the term of eight months on the 2 d day of May 1775 in the company commanded by Capt Ezra Lunt, Colonel Mosey Little's regiment Massachusetts line, and faithfully served that term. He then enlisted in the said Lunt's company, in said Mosey Little's regiment on the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy six for the term of one year, and faithfully served until the first day of February one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. He then enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Jacob Lout, in Colonel Jeduthian Baldwin's regiment and on the 11 th of March 1777. marched to Ticonderoga, and continued with the Northern Army until the 7 th of December 1777, when he was regularly discharged from service in Albany in the State of New York. That he was in the Battle of Bunker's Hill, acted on that day as a sergeant, by an order from Captain Lunt. He was at the defeat of Long Island. He was in the Skirmish at Harlem on York Island. He was at the Battle of Brandywine where he received a slight wound, when the Army retreated to Stillwater. Also that he

is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he now knows of no other evidence in his power to produce at this time that that which accompanies this application. He further on oath saith that he regularly made application to the the said Judge for the benefit of said Act of Congress on the 23 rd day of April 1818. and accompanied his said application with evidence of his services, annexed to his declaration and of reduced circumstances. —
Timothy Palmer
I Daniel Appleton White Judge of the Court of Probate as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Timothy Palmer did serve in the revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, at one time in the continental establishment. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had in the case, to the Secretary for the department of war, puruant to the directions of the aforesmentioned act of Congress. I also certify that he made a previous declaration on the twenty third day of April A. D. 1818. which was sworn to before me, and as appears by my record was transmitted by me to the Dep. t of War on the 7 th of May following, & again transmitted Oct. 29, 1818, with additional evidence & nothing heard of it since — D. A. White.

Honorable J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War, Washington

Newburyport July 22 d 1821
Honorable J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Sir
At the request of Mr Timothy Palmer I have the honor to transmit to you his application for a pension, which has been returned to Judge White for his certificate of the applicant's need of assistance from his country for support - Mr Palmer thinks that the certificate of the Judge already annexed to his application has escaped observation. His first application was made 23 d April 1818. His papers were after- wards returned for want of service (and) the certificate of the Judge as to circumstances - that Proof was obtained (and) that certificate (added by the Judge) (and) transmitted in October following, but by some accident was lost or mislaid, so that they did not reach the War office - (And) afterwards by the directions of Mr Edwards the inclosed papers were prepared and forwarded agreeably thereto, on which the certificate of the Judge will be found. Mr Palmer solicits the indulgence of a reexamination with the humble hope that he may be placed on the same ground as other applicants (under the Law of March 1818) (and) that the loss of his first papers may not operate to exclude him from its benefits.
I ask permission to include you herein a pension certificate No. 16. 885. issued to John Latham. (under application to the

same Judge - which it is apprehended - entitles him only to draw from the date of the Certificate of the Judge (and not from the time of his Application to him which was April 3 d 1818. — Mr Latham is entirely destitute and the Judge living at considerable distance from him, is his apology for not transmitting it through him - as he has already been at great Expense to procure evidence of his Services (and to exhibit to the Court the Schedule required by the last law - If this is an Error which he apprehends will be seen by recurrence to Judge White's Certificate, is in no way obliged him to have it rectified -
I have the Honour to be
Sir
Very respectfully
Yr most Obed Serv
W m Woart
Correct certificate sent 29 July 1820 to Mr Woart, for John Lathams —

33 433 Revy INVALID.
File No. 33 433
Timothy Palner Dis Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 316
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Old Card
Timothy Palmer Essex county, Massachusetts 23, April, 1818. Wm Woart -
Ag't.
Newburyport Mass.
Recd 27 July 1870.
Various services. Col. Jeduthun Bald- win's regt. Artificers Grenadiers.
Archiving total
Secretary of War
Admitted
Wm Woart, Agent, Newburyport, Mass. Recd 27. July, 1870

Timothy Palmer,
1848

I Amos Pearson of Newburyport, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Gentleman, on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Timothy Palmer of Newburyport aforesaid, and do know that he enlisted into the army of the United States, in the war of the revolution in the year 1775 in Captain Ezra Lunt's company, Colonel Moses Little's regiment, Massachusetts Line and served therein in what was called the first light infantry service, (And I do also know that he the said Timothy Palmer at the expiration of that time on the first day of January A.D. 1776. again enlisted in said Ezra Lunt's company and served therein One Year, in which time he was a noncommissioned Officer I was at that time an Ensign in Captain Benjamin Pease's company in said Little's regiment, and was then also personally acquainted with said Palmer and am satisfied that he was ever faithful in the discharge of his duty - I have no interest whatever in his application to Government for a pension. I do further declare that I made a similar declaration at said Palmer's request in April 1818. Amos Pearson
I Jonathan Woodman of Newburyport aforesaid Gentleman, on oath do testify and say that Timothy Palmer above named is well known to me, and has been known to me since the commencement of the Revolutionary war. I do know that he the said Timothy Palmer enlisted into Captain Ezra Lunt's company, in Colonel Moses Little's Regiment, Massachusetts Line, and served therein Eight months in the year 1775. (And I do also know that he again enlisted on the first of January 1776 in the same Ezra Lunt's company to serve for one year, and I do know that he served that time faithfully as a noncommissioned officer - (and always faithful in the discharge of his duty - I was an Ensign in Captain Warner's company, in the same regiment and frequently on duty with said Palmer. I do also swear that I have no interest whatever in his application for a pension.
Jonathan Woodman

Common-wealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss Town of Newburyport
Be it known that on this fourteenth day of January, in the year of our LORD, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before me the Sub-scriber, Notary Public for the county of Essex, by legal authority (admitted and sworn, and a Justice of the Peace one Quorum, in and for said County) residing therein personally came Angus Pearson, and Jonathan Woodman, whose names are respectively signed to the within written affidavits, and severally made oath to the truth of the same. (And I do further certify that said Pearson and Woodman are personally known to me, that they are credible witnesses, and believed by me to be disinter.)
In testimony whereof I do also hereunto set my hand, and affix my Seal of Office, the day and year last above written.
M c W o art Not Pub.

I, Jonah Adams of Newbury in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Timothy Palmer of Newburyport in said county of Essex. And that said Timothy Palmer did serve as a noncommissioned officer in Captain Ezra Sunts' Company, Col. Moses Little's Regiment, during the first eight months service in the year 1775, in the late Revolutionary war. And further, that the said Timothy Palmer, did enlist on the first day of January, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, in the above said Captain Ezra Sunts' Company, Col. Moses Little's Regt. for one year, and that he did faithfully serve as a noncommissioned officer in said company during the full term of twelve months on the Continental establishment, in the Massachusetts line of the Army of the late revolutionary War.
Jonah Adams
Essex ss. January 12. 1820 Then appeared before me Jonah Adams above named and made solemn oath that the above written deposition by him subscribed is true: And I hereby certify that he is a credible witness.
Edward Dorr. Just Peace.