Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,377, for David Perry, Massachusetts

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Perry David
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Maine N o 11, 55
David Perry of Lincoln Co in the State of Maine who was a private discharge in the Co mpy commanded by Captain Reed of the Reg t commanded by Col. Austin in the Massachusetts line for per. 5 mos 19 dys Co mpy 9. "
(special)
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of $1 Dollars 99 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
(33.00)
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of May 1834. and R. C. Dase, Augusta Me.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. 155.97 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep. " 25.99 $ 181.96
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdin Clerk Book E. Vol. 4. Page 43.

David Perry No 6412 Corporal - Mass'ts line Reed's B. (Hunter's) Regt 9 months
9 months as a corporal
R. C. Rose, Augusta, Me,
Memphis 10 July 10. 1832. Then the above named (Tough Buer) who is a entitled unlines , made oath to the truth of the above by him subscribed Before me Nathan Weston his Not. S.P. Cook

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of David Perry for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 10 th day of July
A. D. 1832,
J. A. Chandler
I Hugh Owen of Wales in the County of Lincoln State of Maine aged sixty four years next September, upon oath testify & declare, that being myself a private at the same time in the same company, I know that David Perry then of Topsham enlisted as a corporal in the War of the Revolution in February 1783, in Capt. John Reed's Company & Col. Hunter's regiment of the Massachusetts troops for nine months, which period he served out. I was discharged at Bunker's Head in November 1783.
Hugh Owen
Kennebec ss July 10. 1832. Then the above named Hugh Owen, who is a credible witness, made oath to the truth of the above by him subscribed
Before me Nathan Weston Jun Just S. J. Court
N. B. Dyer Deputy
9 months as a corporal
David Perry Corporal - Capt. Reed's Reed's Co. Hunter's Regt. 9 months

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this tenth day of July A. D. 183 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, David Perry a resident of Richmond , in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged sixty nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1783 with Captain John Reed and served in Col. James Hunter's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Reed, Captain Hunter, Colonel , That he enlisted in said army in February 1783 as a corporal for the term of nine months , in the War of the Revolution in said Reed's company & Col. Hunter's regiment of the Massachusetts line. This period fully served out & was honorably but verbally discharged at Ore's head at the mouth of Kennebec river, sometime in the months of November 1783 . To the interrogatory inquired under the instructions of the War Department he answers that he was born in Topsham, Maine in the month of December 1762 , & has a record of his age in his family bible at his home; that at the time he entered the service he resided in said Topsham & since that time has lived in that & the neighbouring towns & now lives in Richmond as aforesaid. That he regularly enlisted as he has stated, was not drafted or received as a substitute for another, he was while in service employed part of the time in defending Broad bay below Kennebec , & part of the time defending Kennebec river, That Robert Hunter was his first Lieutenant, William Malcom second Lieutenant, & that he has understood that General Peleg Wadsworth had the principal command.
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered  and dropped from roll on account of his property. That at that time he resided in  in the County of  and State of Maine, and now resides in 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except as aforesaid.
David Perry
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before
Nathan Weston Jun Just. S. J. Court
And the said Jud ge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states,
Nathan Weston Jun
July 10.

6412 David Perry Maine
Admitted
James Corporal #33. —
R. G. Vose M. e

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Perry Maine
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      Map Line Feb. 11/83 -  9 Corporal  6 th Regt Col Hunter   69. born in Topsham Maine entered there now lives in Lincoln S tate   one Living witness - proves his Service   
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and G. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Supreme Judicial Court

29378 Rey INVALID.
File No. 29,378
David Rey
Coef Rev. Me
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 319
[Arrangement of 1870.]

David Perry
Adm't of Capital
9 mo. $33
5.19 pm — 18.79
$51.99
R. C. Vose Augusta, Me.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan y . 21 st 1834
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 Deved Perry as a Private is borne on a Muster Roll of the Sea Coast Company, stationed at Georgetown, under the Command of Capt. James Lemont, where he is allowed from July 23 rd to the 31 st of Decem r . 1773. five Months and nineteen days.
m d 5.19
End L
Edward D. Bangs. Sec y

David Perry
11.557.
55. —
Payments to be made
at Portland, Me
by Geo. A. S. B. B. H.
Agent for paying Pension-
ers in the Agency of Maine.
Canceled
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 1 —
Page 42 by
John T. Sprague Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, David Perry "& Corporal" of the State "& Corporal" of Maine who was a Pirate, in the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Thirty-three dollars and  cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Lee
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

David Perry, Bowdoin Lincoln County, Corporal Col Hunter's Mass. Reg. Feb. to Nov. 1783.
9. mo
Nov. 10. 1818.
Rejected - Hunter Rept not on continen- -tal Establishment

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I David Perry, a citizen of the United States, aged fifty six years, born in Topsham Maine, now resident in Bowdoinham Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that in February 1703 I enlisted as a corporal, for the term of nine months, in the war of the revolution, upon the continental establishment as I understood it at the time from my captain, in Captain John Reed's company and Col. James Hunter's regiment of the Massachusetts line. This period I fully served out, and was honorably but verbally discharged at Cox's Head at the mouth of Kennebec river, sometime in the month of November 1703.
From my reduced circumstances in life, I need the assistance of my country for support. And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the U. States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever.
David Perry
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec ss. On the tenth day of November A.D. 1810 David Perry above named, after being carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the above declaration, by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Jun. C. Just C.C.C. Pius 2 d E. Circuit
I James Rogers, aged sixty one years, of Bowdoin in the district of Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that being myself a noncommissioned officer at the time in the same company and regiment, I know that David Perry above named enlisted, served, and was discharged as he has above stated.
James Rogers

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec ss. On the tenth day of November A.D. 1810. James Rogers within named, being a credible and disinterested witness, made oath to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Junr C. Just. C.C.C. Plus 2 d E. Circuit.
I George Potter aged fifty five years, of Bowdoin in the District of Maine, upon oath testify and declare that being myself a soldier at the time in the same company and regiment, I know that David Perry within named enlisted, served, and was discharged, as he has within stated.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts }
George Potter
Kennebec ss.
On the tenth day of November A.D. 1810, George Potter above named, after being carefully examined, and being a disinterested and credible witness, made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Junr C. Just. C.C.C. Plus 2 d E. Circuit.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second eastern circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that David Perry , a citizen of the United States, resident in Bowdoinham in said county of Lincoln, in the District of Maine, on the tenth day of November , A.D. 1810, made application to me to receive his declaration under

oath, with such other evidence as was in his power to produce, and to transmit the same, with the proceedings had thereon to your Honor, that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war", which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is herunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve, as a noncommissioned Officer, in the war of the revolution, until the end thereof, and for nine months in continuation, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, as set forth in his declaration aforesaid; and that, from his reduced circumstances in life, he needs the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof, I have herunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court, in which I preside, to be herunto affixed, this fourteenth day of November A.D. 1818.
Nathan Weston Junr. C. Just. C.C.C. Plus 2 E. circuit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand :
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. M. Davis

Maine 11,557
David Perry of Lincoln Co in the State of Maine who was a Pr in the Company commanded by Captain Reed - of the Regt commanded by Col H. H. H. in the Mass U.S. troops
9 Mo Private - $33.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of May and sent to 1833 R. L. Rose Augusta Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 66 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " 16.50
$ 82.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, Noi P. No. 1832. }
Recorded by J. D. Sprague Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 42

David Perry Private. Mass. Troops, 1st. Regiment C.O.; 6 months
Additional Declaration of 5 months 19 days service,
Proof C. D. Bangs' certificate,
Rev. C. D. Bangs, Esq. Augusta, Me,

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 11th day of April A. D. 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jun'r,  John Ruggles a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court,  Court of Common Pleas of said State, David Perry a resident of Richmond in the County of Lincoln , and State of Maine, aged Seventy one years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain James Lemont and served in Col. not recollected regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Lemont Capt. and he does not recollect the name of his colonel. That he enlisted in that company as a private the first of July 1775 for the period of six months , which period he fully served out in guarding the shores of Maine, and was then verbally discharged at Boye's head at the mouth of Kennebec river the last of December of the same year.
June 7th 1832. That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered 11557 and dropped therefrom on account of his property. That at that time he resided in Richmond in the County of Lincoln , and State of Maine, and now resides in the same town.
That this declaration is made for the purpose of having the service above stated (which was omitted in his former declaration) allowed him, as he never until recently knew that the rolls of the service were in existence, & had no evidence to adduce to support his declaration.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except as aforesaid.
David Perry
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Ruggles Jus. C.C.P.
before whom said Court was holden And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Jno Ruggles Jus. C.C.P.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, JUDGE , John Duggles, Jr. before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court  Court of Common Pleas of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge  Court in the matter of the application of David Perry for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 11 th day of April
A. D. 1834.
J. A. Chandler